Clemson’s males’s basketball staff continued its scorching begin to ACC play Wednesday night time and exacted some revenge within the course of.
Now the Tigers have their greatest win of the season in addition.
Hunter Tyson and PJ Corridor every scored 13 factors, and Clemson outlasted Virginia Tech, 68-65, at Cassell Coliseum. Chase Hunter added 12 factors for the Tigers (12-3 total), who moved to 4-0 in league play by avenging Virginia Tech’s buzzer-beating win within the groups’ ACC Match assembly a season in the past.
“Terrific win for our staff,” Clemson coach Brad Brownell stated.
It’s Clemson’s greatest begin to the convention portion of its schedule since beginning 5-0 through the 1996-97 season. Wednesday’s win was additionally the Tigers’ first Quad 1 victory of the season, although it didn’t come with out some drama.
Enjoying with out junior guard Alex Hemenway (foot) for the third straight sport, and with a number of Tigers in foul bother for a lot of the night time, Clemson obtained a career-high 10 factors from freshman ahead R.J. Godfrey, who logged a season-high 16 minutes. However Godfrey fouled out of a one-point sport with 5 minutes, 44 seconds left, and Corridor re-entered with 4 fouls.
Corridor, who went 4 of 8 from the sphere in 25 minutes, knocked down a jumper to present Clemson a 59-58 lead with 3:56 remaining. The Tigers maintained their lead into the ultimate two minutes and had an opportunity to push it to 2 possessions with 1:04 left, however Ian Schieffelin missed the entrance finish of a 1-and-1 to maintain the door cracked for the Hokies.
However Virginia Tech (11-4, 1-3) missed seven of its final eight photographs from the sphere whereas Clemson made 5 of its closing six free throws handy the Hokies their first residence lack of the season. Tyson scored 11 of his factors within the second half and grabbed 14 extra rebounds for his second straight double-double whereas senior guard Brevin Galloway chipped in 11 factors.
“I feel having these three older gamers (Corridor, Tyson and Hunter) and Brevin Galloway, we now have 4 guys which have performed within the huge setting,” Brownell stated. “It obtained loud in right here tonight, and our guys had been wonderful. They had been taking part in the sport. I feel typically that’s a giant think about your staff.”
Grant Basile led 4 Virginia Tech gamers in double figures with 17 factors, however Clemson held the Hokies to only 31% taking pictures. Godfrey helped the Tigers outscore Tech 17-8 in bench factors, which helped Clemson overcome 14 turnovers and a minus-6 rebounding margin (42-36).
Clemson trailed 32-29 on the half after main by as many as eight within the first 20 minutes. Godfrey led the Tigers with seven factors on the break, however Clemson bumped into foul bother early. Hunter, Corridor and Godfrey every picked up a minimum of two fouls within the opening 20 minutes.
Tyson additionally began sluggish coming off his 31-point effort towards NC State every week earlier, lacking his first six makes an attempt from 3-point vary as a part of 1-of-8 taking pictures within the first half. Clemson went the ultimate 5:22 of the primary half and not using a level, and Virginia Tech ended it on a 9-0 run.
However Tyson knocked down three of his 4 3-pointers within the second half to assist get the Tigers going late. And Clemson obtained simply sufficient contributions from others to carry on for a win that units up one other marquee matchup Saturday at Pittsburgh with first place within the ACC standings on the road.
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