National Basketball Association
Clemson 65, South Carolina State 49
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials:
# Darryl Gladden, # Gary Maxwell, # Earl Robinson
Attendance:
5000
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Clemson 65, South Carolina State 49: Devin Coleman scored a career-high 16 points as the Tigers subdued the visiting Bulldogs.
Coleman played a season-high 31 minutes and shot 5-for-11 from the field, including three 3-pointers for the Tigers (7-1). Landry Nnoko had a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds with four blocked shots, while K.J. McDaniels had a season-low seven points in the victory.
Devin Joint notched nine points and seven boards and Darryl Palmer added eight points and five rebounds for the Bulldogs (2-6). Season-leading scorer Matthew Hezekiah was limited to seven points.
The Bulldogs jumped out a 7-0 lead behind five points from Jordan Smith and enjoyed their biggest lead at 18-8 at the 10:25 mark before the Tigers, who opened 3-of-10 from the field, started making shots. Coleman scored 12 points to key a 14-4 run as the Tigers took their first lead at 23-22 with Clemson scoring the final seven points to go into the half with a 34-31 lead.
Nnoko and Jaron Blossomgame combined for the first 10 points of the second half for Clemson, which led 44-37 when McDaniels hit a 3-pointer for his first points to push the lead to 10 points. The Bulldogs then went over six minutes without scoring.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Bulldogs did not attempt a free throw in the first half while Clemson made 6-of-7 from the line. ... Hezekiah had four points on 2-of-5 shooting in the first half. ... The Tigers improved to 12-1 against the Bulldogs.
Top Game Performances
| South Carolina State |
|
Clemson |
|
Devin Joint 9 |
Scoring |
Devin Coleman 16 |
|
Devin Joint 3 |
Assists |
Rod Hall 4 |
|
Devin Joint 7 |
Rebounds |
Landry Nnoko 13 |
|
Patrick Myers 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Devin Coleman 3 |
|
Matthew Hezekiah 2 |
Steals |
Adonis Filer 2 |
|
Matthew Hezekiah 1 |
Blocks |
Landry Nnoko 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Carolina State
|
49 |
34.4 |
3-15 |
4-7 |
6 |
26 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
| Clemson
|
65 |
42.4 |
6-19 |
9-11 |
12 |
42 |
5 |
4 |
11 |