Wesley helps Notre Dame jump out early, beat Clemson 76-61
AP
Feb 12, 2022
Clemson Tigers, S.C. (AP) Blake Wesley scored 18 of his 21 points in the first eight minutes of the game as Notre Dame Fighting Irish cruised to a 76-61 victory over Clemson on Saturday night.
Notre Dame (18-7, 11-3 Atlantic Coat Conference) has won four straight and eight out of its last nine games. Clemson (12-13, 4-10 Atlantic Coast Conference) has lost four consecutive games and five of its last six.
Dane Goodwin added 20 points and Cormac Ryan 13 for Notre Dame, which shot 53% (29 of 55) from the field and 54% (13 of 24) from long range. Wesley, Goodwin and Ryan combined for 11 3-pointers.
PJ Hall scored 19 points for Clemson. Nick Honor added 12 points and Naz Bohannon 10.
Wesley made his first six field-goal attempts that included four 3-pointers and grabbed five of his six rebounds as the Irish jumped out to a 28-11 lead and a 38-28 halftime advantage.
Clemson cut the deficit to 41-34. Goodwin then scored the next five points, Wesley and Ryan added 3s, and the Irish pulled away with a 15-5 run.
The Tigers were without senior guard David Collins, who was serving a one-game suspension from the ACC following the flagrant foul 2 that led to his ejection from Thursday's game against Duke. Collins is averaging 10.5 points and 6.7 rebounds this season.
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1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
38
CLEM
Tigers
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Tigers gains possession)
19:42
Ian Schieffelin misses two point jump shot
19:40
Blake Wesley defensive rebound
19:33
+2
Blake Wesley makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:11
Al-Amir Dawes misses two point jump shot
19:09
Blake Wesley defensive rebound
18:53
Paul Atkinson misses two point jump shot
18:51
Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
18:49
Paul Atkinson personal foul
18:37
+3
Nick Honor makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)
2-3
18:20
+3
Blake Wesley makes three point jump shot
5-3
17:57
PJ Hall misses two point layup
17:55
Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
17:43
+2
Dane Goodwin makes two point layup
7-3
17:43
Chase Hunter shooting foul (Dane Goodwin draws the foul)
17:43
Dane Goodwin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:43
PJ Hall defensive rebound
17:27
Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
17:25
PJ Hall offensive rebound
17:21
+2
PJ Hall makes two point layup
7-5
17:01
Nate Laszewski turnover (out of bounds)
16:47
PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
16:45
Blake Wesley defensive rebound
16:31
+3
Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Dane Goodwin assists)
10-5
16:01
Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
15:59
Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
15:42
Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
15:40
Cormac Ryan offensive rebound
15:36
+3
Blake Wesley makes three point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists)
13-5
15:16
PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
15:14
Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
15:03
Nate Laszewski misses three point jump shot
15:01
Chase Hunter defensive rebound
14:45
PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
14:43
Blake Wesley defensive rebound
14:26
+2
Blake Wesley makes two point jump shot
15-5
14:08
Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
14:06
Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
13:47
PJ Hall shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
13:47
TV timeout
13:47
+1
Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-5
13:47
+1
Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-5
13:24
+2
Ian Schieffelin makes two point jump shot
17-7
13:07
+3
Blake Wesley makes three point jump shot (Dane Goodwin assists)
20-7
12:47
+2
Ian Schieffelin makes two point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)
20-9
12:25
+2
Paul Atkinson makes two point layup
22-9
12:06
+2
Naz Bohannon makes two point layup
22-11
11:50
+3
Blake Wesley makes three point jump shot (Paul Atkinson assists)
25-11
11:18
Alex Hemenway misses three point jump shot
11:16
Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
10:53
Dane Goodwin misses two point jump shot
10:51
Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
10:41
Alex Hemenway misses three point jump shot
10:39
Blake Wesley defensive rebound
10:19
+3
Prentiss Hubb makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)
28-11
10:16
Tigers 30 second timeout
9:57
Al-Amir Dawes turnover (bad pass) (Cormac Ryan steals)
9:48
Cormac Ryan misses two point jump shot
9:46
Naz Bohannon defensive rebound
9:38
Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
9:36
Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
9:08
Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot
9:06
Chase Hunter defensive rebound
8:57
+2
PJ Hall makes two point layup (Chase Hunter assists)
28-13
8:39
Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot
8:37
Naz Bohannon defensive rebound
8:25
+2
PJ Hall makes two point jump shot
28-15
7:53
Paul Atkinson misses two point layup
7:51
Naz Bohannon defensive rebound
7:43
PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
7:41
PJ Hall offensive rebound
7:38
Blake Wesley personal foul
7:38
TV timeout
7:21
Naz Bohannon misses two point layup
7:19
Fighting Irish defensive rebound
6:54
+2
Cormac Ryan makes two point layup (Trey Wertz assists)
30-15
6:30
+2
PJ Hall makes two point layup (Naz Bohannon assists)
30-17
6:15
PJ Hall blocks Cormac Ryan's two point layup
6:13
Naz Bohannon defensive rebound
6:05
+2
Alex Hemenway makes two point jump shot (Nick Honor assists)
30-19
5:43
+2
Paul Atkinson makes two point layup (Prentiss Hubb assists)
32-19
5:25
+2
PJ Hall makes two point jump shot (Al-Amir Dawes assists)
32-21
5:03
+2
Prentiss Hubb makes two point layup
34-21
4:49
Nick Honor turnover (bad pass) (Cormac Ryan steals)
4:33
Prentiss Hubb misses two point jump shot
4:31
PJ Hall defensive rebound
4:20
+3
Alex Hemenway makes three point jump shot (PJ Hall assists)
