CLEM

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Clemson makes a season-high 14 3-pointers in beating Georgia Tech 81-57

AP
Feb 21, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) Ian Schieffelin had 19 points, Chase Hunter scored 11 of his 18 points in the final 11 minutes and Clemson Tigers made a season-high 14 3-pointers in beating Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 81-57 on Wednesday night.

Clemson started 9 of 10 from the field, including 5 of 6 behind the arc, to take a 23-9 lead as Georgia Tech went just over four minutes without scoring.

Clemson led by 17 points with 44 seconds left in the first half before Georgia Tech scored the final five points, highlighted by Baye Ndongo’s block leading to a fast-break layup by Tafara Gapare just before the buzzer.

Schieffelin scored 13 points in the first half and PJ Hall added 11 as Clemson led 43-31 after shooting 50% from the field, including 9 of 18 from 3-point range.

But Georgia Tech was just 2 of 15 from the field in the first 10 minutes of the second half and Clemson pulled away for a 56-41 lead. The Tigers made five 3-pointers in the second half to finish 14 of 29 (48%).

Joseph Girard III added 14 points and Hall finished with 11 for Clemson (18-8, 8-7), which avenged a 93-90 double-overtime loss to Georgia Tech at home on Jan. 16.

Kyle Sturdivant scored 14 points and Gapare finished with 10 for Georgia Tech (11-16, 4-12). Miles Kelly scored eight points to move over 1,000 for his career.

Clemson returns home to play Florida State on Saturday. Georgia Tech plays at Miami on Saturday.

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1st Half
CLEM
Tigers
43
GT
Yellow Jackets
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Tigers gains possession)
19:59		PJ Hall turnover
19:39		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:37		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
19:18		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
19:16		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
19:09	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot	0-3
18:47	+3	Ian Schieffelin makes three point jump shot (PJ Hall assists)	3-3
18:31	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	3-6
18:18	+3	Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Jack Clark assists)	6-6
17:48		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
17:46		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
17:40	+3	PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)	9-6
17:28	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	9-9
17:07	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point hook shot	11-9
16:51		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
16:49		Tigers defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point jump shot (Jack Clark assists)	13-9
16:13		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
16:11		PJ Hall defensive rebound
16:04	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot	16-9
15:52		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:50		Jack Clark defensive rebound
15:34	+3	PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	19-9
15:30		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
15:30		TV timeout
15:16		Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Jack Clark steals)
15:12	+2	Jack Clark makes two point dunk	21-9
14:51		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
14:49		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
14:45		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
14:43		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
14:35	+2	PJ Hall makes two point jump shot	23-9
14:16		Baye Ndongo turnover (out of bounds)
13:58		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
13:56		Jack Clark offensive rebound
13:48		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
13:46		Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound
13:28		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
13:26		Ibrahima Sacko offensive rebound
13:11	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point jump shot	23-11
12:59		Jack Clark misses two point jump shot
12:57		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
12:43		RJ Godfrey personal foul
12:27		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point jump shot
12:25		Tigers defensive rebound
12:25		Ibrahima Sacko personal foul
12:09		Tafara Gapare blocks Chauncey Wiggins's three point jump shot
12:07		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
12:05		Chauncey Wiggins shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
12:05	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-12
12:05	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-13
11:46		Josh Beadle misses three point jump shot
11:44		Naithan George defensive rebound
11:25		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
11:23		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
11:15		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
11:13		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
11:06	+2	Naithan George makes two point layup	23-15
10:49		Chauncey Wiggins turnover (out of bounds)
10:49		TV timeout
10:38		Tyzhaun Claude offensive foul
10:38		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (offensive foul)
10:32		Ian Schieffelin offensive foul
10:32		Ian Schieffelin turnover (offensive foul)
10:13	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	23-17
9:54	+3	Ian Schieffelin makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)	26-17
9:34		Jack Clark blocks Ibrahima Sacko's two point layup
9:32		PJ Hall defensive rebound
9:07		Ian Schieffelin misses two point layup
9:05		Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound
9:01		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass)
8:42		PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
8:40		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
8:16		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass)
8:02	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point jump shot (RJ Godfrey assists)	28-17
7:31	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	28-20
7:15		RJ Godfrey misses three point jump shot
7:13		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
7:04	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	28-22
6:40	+2	Dillon Hunter makes two point jump shot	30-22
6:16		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
6:14		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
6:07		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
6:05		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
5:53		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point layup
5:52		Tigers defensive rebound
5:52		Tyzhaun Claude personal foul
5:52		TV timeout
5:28	+3	Ian Schieffelin makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	33-22
4:56		Naithan George misses two point layup
4:54		Ibrahima Sacko offensive rebound
4:53		Ibrahima Sacko misses two point layup
4:51		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
4:37		RJ Godfrey misses two point jump shot
4:35		Tigers offensive rebound
4:22		Ian Schieffelin misses two point hook shot
4:20		Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound
4:06		Joseph Girard III shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
4:06	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-23
4:06	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-24
3:45	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot (PJ Hall assists)	35-24
3:26		Chauncey Wiggins shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
3:26		TV timeout
3:26	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-25
3:26	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-26
3:04	+3	Jack Clark makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)	38-26
2:35		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:33		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
2:17	+3	PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	41-26
1:59		Baye Ndongo offensive foul
1:59		Baye Ndongo turnover (offensive foul)
1:43		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
1:41		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
1:20		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
1:18		Jack Clark defensive rebound
1:07		Miles Kelly blocks Chase Hunter's two point jump shot
1:05		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
0:57		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
0:55		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
0:44		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (Chase Hunter draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-26
0:44	+1	Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-26
0:19	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	43-29
0:12		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:07		Baye Ndongo blocks PJ Hall's two point layup
0:05		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point layup (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)	43-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CLEM
Tigers
38
GT
Yellow Jackets
26

Time		Play	Score
19:30		Tafara Gapare turnover (bad pass) (Joseph Girard III steals)
19:24		Jack Clark turnover (lost ball)
19:10		PJ Hall personal foul
18:56		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
18:54		Miles Kelly offensive rebound
18:41		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
18:39		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
18:19		Ian Schieffelin misses two point hook shot
18:17		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
18:02		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
18:00		PJ Hall defensive rebound
17:57	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point dunk (Chase Hunter assists)	45-31
17:40		Miles Kelly misses two point layup
17:38		Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
17:35		Chase Hunter blocks Baye Ndongo's two point layup
17:33		Miles Kelly offensive rebound
17:30		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:28		PJ Hall defensive rebound
17:13	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point layup	47-31
17:05		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
17:05		TV timeout
16:49	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	47-33
16:26		Naithan George shooting foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
16:26		TV timeout
16:26	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-33
16:26	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-33
16:07		Ian Schieffelin personal foul
16:02		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
16:00		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
15:52		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
15:50		Jack Clark defensive rebound
15:35	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup (Jack Clark assists)	51-33
15:17	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	51-35
14:50		Tigers 30 second timeout
14:40		Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
14:38		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
14:24		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
14:22		Jack Clark defensive rebound
14:10		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
14:08		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
14:03		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
14:01		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
13:45		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
13:43		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
13:24		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
13:24	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-36
13:24	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-37
12:58	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Chauncey Wiggins assists)	53-37
12:40		Ibrahima Sacko turnover (bad pass) (RJ Godfrey steals)
12:24		Ibrahima Sacko shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
12:24	+1	RJ Godfrey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-37
12:24		RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:24		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
12:05		RJ Godfrey blocks Miles Kelly's two point jump shot
12:03		Ibrahima Sacko offensive rebound
11:57		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
11:55		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
11:54		Ian Schieffelin personal foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:37		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
11:35		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
11:30		PJ Hall shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
11:30	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-38
11:30	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-39
11:11		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
11:09		Chauncey Wiggins offensive rebound
11:02	+2	Chauncey Wiggins makes two point jump shot	56-39
10:34		Chauncey Wiggins shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
10:34	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-40
10:34	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-41
10:19		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
10:17		Tigers offensive rebound
10:10	+3	Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Dillon Hunter assists)	59-41
9:54		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
9:52		Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
9:24		PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
9:22		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
9:15		Dillon Hunter personal foul
9:15		Tafara Gapare misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:15		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
8:45		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
8:25		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
8:23		Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
8:20	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point putback dunk	59-43
7:53	+3	Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Chauncey Wiggins assists)	62-43
7:50		TV timeout
7:35	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	62-45
7:08	+3	Jack Clark makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	65-45
6:50		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
6:48		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
6:35		Ian Schieffelin misses three point jump shot
6:33		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
6:24	+2	Carter Murphy makes two point layup	65-47
5:59	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)	68-47
5:41		Jack Clark personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-48
5:41	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-49
5:13	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point hook shot (Chase Hunter assists)	70-49
4:46		PJ Hall blocks Kowacie Reeves Jr.'s two point layup
4:44		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
4:27	+3	Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Jack Clark assists)	73-49
4:12		Ian Schieffelin personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-50
4:12	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-51
3:51	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point jump shot	75-51
3:31		Tafara Gapare turnover (lost ball) (PJ Hall steals)
3:06	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point layup	77-51
3:06		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (Chase Hunter draws the foul)
3:06		TV timeout
3:06		Chase Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:06		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
2:47		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
2:45		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
2:35		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
2:33		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
2:21	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Carter Murphy assists)	77-54
2:11		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:58	+2	Josh Beadle makes two point jump shot	79-54
1:37		Bas Leyte shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-55
1:37		Tyzhaun Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:37		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
1:26		Bas Leyte misses three point jump shot
1:24		RJ Godfrey offensive rebound
1:08	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point jump shot (Bas Leyte assists)	81-55
0:45		Bas Leyte shooting foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-56
0:45	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-57
0:22		Bas Leyte misses two point jump shot
0:20		Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound
0:11		Carter Murphy misses three point jump shot
0:09		Dillon Hunter defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Dillon Hunter defensive rebound