PITT

CLEM

Dawes scores 21 as Clemson defeats Pitt 77-62 in finale

AP
Mar 06, 2021

Clemson Tigers, S.C. (AP) Al-Amir Dawes scored a season-high 21 points, knocking down five 3-pointers, and Clemson defeated Pitt 77-62 on Saturday to end the regular season.

The Tigers (16-6, 10-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) pulled away early in the second half when Nick Honor drained a 3-pointer to start a 9-0 run, expanding Clemson's lead from 43-41 to 52-41 in 97 seconds.

Another 3-pointer by Hunter Tyson put Clemson up 57-46 at the 12:14 mark and it remained in double digits the rest of the away. Clemson made 12 3-pointers in 25 tries Saturday and was 56% shooting from the floor (29 of 52).

After Dawes, Tyson scored 16 points and Aamir Simms 12 with five assists.

Justin Champagnie led Pitt (10-11, 6-10) with 13 points, scoring 10 in the last 9:31 of the game. He'd been 1-of-7 shooting before making back-to-back baskets that brought the Panthers as close as 60-54.

Champagnie scored 10 of Pitt's final 14 points. He added two steals and a blocked shot before subbing out with 38 seconds left. Pitt finished 20-for-45 shooting (44%) and were outscored 32-18 in the paint and 11-5 on the fast break. Ithiel Horton added 11 points.

Clemson made five of his first seven shots, including 3-pointers from Simms, Clyde Trapp and Honor to lead 13-7 after four minutes, and never trailed.

The home finale at Littlejohn Coliseum was a sendoff for seniors Simms, Trapp and Jonathan Baehre with some of the highlights including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in the NCAA Tournament and breaking an 0-for59 streak at Chapel Hill.

Both teams await seeding into the ACC tournament, March 9-13.

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1st Half
PITT
Panthers
36
CLEM
Tigers
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Tigers gains possession)
19:43	+3	Aamir Simms makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Baehre assists)	0-3
19:32		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo offensive foul
19:32		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo turnover
19:15		Nick Honor misses two point jump shot
19:13		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly defensive rebound
18:45		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo turnover (bad pass)
18:25	+2	Alex Hemenway makes two point jump shot	0-5
17:59	+2	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly makes two point jump shot (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo assists)	2-5
17:45	+2	Jonathan Baehre makes two point layup (Nick Honor assists)	2-7
17:12	+3	Onyebuchi Ezeakudo makes three point jump shot (Justin Champagnie assists)	5-7
16:54		Justin Champagnie blocks Jonathan Baehre's two point layup
16:52		Nick Honor offensive rebound
16:46	+3	Clyde Trapp makes three point jump shot (Nick Honor assists)	5-10
16:29	+2	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly makes two point layup	7-10
16:28		Jonathan Baehre shooting foul (Abdoul Karim Coulibaly draws the foul)
16:28		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:28		Jonathan Baehre defensive rebound
16:07	+3	Nick Honor makes three point jump shot (Aamir Simms assists)	7-13
15:48		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
15:46		Clyde Trapp defensive rebound
15:31		Alex Hemenway misses three point jump shot
15:29		Jonathan Baehre offensive rebound
15:20		Official timeout
15:20		TV timeout
15:10		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
15:08		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
14:54		Nick Honor shooting foul (Terrell Brown draws the foul)
14:54	+1	Terrell Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-13
14:54		Terrell Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:54		Jonathan Baehre defensive rebound
14:28	+3	Clyde Trapp makes three point jump shot (Aamir Simms assists)	8-16
14:05		Terrell Brown offensive foul
14:05		Terrell Brown turnover
13:55		Jonathan Baehre misses three point jump shot
13:53		Terrell Brown defensive rebound
13:29	+3	Justin Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	11-16
13:04	+3	Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot	11-19
12:32		Justin Champagnie misses three point jump shot
12:30		Al-Amir Dawes defensive rebound
12:09	+3	Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot (Aamir Simms assists)	11-22
11:42		Femi Odukale turnover (lost ball) (Al-Amir Dawes steals)
11:38		Al-Amir Dawes turnover (lost ball) (Ithiel Horton steals)
11:38		TV timeout
11:25		Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
11:23		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
10:53		Clyde Trapp misses two point layup
10:51		PJ Hall offensive rebound
10:45		Al-Amir Dawes misses three point jump shot
10:45		Clyde Trapp offensive rebound
10:45		Nike Sibande personal foul
10:36		PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
10:34		Panthers defensive rebound
10:12		Justin Champagnie offensive foul
10:34		Justin Champagnie turnover
9:48	+2	Hunter Tyson makes two point jump shot	11-24
9:19	+2	Ithiel Horton makes two point layup	13-24
9:01	+3	Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot (PJ Hall assists)	13-27
8:30		Nike Sibande turnover (lost ball) (John Newman III steals)
8:24		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly shooting foul (Hunter Tyson draws the foul)
8:24	+1	Hunter Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-28
8:24	+1	Hunter Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-29
8:09	+3	Nike Sibande makes three point jump shot	16-29
7:44		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
7:42		Justin Champagnie defensive rebound
7:26	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot	19-29
7:12		Nick Honor turnover (lost ball) (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo steals)
7:09		Nike Sibande offensive foul
7:09		Nike Sibande turnover
7:09		TV timeout
6:53		Aamir Simms misses three point jump shot
6:51		Justin Champagnie defensive rebound
6:30		Justin Champagnie misses two point layup
6:28		Aamir Simms defensive rebound
6:28		Justin Champagnie personal foul (Aamir Simms draws the foul)
6:28	+1	Aamir Simms makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-30
6:28		Aamir Simms misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:28		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly defensive rebound
6:09	+3	Femi Odukale makes three point jump shot (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo assists)	22-30
6:01	+2	John Newman III makes two point dunk (Aamir Simms assists)	22-32
5:31		John Newman III personal foul
5:23		Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
5:21		Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound
4:58		Clyde Trapp turnover (lost ball) (Ithiel Horton steals)
4:58	+2	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly makes two point layup	24-32
4:58		Aamir Simms shooting foul (Abdoul Karim Coulibaly draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-32
4:46		Clyde Trapp turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
4:44		Clyde Trapp shooting foul (William Jeffress Jr. draws the foul)
4:44		Tigers 30 second timeout
4:44	+1	William Jeffress Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-32
4:44	+1	William Jeffress Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-32
4:22	+2	Aamir Simms makes two point jump shot	27-34
4:05		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
4:03		Panthers offensive rebound
3:42		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses two point layup
3:40		Aamir Simms defensive rebound
3:35		Aamir Simms turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
3:35		Clyde Trapp shooting foul (William Jeffress Jr. draws the foul)
3:33		TV timeout
3:33	+1	William Jeffress Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-34
3:33	+1	William Jeffress Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-34
3:14	+2	Jonathan Baehre makes two point layup (Al-Amir Dawes assists)	29-36
2:48		Aamir Simms personal foul (Terrell Brown draws the foul)
2:48	+1	Terrell Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-36
2:48	+1	Terrell Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-36
2:32	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot	31-38
2:08	+3	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	34-38
1:36		Chase Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
1:26		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:24		Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound
0:59		PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
0:57		Terrell Brown defensive rebound
0:51		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:32		PJ Hall shooting foul (Gerald Drumgoole Jr. draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-38
0:32	+1	Gerald Drumgoole Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-38
0:04		Nick Honor misses two point jump shot
0:02		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PITT
Panthers
26
CLEM
Tigers
39

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
19:47		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
19:38		Justin Champagnie misses two point jump shot
19:36		Nick Honor defensive rebound
19:22		Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
19:20		Panthers defensive rebound
18:51		Justin Champagnie misses three point jump shot
18:49		William Jeffress Jr. offensive rebound
18:43		William Jeffress Jr. misses two point layup
18:41		Aamir Simms defensive rebound
18:37		Clyde Trapp turnover (bad pass) (Justin Champagnie steals)
18:22		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly turnover (traveling)
18:09	+2	Aamir Simms makes two point layup	36-40
17:41		Justin Champagnie misses two point hook shot
17:39		Clyde Trapp defensive rebound
17:32	+3	Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot (Nick Honor assists)	36-43
17:29		Panthers 30 second timeout
17:29		TV timeout
17:05	+3	Femi Odukale makes three point jump shot (Nike Sibande assists)	39-43
16:49		Nick Honor turnover (back court violation)
16:42	+2	Nike Sibande makes two point layup	41-43
16:22		Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
16:20		Justin Champagnie defensive rebound
16:08		Justin Champagnie offensive foul
16:08		Justin Champagnie turnover
15:46		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly personal foul
15:46		TV timeout
15:37	+3	Nick Honor makes three point jump shot (Al-Amir Dawes assists)	41-46
15:17		William Jeffress Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:15		Tigers defensive rebound
14:58		Aamir Simms misses two point layup
14:56		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
14:48		Justin Champagnie misses three point jump shot
14:46		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly offensive rebound
14:39		Clyde Trapp blocks Abdoul Karim Coulibaly's two point layup
14:39		Nick Honor defensive rebound
14:39	+2	Al-Amir Dawes makes two point layup	41-48
14:39		Nike Sibande shooting foul (Al-Amir Dawes draws the foul)
14:39	+1	Al-Amir Dawes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-49
14:19		Femi Odukale misses two point layup
14:17		Clyde Trapp defensive rebound
13:59	+3	Hunter Tyson makes three point jump shot (Al-Amir Dawes assists)	41-52
13:28	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	44-52
13:02	+2	Aamir Simms makes two point jump shot	44-54
12:36		Aamir Simms shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
12:35	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-54
12:35	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-54
12:16	+3	Hunter Tyson makes three point jump shot (Al-Amir Dawes assists)	46-57
11:53		Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
11:51		Clyde Trapp defensive rebound
11:48		Al-Amir Dawes misses three point jump shot
11:46		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
11:39		PJ Hall blocks Femi Odukale's two point layup
11:37		PJ Hall defensive rebound
11:38		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. technical foul
11:38		TV timeout
11:38		Al-Amir Dawes misses technical free throw 1 of 2
11:38	+1	Al-Amir Dawes makes technical free throw 2 of 2	46-58
11:09		Terrell Brown blocks PJ Hall's two point jump shot
11:07		Panthers defensive rebound
10:53		Justin Champagnie turnover (lost ball) (Clyde Trapp steals)
10:47	+2	Al-Amir Dawes makes two point layup (Clyde Trapp assists)	46-60
10:22		Gerald Drumgoole Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:20		PJ Hall defensive rebound
9:56		Terrell Brown shooting foul (Hunter Tyson draws the foul)
9:56	+1	Hunter Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-61
9:56	+1	Hunter Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-62
9:45		Hunter Tyson personal foul
9:41		Chase Hunter personal foul
9:40		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
9:38		Nike Sibande offensive rebound
9:30	+2	Justin Champagnie makes two point layup	48-62
9:18	+2	Hunter Tyson makes two point jump shot (Clyde Trapp assists)	48-64
8:51	+2	Justin Champagnie makes two point jump shot	50-64
8:15	+2	Clyde Trapp makes two point layup	50-66
7:57		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly misses two point layup
7:55		Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
7:28	+2	PJ Hall makes two point layup (Al-Amir Dawes assists)	50-68
7:25		Panthers 30 second timeout
7:25		TV timeout
6:59		Nike Sibande misses two point jump shot
6:57		Terrell Brown offensive rebound
6:51	+2	Nike Sibande makes two point layup	52-68
6:51		Hunter Tyson shooting foul (Nike Sibande draws the foul)
6:51		Nike Sibande misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:51		Terrell Brown offensive rebound
6:47		Justin Champagnie misses two point layup
6:45		Al-Amir Dawes defensive rebound
6:17	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot	52-70
6:00		Al-Amir Dawes shooting foul (Femi Odukale draws the foul)
6:00		Femi Odukale misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:00	+1	Femi Odukale makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-70
5:45		Hunter Tyson turnover (lost ball) (Justin Champagnie steals)
5:35	+2	Justin Champagnie makes two point jump shot	55-70
5:15	+2	Aamir Simms makes two point jump shot (Clyde Trapp assists)	55-72
4:54	+2	Justin Champagnie makes two point jump shot	57-72
4:42		Tigers 30 second timeout
4:31		Clyde Trapp misses three point jump shot
4:29		Hunter Tyson offensive rebound
4:08		Femi Odukale blocks Nick Honor's three point jump shot
4:06		Terrell Brown defensive rebound
4:02		William Jeffress Jr. offensive foul
4:02		William Jeffress Jr. turnover
3:41		Al-Amir Dawes turnover (bad pass) (William Jeffress Jr. steals)
3:34		Terrell Brown turnover (lost ball)
3:34		TV timeout
3:05		Clyde Trapp misses two point jump shot
3:03		Tigers offensive rebound
3:03		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
2:41	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Nike Sibande assists)	60-72
2:21		Aamir Simms misses two point layup
2:19		Justin Champagnie defensive rebound
2:10		Nick Honor blocks Femi Odukale's two point layup
2:08		Clyde Trapp defensive rebound
1:41		Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
1:39		Nike Sibande defensive rebound
1:34	+2	Justin Champagnie makes two point jump shot	62-72
1:02	+2	Hunter Tyson makes two point layup (Aamir Simms assists)	62-74
0:54		Nike Sibande turnover (lost ball)
0:38		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:26	+3	Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot	62-77
0:01		Femi Odukale misses two point layup
0:00		Abdoul Karim Coulibaly offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly offensive rebound