Gardner leads Virginia's late rally to beat Clemson 75-65
AP
Jan 04, 2022
Clemson Tigers, S.C. (AP) Jayden Gardner scored 23 points and Virginia Cavaliers pulled away in the final seven minutes to beat Clemson 75-65 on Tuesday night.
Virginia, which has won three of its last four, avenged a 67-50 loss to the Tigers on Dec. 22 that ended an 11-game win streak in the series. The Cavaliers have won six straight against the Tigers in South Carolina.
The Cavaliers closed on a 19-8 run. Gardner made six free throws during the stretch.
Gardner shot 7 for 11 and 9 for 10 from the free-throw line. Armaan Franklin added 13 points for Virginia (9-5, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), which shot 54% (25 of 46) and made 21 of its 24 (87.5%) free throws.
Hunter Tyson scored 15 points to lead Clemson (9-5, 1-2), which ended a four-game win streak. David Collins added 14 points, PJ Hall 13 points and Nick Honor 11.
Virginia led by eight with 4:33 remaining in the first half before Clemson closed on an 11-2 run for a 37-36 halftime advantage. There were seven ties and five lead changes in the second half before the Cavaliers took the lead for good with 6:51 to go.
Virginia concludes a three-game road swing at North Carolina on Saturday.
Clemson plays at North Carolina State on Saturday.
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1st Half
UVA
Cavaliers
36
CLEM
Tigers
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Tigers gains possession)
19:33
+2
David Collins makes two point layup (PJ Hall assists)
0-2
19:33
Armaan Franklin shooting foul (David Collins draws the foul)
19:33
David Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:33
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
19:22
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)
2-2
18:56
+2
Al-Amir Dawes makes two point layup (Nick Honor assists)
2-4
18:34
Armaan Franklin misses three point jump shot
18:32
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
18:17
Al-Amir Dawes turnover (traveling)
17:54
Kadin Shedrick offensive foul
17:54
Kadin Shedrick turnover
17:44
PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
17:42
Armaan Franklin defensive rebound
17:25
David Collins shooting foul (Armaan Franklin draws the foul)
17:25
+1
Armaan Franklin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-4
17:25
+1
Armaan Franklin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-4
17:02
Kadin Shedrick blocks PJ Hall's two point jump shot
17:00
Kihei Clark defensive rebound
16:44
Hunter Tyson blocks Jayden Gardner's two point layup
16:42
PJ Hall defensive rebound
16:30
David Collins misses two point jump shot
16:28
Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
16:19
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point layup
6-4
16:19
Jayden Gardner personal foul
16:03
+2
PJ Hall makes two point jump shot (Al-Amir Dawes assists)
6-6
15:40
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point layup (Reece Beekman assists)
8-6
15:27
Kadin Shedrick personal foul
15:27
TV timeout
15:14
+2
Hunter Tyson makes two point jump shot (PJ Hall assists)
8-8
14:58
Kihei Clark misses two point jump shot
14:56
Kihei Clark offensive rebound
14:58
PJ Hall shooting foul (Armaan Franklin draws the foul)
14:58
+1
Armaan Franklin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-8
14:58
+1
Armaan Franklin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-8
14:34
+3
PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Nick Honor assists)
10-11
14:18
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot
12-11
14:03
+3
Nick Honor makes three point jump shot (PJ Hall assists)
12-14
13:46
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point layup (Armaan Franklin assists)
14-14
13:34
Nick Honor turnover (bad pass) (Reece Beekman steals)
13:23
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point dunk
16-14
13:06
PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
13:04
Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
12:49
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Kihei Clark assists)
18-14
12:31
+2
David Collins makes two point layup (Hunter Tyson assists)
18-16
12:13
Armaan Franklin misses two point jump shot
12:11
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
11:54
Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
11:52
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
11:40
Kihei Clark turnover (bad pass) (David Collins steals)
11:31
+2
Hunter Tyson makes two point layup (David Collins assists)
18-18
11:18
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot
20-18
10:54
PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
10:52
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
10:47
Armaan Franklin misses three point jump shot
10:45
Tigers defensive rebound
10:45
TV timeout
10:26
Naz Bohannon misses two point jump shot
10:24
Hunter Tyson offensive rebound
10:15
+2
Hunter Tyson makes two point jump shot
20-20
9:54
Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
9:52
Alex Hemenway defensive rebound
9:26
+3
Alex Hemenway makes three point jump shot (Naz Bohannon assists)
20-23
9:05
+2
Kihei Clark makes two point layup
22-23
8:39
Naz Bohannon turnover (traveling)
8:18
Jayden Gardner turnover (traveling)
7:54
Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
7:52
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
7:47
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point layup
24-23
7:47
Ian Schieffelin shooting foul (Jayden Gardner draws the foul)
7:47
TV timeout
7:47
+1
Jayden Gardner makes regular free throw 1 of 1
25-23
7:29
Naz Bohannon turnover (bad pass) (Armaan Franklin steals)
6:59
+2
Francisco Caffaro makes two point layup
27-23
6:53
Tigers 30 second timeout
6:40
Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
6:38
Armaan Franklin defensive rebound
6:12
+3
Armaan Franklin makes three point jump shot (Kody Stattmann assists)
30-23
5:58
Al-Amir Dawes misses three point jump shot
5:56
Armaan Franklin defensive rebound
5:42
Armaan Franklin misses three point jump shot
5:40
David Collins defensive rebound
5:40
Francisco Caffaro flagrant 1
5:40
David Collins misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
5:40
+1
David Collins makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
30-24
5:33
Kody Stattmann personal foul
5:23
+2
PJ Hall makes two point layup (David Collins assists)
30-26
5:01
David Collins shooting foul (Francisco Caffaro draws the foul)
5:01
+1
Francisco Caffaro makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-26
5:01
+1
Francisco Caffaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-26
4:49
PJ Hall turnover (lost ball) (Armaan Franklin steals)
4:34
+2
Francisco Caffaro makes two point jump shot
34-26
4:10
+3
PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Alex Hemenway assists)
34-29
3:56
PJ Hall personal foul
3:44
TV timeout
3:44
Jayden Gardner offensive foul
3:44
Jayden Gardner turnover
3:20
Taine Murray personal foul
3:20
+1
Hunter Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-30
3:20
+1
Hunter Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-31
3:01
Armaan Franklin turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Tyson steals)
2:58
Hunter Tyson turnover (out of bounds)
2:39
Armaan Franklin turnover (bad pass) (Chase Hunter steals)
2:23
+2
Nick Honor makes two point jump shot
34-33
1:54
Reece Beekman turnover (traveling)
1:40
+3
Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)
34-36
1:20
Al-Amir Dawes personal foul
1:12
Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
1:10
Taine Murray offensive rebound
1:09
Chase Hunter personal foul
1:09
+1
Taine Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-36
1:09
+1
Taine Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-36
0:42
Francisco Caffaro shooting foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul)
