Clemson cools off Virginia Tech 63-59 in ACC season finale
AP
Mar 05, 2022
Clemson Tigers, S.C. (AP) PJ Hall scored 12 points and Alex Hemenway added 11 to lead a balanced offense as Clemson defeated Virginia Tech Hokies 63-59 in an ACC regular-season finale on Saturday.
David Collins and Al-Amir Dawes scored 10 points each for Clemson (16-15, 8-12 ACC).
The Hokies came into the game with a four-game road winning streak and victories in nine of their last 10 ACC games overall. The Hokies were doomed by a poor finish in which they made one of their last 11 shots, which included misses in their last seven in a row. Virginia Tech made only eight field goals in the second half and was 2 of 13 from 3-point distance after halftime.
Clemson led for nearly all of the final 11 1/2 minutes but never by more than six. A jumper by Hunter Tyson gave Clemson a 62-59 lead with 32 seconds remaining. Nahiem Alleyne missed two 3-pointers on the Hokies' next possession and Virginia Tech was forced to foul. It took three fouls to put Clemson in the bonus and with eight seconds remaining Chase Hunter made the front end of his one-and-one for the final score.
Alleyne had 17 points, which included 5 of 10 3-pointers, to lead Virginia Tech (19-12, 11-9). Justyn Mutts had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Hokies, who will be the No. 7 seed in the conference tournament.
Clemson finished 10th.
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1st Half
VT
Hokies
33
CLEM
Tigers
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Keve Aluma vs. Ben Middlebrooks (Hokies gains possession)
19:45
Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
19:43
Chase Hunter defensive rebound
19:14
Keve Aluma blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point jump shot
19:12
Keve Aluma defensive rebound
18:59
Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot
18:57
Chase Hunter defensive rebound
18:27
Hunter Tyson misses two point jump shot
18:25
Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
18:13
Justyn Mutts turnover (Chase Hunter steals)
18:07
+3
Hunter Tyson makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)
0-3
17:39
Justyn Mutts turnover (Nick Honor steals)
17:10
Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
17:08
Keve Aluma defensive rebound
17:00
Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
16:58
Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
16:54
Justyn Mutts personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
16:48
+2
David Collins makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists)
0-5
16:31
David Collins shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
16:31
+1
Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-5
16:31
+1
Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-5
16:31
Ian Schieffelin misses two point jump shot
16:29
Keve Aluma defensive rebound
15:55
David N'Guessan turnover (Nick Honor steals)
15:55
TV timeout
15:28
David N'Guessan blocks Hunter Tyson's two point jump shot
15:26
Keve Aluma defensive rebound
15:04
Nick Honor shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
15:04
+1
Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-5
15:04
+1
Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-5
14:56
PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
14:54
Tigers offensive rebound
14:54
PJ Hall offensive foul
14:54
PJ Hall turnover
14:13
Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
14:11
David N'Guessan offensive rebound
14:07
Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
14:05
David N'Guessan offensive rebound
14:05
Darius Maddox turnover (PJ Hall steals)
13:59
Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
13:57
Darius Maddox defensive rebound
13:45
David N'Guessan misses three point jump shot
13:43
PJ Hall defensive rebound
13:29
Al-Amir Dawes turnover (Keve Aluma steals)
13:23
Sean Pedulla turnover (Al-Amir Dawes steals)
13:18
+2
Naz Bohannon makes two point layup (Al-Amir Dawes assists)
4-7
12:52
Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
12:50
Chase Hunter defensive rebound
12:20
Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
12:18
Hokies defensive rebound
11:52
+3
Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)
7-7
11:33
TV timeout
11:24
+3
Alex Hemenway makes three point jump shot (Al-Amir Dawes assists)
7-10
10:50
+2
Justyn Mutts makes two point layup
9-10
10:20
Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Al-Amir Dawes draws the foul)
10:20
+1
Al-Amir Dawes makes regular free throw 1 of 3
9-11
10:20
+1
Al-Amir Dawes makes regular free throw 2 of 3
9-12
10:20
+1
Al-Amir Dawes makes regular free throw 3 of 3
9-13
10:05
+3
Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Keve Aluma assists)
12-13
9:38
Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
9:36
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
9:27
+3
Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists)
15-13
9:10
+3
Alex Hemenway makes three point jump shot (Hunter Tyson assists)
15-16
8:38
Hunter Cattoor misses two point layup
8:36
Al-Amir Dawes defensive rebound
8:30
Justyn Mutts personal foul
8:30
Official timeout
8:30
TV timeout
8:29
+2
PJ Hall makes two point alley-oop dunk (Al-Amir Dawes assists)
15-18
8:14
Hunter Tyson personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
7:59
+3
Keve Aluma makes three point jump shot
18-18
7:39
PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
7:37
Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
7:27
Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
7:25
Nahiem Alleyne offensive rebound
7:20
PJ Hall personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
7:01
+3
Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)
21-18
6:30
Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Al-Amir Dawes draws the foul)
6:30
Al-Amir Dawes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:30
+1
Al-Amir Dawes makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-19
6:04
+3
Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot
24-19
5:43
Al-Amir Dawes misses three point jump shot
5:41
Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
5:33
Keve Aluma misses two point jump shot
5:31
Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
5:25
Tigers 30 second timeout
5:08
David N'Guessan blocks Naz Bohannon's two point layup
5:06
Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
4:45
+2
Keve Aluma makes two point layup
26-19
4:31
Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
4:29
Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
4:10
Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
4:08
Nick Honor defensive rebound
3:56
Al-Amir Dawes misses three point jump shot
3:54
Hokies defensive rebound
3:54
TV timeout
3:36
Keve Aluma offensive foul
3:36
Keve Aluma turnover
3:22
David N'Guessan personal foul
3:00
+3
David Collins makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)
26-22
2:49
+3
Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)
29-22
2:26
Storm Murphy personal foul (Nick Honor draws the foul)
2:26
+1
Nick Honor makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-23
2:26
+1
Nick Honor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-24
1:59
Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
1:57
Alex Hemenway defensive rebound
1:56
Darius Maddox personal foul (Alex Hemenway draws the foul)
1:56
Alex Hemenway misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:56
Keve Aluma defensive rebound
1:43
+2
Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)
31-24
1:25
Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
1:23
Keve Aluma defensive rebound
1:11
+2
Keve Aluma makes two point dunk (David N'Guessan assists)
33-24
1:08
Hokies 30 second timeout
0:58
+2
Alex Hemenway makes two point layup
33-26
0:37
David N'Guessan misses three point jump shot
0:35
Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
0:36
Keve Aluma personal foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul)
0:36
+1
Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-27
0:36
+1
Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-28
0:24
Ian Schieffelin blocks David N'Guessan's two point layup
0:22
Nick Honor defensive rebound
0:02
+2
David Collins makes two point layup
33-30
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
VT
Hokies
26
CLEM
Tigers
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:48
Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
19:46
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
19:23
Keve Aluma misses two point layup
19:21
PJ Hall defensive rebound
18:53
+2
PJ Hall makes two point dunk (David Collins assists)
