Hall, Galloway lead No. 24 Clemson to 72-51 win over Ga Tech
AP
Jan 25, 2023
Clemson Tigers, S.C. (AP) PJ Hall scored 17 points and Brevin Galloway added 14 as No. 24 Clemson used a fast start to put away Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 72-51 on Tuesday night, continuing its surprising start in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tigers (17-4) are 9-1 and in first place midway through the ACC season. They stayed that way by getting out quickly on the struggling Yellow Jackets (8-12, 1-9), who've lost their past six games.
Clemson came out fast, playing like a team on top in the ACC. The Tigers got a 3-pointer from Hunter Tyson on their opening possession - his second straight after hitting the game-winning three to beat Virginia Tech 51-50 last Saturday - and pair by Galloway.
The Boston College transfer was fouled as he made another 3 and converted the foul shot for a four-point play.
By the time Hall finished a three-point play, the Tigers were ahead 15-2 less than five minutes in.
Clemson, though, couldn't sustain its early shooting touch and Georgia Tech used a 12-2 run to get itself back in it and trail 25-22.
But Galloway and reserve Chauncey Wiggins fueled another burst with consecutive threes to restore Clemson's double-digit edge.
It was more of the same in the second half. The got a three-point play by the 6-foot-10 Hall and a three by Dillon Hunter as they opened the period on a 12-6 run and steadily increased its lead.
The Yellow Jackets could not keep up and were swept in the regular season by the Tigers for the first time since 2018-19.
Ja'von Franklin had 12 points to lead Georgia Tech. Miles Kelly, the Jackets' leading scorer coming in at 13.6 points a game, finished with nine on 4-of-12 shooting. He made just one of his six attempts from behind the arc.
BIG PICTURE
Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets are offensively challenged this season - they're next to last in ACC shooting percentage - and that showed itself once more against Clemson. Georgia Tech missed eight of its 11 3-pointers in the opening half to fall into a hole they couldn't get out of.
Clemson: Maybe it's time to pay more attention to the Tigers, who are the ACC's only one-loss team halfway through conference play. Hall is an inside force while versatile forwards like Tyson and Galloway provide outside shooting and leadership. Clemson hasn't had as complete a team since its 2017-18 group that advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16.
UP NEXT
Georgia Tech returns home to play Duke on Saturday
Clemson is at Florida State on Saturday.
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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
28
CLEM
Tigers
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:43
+3
Hunter Tyson makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)
0-3
19:23
Rodney Howard misses two point layup
19:21
Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
19:14
+3
Brevin Galloway makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)
0-6
18:45
Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball)
18:33
+3
Brevin Galloway makes three point jump shot (PJ Hall assists)
0-9
18:33
Jalon Moore shooting foul (Brevin Galloway draws the foul)
18:33
+1
Brevin Galloway makes regular free throw 1 of 1
0-10
18:20
Rodney Howard misses two point jump shot
18:18
Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
18:06
Brevin Galloway misses two point jump shot
18:04
Deivon Smith defensive rebound
17:43
Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
17:41
PJ Hall defensive rebound
17:31
Ian Schieffelin misses two point layup
17:29
Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
17:26
Deebo Coleman misses two point layup
17:24
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
17:03
Rodney Howard shooting foul (Dillon Hunter draws the foul)
17:03
+1
Dillon Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-11
17:03
+1
Dillon Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-12
16:44
+2
Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot
2-12
16:21
PJ Hall turnover (bad pass) (Deebo Coleman steals)
16:14
Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
16:12
PJ Hall defensive rebound
15:56
+2
PJ Hall makes two point layup
2-14
15:56
Jordan Meka shooting foul (PJ Hall draws the foul)
15:56
TV timeout
15:56
+1
PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 1
2-15
15:33
+3
Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)
5-15
15:09
PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
15:07
Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
14:50
+3
Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)
8-15
14:22
Jordan Meka blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point layup
14:20
Tigers offensive rebound
14:19
+2
Brevin Galloway makes two point layup (Dillon Hunter assists)
8-17
13:53
Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
13:51
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
13:43
+2
Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (Brevin Galloway assists)
8-19
13:24
Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
13:22
Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
13:09
Dillon Hunter misses two point layup
13:07
Ja'von Franklin defensive rebound
12:58
+2
Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot
10-19
12:38
Dillon Hunter offensive foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
12:38
Dillon Hunter turnover (offensive foul)
12:22
Deebo Coleman misses two point jump shot
12:20
RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
12:06
+2
RJ Godfrey makes two point layup
10-21
11:39
Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
11:39
RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
11:39
Rodney Howard personal foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
11:39
TV timeout
11:27
Josh Beadle turnover (lost ball)
11:06
PJ Hall blocks Deivon Smith's two point dunk
11:04
Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
10:57
Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass) (RJ Godfrey steals)
10:57
Deivon Smith personal foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
10:45
Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
10:43
Deivon Smith defensive rebound
10:38
Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
10:36
Jalon Moore offensive rebound
10:33
Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
10:31
PJ Hall defensive rebound
10:23
+2
Chauncey Wiggins makes two point jump shot
10-23
10:09
+2
Deebo Coleman makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
12-23
9:44
PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
9:42
Jalon Moore defensive rebound
9:29
+3
Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)
15-23
9:16
Deebo Coleman personal foul (PJ Hall draws the foul)
9:05
PJ Hall misses two point layup
9:03
Jalon Moore defensive rebound
8:53
+2
Ja'von Franklin makes two point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
17-23
8:29
+2
PJ Hall makes two point hook shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)
17-25
8:05
Ja'von Franklin misses two point layup
8:03
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
7:54
Jalon Moore blocks PJ Hall's two point dunk
7:52
Deivon Smith defensive rebound
7:47
Ian Schieffelin personal foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
7:47
TV timeout
7:47
Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:47
+1
Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-25
7:29
Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
7:27
Deivon Smith defensive rebound
7:27
PJ Hall personal foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
7:20
Hunter Tyson personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
7:03
Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
6:52
Hunter Tyson offensive foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
6:52
Hunter Tyson turnover (offensive foul)
6:36
+2
Ja'von Franklin makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
20-25
6:22
Ja'von Franklin personal foul (Brevin Galloway draws the foul)
6:22
Brevin Galloway misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:22
Jalon Moore defensive rebound
6:08
+2
Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot
22-25
5:49
+3
Chauncey Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Dillon Hunter assists)
22-28
5:38
Ben Middlebrooks blocks Kyle Sturdivant's two point layup
5:36
Kyle Sturdivant offensive rebound
5:18
Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
5:16
Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
4:56
+3
Brevin Galloway makes three point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)
