Clemson Tigers, S.C. (AP) Mark Freeman scored 19 points, Alex Gross had 16 points and nine rebounds and Morehead State Eagles beat No. 1 seed Clemson 68-64 on Wednesday night in the NIT.
It was the first NIT victory in program history for Morehead State (22-11), which advances to play UAB in the second round.
Kalil Thomas had 11 points and eight rebounds and Drew Thelwell also scored 11 for the Eagles, who made 11 3-pointers.
Morehead State erased a 15-point first-half deficit. After trailing 34-24, Morehead State went on an 8-0 run to narrow its deficit to 34-32 at halftime. Thelwell’s 3-pointer with 4:37 remaining gave the Eagles a 55-54 lead they never gave up.
The Eagles hit 15 of 16 free throws, including four by Freeman in the final eight seconds to seal the win.
The Tigers (23-11) were led in scoring by Chase Hunter, who finished with 18 points. PJ Hall added 13 points, seven rebounds and five blocks and Hunter Tyson finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.
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1st Half
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Eagles
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CLEM
Tigers
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Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Alex Gross vs. Ian Schieffelin (Chase Hunter gains possession)
19:45
+3
Hunter Tyson makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)
0-3
19:32
Jake Wolfe turnover (lost ball)
19:17
+3
Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Brevin Galloway assists)
0-6
19:07
Mark Freeman misses three point jump shot
19:05
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
18:55
Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
18:53
Alex Gross defensive rebound
18:45
Kalil Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:43
Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
18:34
+2
Hunter Tyson makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists)
0-8
18:34
Eagles 30 second timeout
18:23
PJ Hall blocks Drew Thelwell's two point jump shot
18:21
Eagles offensive rebound
18:04
Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
18:02
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
17:44
+2
Ian Schieffelin makes two point jump shot
0-10
17:29
Mark Freeman misses two point jump shot
17:27
PJ Hall defensive rebound
17:13
Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
17:11
Alex Gross defensive rebound
16:55
+3
Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot (Jake Wolfe assists)
3-10
16:44
+2
Chase Hunter makes two point layup
3-12
16:18
PJ Hall blocks Jake Wolfe's two point layup
16:16
Alex Gross offensive rebound
16:11
+2
Alex Gross makes two point layup
5-12
16:03
PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
16:01
Alex Gross defensive rebound
15:44
Drew Thelwell misses two point layup
15:42
Brevin Galloway defensive rebound
15:42
TV timeout
15:22
Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
15:20
Branden Maughmer defensive rebound
14:55
+3
Branden Maughmer makes three point jump shot (Jake Wolfe assists)
8-12
14:31
Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
14:29
RJ Godfrey offensive rebound
14:19
+2
Chase Hunter makes two point layup
8-14
14:19
Drew Thelwell shooting foul (Chase Hunter draws the foul)
14:19
+1
Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 1
8-15
14:00
Jake Wolfe misses three point jump shot
13:58
Chase Hunter defensive rebound
13:44
Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot
13:42
Eagles defensive rebound
13:23
LJ Bryan turnover (traveling)
13:12
+2
Hunter Tyson makes two point dunk (Dillon Hunter assists)
8-17
12:55
Branden Maughmer misses three point jump shot
12:53
Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
12:44
+3
Brevin Galloway makes three point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)
8-20
12:25
+3
Mark Freeman makes three point jump shot
11-20
11:57
+2
Brevin Galloway makes two point layup
11-22
11:41
+3
Jake Wolfe makes three point jump shot
14-22
11:14
+2
RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Brevin Galloway assists)
14-24
10:54
Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
10:52
Tigers defensive rebound
10:52
TV timeout
10:40
Ian Schieffelin misses two point jump shot
10:38
Kalil Thomas defensive rebound
10:19
Mark Freeman misses two point jump shot
10:17
Josh Beadle defensive rebound
10:03
Josh Beadle misses two point jump shot
10:01
Alex Gross defensive rebound
9:46
Branden Maughmer misses three point jump shot
9:44
Josh Beadle defensive rebound
9:32
Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot
9:30
Mark Freeman defensive rebound
9:23
Mark Freeman misses two point layup
9:21
Alex Gross offensive rebound
9:21
Josh Beadle personal foul (Alex Gross draws the foul)
9:11
Kalil Thomas misses three point jump shot
9:09
Chase Hunter defensive rebound
8:52
+3
Josh Beadle makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)
14-27
8:33
Mark Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Josh Beadle steals)
8:29
+2
Josh Beadle makes two point layup
14-29
8:01
Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
7:59
PJ Hall defensive rebound
7:44
Josh Beadle misses three point jump shot
7:42
Alex Gross defensive rebound
7:35
Mark Freeman misses three point jump shot
7:33
Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
7:27
Alex Gross blocks PJ Hall's two point layup
7:25
Drew Thelwell defensive rebound
7:09
+3
Kalil Thomas makes three point jump shot (Branden Maughmer assists)
17-29
6:50
Ian Schieffelin misses three point jump shot
6:48
Branden Maughmer defensive rebound
6:15
+2
Alex Gross makes two point layup (Mark Freeman assists)
19-29
6:15
Tigers 30 second timeout
6:15
TV timeout
5:54
Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
5:52
Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
5:52
Jake Wolfe personal foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul)
5:35
Dillon Hunter misses two point jump shot
5:33
Dillon Hunter offensive rebound
5:31
Brevin Galloway misses three point jump shot
5:29
LJ Bryan defensive rebound
5:15
+3
Kalil Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jake Wolfe assists)
22-29
5:01
Trent Scott shooting foul (Brevin Galloway draws the foul)
5:01
+1
Brevin Galloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-30
5:01
+1
Brevin Galloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-31
4:42
Kalil Thomas misses three point jump shot
4:40
Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
4:31
Kalil Thomas personal foul (Chauncey Wiggins draws the foul)