Girard scores 21 points as Clemson beats TCU 74-66, extending unbeaten start to nine
TORONTO (AP) Joseph Girard III scored 21 points, PJ Hall had 17 and No. 24 Clemson extended its unbeaten start to the season by beating TCU 74-66 on Saturday.
Ian Schieffelin had 14 points, nine rebounds and a team-high five assists as Clemson (9-0) pulled away in the second half to remain undefeated in four all-time meetings with TCU.
“Really proud of our team,” Clemson coach Brad Brownell said. “We knew that we had a chance to have a really good team this year if the guys just came together and stayed coachable and hungry, and they’ve done that. Obviously Joe has been a big part of it.”
Girard made 5 of 13 attempts, including 3 of 8 from beyond the arc.
“The guys did a good job of finding me all day,” Girard said.
Girard, who joined Clemson this season after four seasons with Syracuse, topped 20 points for the third time.
“He’s done an unbelievable job of assimilating with our team,” Brownell said. “Our guys have welcomed him with open arms and made him feel like he’s a big part of it.”
RJ Godfrey had 10 rebounds for the Tigers, who led by as many as 16.
“RJ was terrific today,” Brownell said. “I thought his athleticism defensively was really good. He guarded a lot of their front-court athletes really well.”
Toronto-born Emanuel Miller led the Horned Frogs with 16 points but TCU (7-1) lost for the first time after starting the season with seven straight wins.
Miller called it “a special feeling” to play in front of family, friends and former coaches, but wasn’t as pleased with his team’s performance against the unbeaten Tigers. TCU shot 3 for 16 from 3-point range, going 1 for 7 from distance after the break. TCU’s starters were a combined 0 for 11 from outside.
“A lot of things didn’t work for us tonight,” Miller said. “We didn’t execute on defense and defense leads to offense. When you’re not getting stops on defense, that can play a part in your offense.”
Micah Peavy scored 12 points and Jameer Nelson Jr. had 10 for TCU. The Horned Frogs went more than seven minutes between made field goals in the second half.
“We clearly weren’t as good as Clemson tonight and we got what we deserved,” TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. “I know we’re going to get better for it.”
BIG PICTURE
Clemson: Brownell said he was pleased with his team’s performance after a busy week, adding that the Tigers were “pretty emotionally spent and physically drained” after Wednesday’s home win over South Carolina. Clemson traveled to Canada on Thursday and had a walk-through that day, followed by a brief workout Friday, but didn’t hold a full practice before facing the Horned Frogs.
TCU: The Horned Frogs hadn’t played since a one-point win at Georgetown last Saturday, and Dixon was upset that his team couldn’t capitalize on that rest advantage. “We had a week to prepare,” Dixon said. “This performance we put out there is pretty disappointing.”
UP NEXT
TCU: Host Arizona State next Saturday night.
Clemson: Visit Memphis next Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Ernest Udeh Jr. vs. PJ Hall (Jameer Nelson Jr. gains possession) | |||
19:35 | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
19:31 | +2 | Joseph Girard III makes two point layup (Chase Hunter assists) | 2-2 | |
19:03 | Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot | |||
19:01 | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound | |||
18:57 | JaKobe Coles misses three point jump shot | |||
18:55 | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound | |||
18:50 | JaKobe Coles misses two point layup | |||
18:48 | PJ Hall defensive rebound | |||
18:38 | PJ Hall turnover (lost ball) (Micah Peavy steals) | |||
18:29 | Chauncey Wiggins personal foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul) | |||
18:29 | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive foul | |||
18:29 | Ernest Udeh Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
18:19 | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup (Joseph Girard III assists) | 4-2 | |
18:13 | Joseph Girard III shooting foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul) | |||
18:13 | Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
18:13 | Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
18:13 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
17:55 | +3 | Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 7-2 | |
17:35 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point jump shot (JaKobe Coles assists) | 7-4 | |
17:11 | Chase Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Micah Peavy steals) | |||
17:05 | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point dunk | 7-6 | |
16:46 | Avery Anderson III personal foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul) | |||
16:36 | Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
16:34 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
16:31 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
16:29 | Chase Hunter defensive rebound | |||
16:28 | Chase Hunter turnover (traveling) | |||
16:14 | Chauncey Wiggins personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
16:02 | +2 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists) | 7-8 | |
15:44 | Chase Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Micah Peavy steals) | |||
15:36 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point layup | |||
15:34 | Chase Hunter defensive rebound | |||
15:28 | Joseph Girard III turnover (lost ball) (Avery Anderson III steals) | |||
15:21 | +2 | Avery Anderson III makes two point layup | 7-10 | |
14:55 | Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot | |||
14:53 | Dillon Hunter offensive rebound | |||
14:52 | Avery Anderson III shooting foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul) | |||
14:53 | TV timeout | |||
14:52 | +1 | Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-10 | |
14:52 | +1 | Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-10 | |
14:34 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point layup | |||
14:32 | Josh Beadle defensive rebound | |||
14:22 | PJ Hall misses three point jump shot | |||
14:20 | Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
14:16 | PJ Hall blocks Emanuel Miller's two point layup | |||
14:14 | PJ Hall defensive rebound | |||
14:03 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point dunk (PJ Hall assists) | 11-10 | |
13:45 | +3 | Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot | 11-13 | |
13:15 | RJ Godfrey turnover (out of bounds) | |||
12:58 | Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot | |||
12:56 | Dillon Hunter defensive rebound | |||
12:50 | Dillon Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals) | |||
12:46 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point layup | |||
12:44 | JaKobe Coles offensive rebound | |||
12:44 | +2 | JaKobe Coles makes two point layup | 11-15 | |
12:17 | +3 | Josh Beadle makes three point jump shot (RJ Godfrey assists) | 14-15 | |
11:55 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
11:52 | Tigers defensive rebound | |||
11:52 | TV timeout | |||
11:33 | Josh Beadle turnover (lost ball) (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. steals) | |||
11:20 | Avery Anderson III misses two point layup | |||
11:18 | RJ Godfrey defensive rebound | |||
11:00 | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists) | 16-15 | |
11:00 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. shooting foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul) | |||
11:00 | +1 | Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-15 | |
10:41 | Micah Peavy turnover (traveling) | |||
10:20 | Dillon Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
10:18 | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | |||
10:06 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists) | 17-17 | |
9:43 | RJ Godfrey misses two point hook shot | |||
9:41 | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | |||
9:28 | Ian Schieffelin shooting foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul) | |||
9:28 | +1 | Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-18 | |
9:28 | +1 | Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-19 | |
9:15 | PJ Hall turnover (lost ball) (Emanuel Miller steals) | |||
9:12 | Chase Hunter shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul) | |||
9:12 | +1 | Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-20 | |
9:12 | +1 | Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-21 | |
8:57 | Dillon Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
8:55 | Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound | |||
8:45 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 19-21 | |
8:20 | Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
8:18 | Dillon Hunter defensive rebound | |||
8:11 | Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot | |||
8:09 | Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:04 | Micah Peavy misses two point layup | |||
7:59 | JaKobe Coles offensive rebound | |||
7:59 | JaKobe Coles misses two point layup | |||
7:59 | Emanuel Miller offensive rebound | |||
7:59 | Emanuel Miller misses two point layup | |||
7:59 | Emanuel Miller misses two point layup | |||
7:57 | Micah Peavy offensive rebound | |||
7:55 | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point layup | 19-23 | |
7:40 | Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
7:38 | PJ Hall offensive rebound | |||
7:34 | Ernest Udeh Jr. personal foul | |||
7:34 | TV timeout | |||
7:28 | Xavier Cork personal foul | |||
7:07 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point layup | 21-23 | |
6:53 | Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Hunter steals) | |||
6:48 | +2 | Dillon Hunter makes two point layup | 23-23 | |
6:17 | Emanuel Miller misses two point layup | |||
6:16 | Xavier Cork offensive rebound | |||
6:16 | PJ Hall shooting foul (Xavier Cork draws the foul) | |||
6:16 | Xavier Cork misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:16 | +1 | Xavier Cork makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-24 | |
5:57 | +2 | Dillon Hunter makes two point layup | 25-24 | |
5:39 | Xavier Cork turnover (bad pass) (PJ Hall steals) | |||
5:32 | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup (Joseph Girard III assists) | 27-24 | |
5:30 | Horned Frogs 30 second timeout | |||
5:21 | +3 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists) | 27-27 | |
5:04 | PJ Hall misses three point jump shot | |||
5:02 | RJ Godfrey offensive rebound | |||
5:02 | Trevian Tennyson personal foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul) | |||
5:02 | RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:02 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
4:51 | Chase Hunter personal foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul) | |||
4:51 | Emanuel Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:51 | RJ Godfrey defensive rebound | |||
4:30 | Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot | |||
4:28 | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | |||
4:14 | Essam Mostafa misses two point hook shot | |||
4:12 | PJ Hall defensive rebound | |||
4:06 | +3 | PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists) | 30-27 | |
3:46 | Emanuel Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
3:44 | Josh Beadle defensive rebound | |||
3:41 | Jameer Nelson Jr. personal foul (Josh Beadle draws the foul) | |||
3:41 | TV timeout | |||
3:41 | +1 | Josh Beadle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-27 | |
3:41 | +1 | Josh Beadle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-27 | |
3:30 | Essam Mostafa turnover (bad pass) (Ian Schieffelin steals) | |||
3:26 | Josh Beadle misses two point layup | |||
3:24 | Bas Leyte offensive rebound | |||
3:24 | Essam Mostafa personal foul (Bas Leyte draws the foul) | |||
3:24 | Bas Leyte misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
3:24 | JaKobe Coles defensive rebound | |||
3:04 | JaKobe Coles misses two point jump shot | |||
3:02 | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound | |||
3:02 | Dillon Hunter personal foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul) | |||
3:02 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-28 | |
3:02 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-29 | |
2:37 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 34-29 | |
2:21 | PJ Hall blocks Micah Peavy's two point layup | |||
2:19 | Micah Peavy offensive rebound | |||
2:16 | Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot | |||
2:14 | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound | |||
2:14 | Ian Schieffelin personal foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul) | |||
2:14 | Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:14 | +1 | Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-30 | |
1:55 | Dillon Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
1:53 | Jameer Nelson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:48 | Josh Beadle personal foul (Jameer Nelson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
1:48 | +1 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-31 | |
1:48 | +1 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-32 | |
1:30 | PJ Hall misses three point jump shot | |||
1:28 | RJ Godfrey offensive rebound | |||
1:22 | RJ Godfrey misses two point jump shot | |||
1:20 | Micah Peavy defensive rebound | |||
1:09 | +2 | Trevian Tennyson makes two point jump shot (Emanuel Miller assists) | 34-34 | |
0:59 | Tigers 30 second timeout | |||
0:44 | PJ Hall turnover (bad pass) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals) | |||
0:39 | PJ Hall blocks Jameer Nelson Jr.'s two point layup | |||
0:37 | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound | |||
0:36 | Joseph Girard III personal foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul) | |||
0:36 | +1 | Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-35 | |
0:36 | Ernest Udeh Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:36 | RJ Godfrey defensive rebound | |||
0:19 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Dillon Hunter assists) | 36-35 | |
0:13 | Micah Peavy misses two point layup | |||
0:11 | Tigers defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Joseph Girard III misses two point layup | |||
0:00 | Tigers offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |