Hall scores 27 to lead No. 18 Clemson to 109-79 rout of Queens
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) PJ Hall didn't like losing and he made sure No. 18 Clemson would not have to endure another frustrating few days thinking about defeat.
Hall scored 20 of his 27 points in the opening half as the Tigers bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 109-79 victory over Queens on Friday night.
“It was really kind of a professional approach,” Hall said. “That's what coach was getting on us all week, making sure we weren't taking this for granted.”
Joe Girard III and RJ Godfrey added 19 points each - a career-best for Godfrey - for Clemson, which lost 79-77 at No. 23 Memphis last Saturday to end its perfect start to the season.
It didn't take long for the Tigers (10-1) to gain control in their first-ever meeting with Queens (6-8) of the Atlantic Sun Conference with a 33-9 run over the final seven minutes of the opening half for a 69-36 lead at the break.
“Our first half offense was ridiculous,” Clemson coach Brad Brownell said as his team shot 71.1% (27 of 38). “With 16 assists, one turnover, some of the shotmaking was outstanding.”
It was the most points Clemson has scored in a game in Brownell's 14 seasons.
Queens, which averages 80 points a game, stuck close to the Tigers much of the first half and was down just 36-27 after Bryce Cash's 3-point play with 7:25 left before halftime. That's when Clemson closed with its back-breaking run.
Hall, a senior, had the highest scoring first half of his career on 8-of-10 shooting. Girard, the Syracuse transfer, had 16 points in the period with three 3-pointers. Both sat for much of the second half as Clemson maintained the sizeable edge.
Godfrey surpassed his previous best of 12 set earlier this season in a win over Winthrop.
BJ McLaurin and AJ McKee had 18 points apiece to lead Queens, which finished with five scorers in double figures.
“They're relentless in their style,” Brownell said of Queens. “They just keep coming at you.”
BIG PICTURE
Queens: The Royals are in their second season of a four-year transition to college basketball's top classification. They'll need to find a way to win on the road, having lost all six true road contests this season.
Clemson: The Tigers, who lead the ACC in the NET rankings, were expected to dominate overmatched Queens and they did. That hasn't always been the case during Brownell's tenure including last year where early losses to South Carolina and Loyola Chicago helped keep the 23-win team out of the NCAA Tournament.
GOOD SIGN
Brownell compared his team's fast start to Clemson's first half in its second-round NCAA Tournament contest with Auburn in 2018, when it opened a 43-19 lead by halftime on the way to their last appearance in the Sweet 16. “You have a couple of those halves a year,” he said. “It's good to see the ball go in the basket for a lot of guys.”
UP NEXT
Queens goes from one ranked ACC opponent to another, playing at No. 21 Duke on Dec. 30.
Clemson takes on Radford on Dec. 29.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | BJ McLaurin vs. PJ Hall (Tigers gains possession) | |||
19:46 | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup (PJ Hall assists) | 0-2 | |
19:18 | +2 | Deyton Albury makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
18:58 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 2-4 | |
18:28 | Deyton Albury misses two point layup | |||
18:26 | Tigers defensive rebound | |||
18:14 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point jump shot | 2-6 | |
17:43 | +3 | Chris Ashby makes three point jump shot (BJ McLaurin assists) | 5-6 | |
17:26 | +2 | Chase Hunter makes two point layup | 5-8 | |
17:14 | Ian Schieffelin blocks Bryce Cash's two point layup | |||
17:12 | Royals offensive rebound | |||
17:11 | BJ McLaurin misses three point jump shot | |||
17:09 | Joseph Girard III defensive rebound | |||
16:54 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 5-10 | |
16:37 | BJ McLaurin misses three point jump shot | |||
16:35 | Joseph Girard III defensive rebound | |||
16:28 | Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
16:26 | Joseph Girard III offensive rebound | |||
16:22 | +3 | Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot | 5-13 | |
16:13 | Deyton Albury misses two point layup | |||
16:11 | Deyton Albury offensive rebound | |||
16:06 | +3 | AJ McKee makes three point jump shot (BJ McLaurin assists) | 8-13 | |
15:53 | Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot | |||
15:51 | Deyton Albury defensive rebound | |||
15:39 | AJ McKee misses three point jump shot | |||
15:37 | Joseph Girard III defensive rebound | |||
15:33 | Chris Ashby personal foul | |||
15:33 | TV timeout | |||
15:25 | Malcolm Wilson personal foul | |||
15:10 | Malcolm Wilson blocks Ian Schieffelin's two point jump shot | |||
15:08 | Royals defensive rebound | |||
14:43 | AJ McKee misses two point jump shot | |||
14:41 | Malcolm Wilson offensive rebound | |||
14:41 | Malcolm Wilson misses two point layup | |||
14:40 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
14:32 | +2 | Joseph Girard III makes two point layup | 8-15 | |
14:03 | Kalib Mathews misses two point layup | |||
14:01 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
13:42 | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup | 8-17 | |
13:57 | RJ Godfrey misses two point layup | |||
13:55 | RJ Godfrey offensive rebound | |||
13:54 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point layup | 8-17 | |
13:37 | +3 | Chris Ashby makes three point jump shot | 11-17 | |
13:31 | Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot | |||
13:29 | AJ McKee defensive rebound | |||
13:14 | AJ McKee misses three point jump shot | |||
13:12 | Kalib Mathews offensive rebound | |||
13:09 | Chris Ashby misses three point jump shot | |||
13:07 | Josh Beadle defensive rebound | |||
12:59 | Malcolm Wilson shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul) | |||
12:59 | +1 | RJ Godfrey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-18 | |
12:59 | +1 | RJ Godfrey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-19 | |
12:48 | Chris Ashby misses three point jump shot | |||
12:46 | RJ Godfrey defensive rebound | |||
12:39 | Jaxon Pollard blocks Joseph Girard III's two point layup | |||
12:37 | Jaxon Pollard defensive rebound | |||
12:29 | Jaxon Pollard misses two point layup | |||
12:27 | RJ Godfrey defensive rebound | |||
12:19 | +2 | Dillon Hunter makes two point layup (Josh Beadle assists) | 11-21 | |
12:11 | +2 | BJ McLaurin makes two point layup | 13-21 | |
11:57 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point jump shot (RJ Godfrey assists) | 13-23 | |
11:41 | PJ Hall blocks Deyton Albury's two point layup | |||
11:40 | Royals offensive rebound | |||
11:40 | TV timeout | |||
11:30 | AJ McKee misses two point layup | |||
11:28 | BJ McLaurin offensive rebound | |||
11:27 | Josh Beadle shooting foul (BJ McLaurin draws the foul) | |||
11:27 | BJ McLaurin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
11:27 | +1 | BJ McLaurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-23 | |
11:14 | BJ McLaurin shooting foul (PJ Hall draws the foul) | |||
11:14 | +1 | PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-24 | |
11:14 | +1 | PJ Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-25 | |
10:58 | AJ McKee turnover (bad pass) (PJ Hall steals) | |||
10:54 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point dunk | 14-27 | |
10:43 | PJ Hall blocks Deyton Albury's two point layup | |||
10:41 | Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point dunk (Dillon Hunter assists) | 14-29 | |
10:37 | Royals 30 second timeout | |||
10:17 | +2 | BJ McLaurin makes two point jump shot | 16-29 | |
9:57 | BJ McLaurin personal foul | |||
9:45 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point jump shot (Josh Beadle assists) | 16-31 | |
9:30 | Dillon Hunter personal foul | |||
9:16 | +3 | AJ McKee makes three point jump shot (Logan Threatt assists) | 19-31 | |
8:58 | PJ Hall misses two point jump shot | |||
8:56 | BJ McLaurin defensive rebound | |||
8:50 | +2 | Bryce Cash makes two point layup | 21-31 | |
8:41 | Tigers 30 second timeout | |||
8:33 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point dunk (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 21-33 | |
8:20 | AJ McKee turnover (bad pass) (Chauncey Wiggins steals) | |||
8:12 | +3 | PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists) | 21-36 | |
7:47 | +3 | AJ McKee makes three point jump shot | 24-36 | |
7:32 | Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot | |||
7:30 | Bryce Cash defensive rebound | |||
7:25 | +2 | Bryce Cash makes two point layup | 26-36 | |
7:25 | Chauncey Wiggins shooting foul (Bryce Cash draws the foul) | |||
7:25 | TV timeout | |||
7:25 | +1 | Bryce Cash makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-36 | |
7:09 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists) | 27-38 | |
6:50 | AJ McKee turnover (traveling) | |||
6:35 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Joseph Girard III assists) | 27-40 | |
6:17 | +2 | Jacobi Sebock makes two point jump shot | 29-40 | |
5:47 | +2 | Josh Beadle makes two point jump shot | 29-42 | |
5:28 | +2 | Chris Ashby makes two point layup | 31-42 | |
5:13 | Ian Schieffelin misses two point jump shot | |||
5:11 | Deyton Albury defensive rebound | |||
5:02 | Jaxon Pollard misses three point jump shot | |||
5:00 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
4:49 | PJ Hall misses two point jump shot | |||
4:47 | Kobe George defensive rebound | |||
4:31 | Kobe George misses three point jump shot | |||
4:28 | Tigers defensive rebound | |||
4:14 | AJ McKee shooting foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul) | |||
4:14 | +1 | Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 31-43 | |
4:14 | +1 | Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 31-44 | |
4:14 | +1 | Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 31-45 | |
4:04 | Deyton Albury turnover (bad pass) (Chase Hunter steals) | |||
3:56 | +3 | PJ Hall makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists) | 31-48 | |
3:46 | AJ McKee misses three point jump shot | |||
3:44 | Dillon Hunter defensive rebound | |||
3:40 | +3 | Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot | 31-51 | |
3:26 | Jacobi Sebock misses three point jump shot | |||
3:24 | PJ Hall defensive rebound | |||
3:13 | Jacobi Sebock shooting foul (Chauncey Wiggins draws the foul) | |||
3:13 | TV timeout | |||
3:13 | +1 | Chauncey Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-52 | |
3:13 | +1 | Chauncey Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-53 | |
2:47 | Bryce Cash misses two point layup | |||
2:45 | Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
2:40 | Chauncey Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Kalib Mathews steals) | |||
2:37 | Bryce Cash misses two point layup | |||
2:35 | Tigers defensive rebound | |||
2:21 | +3 | Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot | 31-56 | |
2:07 | +3 | BJ McLaurin makes three point jump shot (Kalib Mathews assists) | 34-56 | |
1:54 | +2 | Chauncey Wiggins makes two point dunk (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 34-58 | |
1:32 | Ian Schieffelin shooting foul (BJ McLaurin draws the foul) | |||
1:32 | +1 | BJ McLaurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-58 | |
1:32 | BJ McLaurin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:32 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
1:22 | Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot | |||
1:20 | Dillon Hunter offensive rebound | |||
1:13 | +2 | Chauncey Wiggins makes two point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists) | 35-60 | |
1:05 | AJ McKee turnover (bad pass) (Chase Hunter steals) | |||
0:58 | +2 | Chase Hunter makes two point layup | 35-62 | |
0:58 | Royals 30 second timeout | |||
0:47 | Chase Hunter blocks Malcolm Wilson's two point layup | |||
0:45 | Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
0:37 | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point dunk (Chauncey Wiggins assists) | 35-64 | |
0:28 | Chris Ashby misses three point jump shot | |||
0:26 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
0:22 | +2 | Joseph Girard III makes two point layup | 35-66 | |
0:12 | Ian Schieffelin shooting foul (Logan Threatt draws the foul) | |||
0:12 | Logan Threatt misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:12 | +1 | Logan Threatt makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-66 | |
0:03 | +3 | Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Dillon Hunter assists) | 36-69 | |
0:00 | End of period |