PJ Hall scores 25 points, helps Clemson hold off Louisville 70-64
AP
Jan 30, 2024
Clemson Tigers, S.C. (AP) PJ Hall scored 25 points and Clemson turned back Louisville Cardinals for a 70-64 victory on Tuesday night.
Zan Payne scored three points and Tre White hit a 3 during an 8-2 surge that lasted a little over a minute to pull Louisville to 68-64 with 29 seconds left. Clemson sealed it at the free-throw line.
Clemson opened the second half on a 21-9 run for a 55-31 lead at the 13-minute mark. Louisville answered with a 25-7 run to cut its deficit to 62-56. Hall made consecutive layups to push the Tigers' lead back to double-digits with 2:21 to play.
Chase Hunter added 16 points and Joe Girard scored 13 for Clemson (14-6, 4-5 ACC).
White scored 29 points on 11-of-20 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Louisville (6-15, 1-9), which has lost six straight games and nine of its last 10.
Hunter didn't miss a field goal, scoring 11 points to help Clemson build a 34-22 halftime advantage. Hall added 10 first-half points as the Tigers shot 50% from the floor and made 10 of 11 free throws. Louisville missed all 11 of its 3-pointers and was 8-of-33 shooting (24%) in the first half.
Each team has home games on Saturday. Louisville faces Florida State and Clemson plays Virginia.
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1st Half
LOU
Cardinals
22
CLEM
Tigers
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Tigers gains possession)
19:35
+2
Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot
0-2
19:26
Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
19:24
Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
19:10
PJ Hall misses two point layup
19:08
Skyy Clark defensive rebound
18:51
Chauncey Wiggins blocks Brandon Huntley-Hatfield's two point jump shot
18:49
Cardinals offensive rebound
18:38
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
18:36
Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
18:28
Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
18:26
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
17:59
+2
Skyy Clark makes two point layup
2-2
17:51
Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
17:49
Mike James defensive rebound
17:39
Ian Schieffelin personal foul
17:25
Mike James misses three point jump shot
17:23
Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound
17:10
Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup
17:08
PJ Hall defensive rebound
16:50
PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
16:48
Skyy Clark defensive rebound
16:44
Skyy Clark turnover (RJ Godfrey steals)
16:37
+2
Joseph Girard III makes two point jump shot
2-4
16:37
Tre White shooting foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
16:37
+1
Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 1
2-5
16:33
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
16:31
Cardinals offensive rebound
16:19
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point layup
16:17
RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
16:10
PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
16:08
Skyy Clark defensive rebound
16:01
Tre White misses three point jump shot
15:59
Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
15:37
Chase Hunter turnover
15:37
TV timeout
15:25
Josh Beadle personal foul
15:25
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-5
15:25
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-5
15:13
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield personal foul
15:04
PJ Hall turnover
14:47
RJ Godfrey personal foul
14:34
Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
14:32
Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound
14:29
Chauncey Wiggins shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
14:29
+1
Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-5
14:29
+1
Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-5
14:12
Emmanuel Okorafor personal foul
14:12
+1
PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-6
14:12
+1
PJ Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-7
13:50
Chase Hunter personal foul
13:38
Tre White misses three point jump shot
13:36
Cardinals offensive rebound
13:19
Tre White misses two point jump shot
13:17
Kaleb Glenn offensive rebound
13:12
+2
Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup
8-7
13:07
Tigers 30 second timeout
13:05
Jack Clark turnover (lost ball) (Tre White steals)
12:58
Mike James turnover (bad pass)
12:45
Emmanuel Okorafor personal foul
12:35
+2
PJ Hall makes two point layup
8-9
12:13
+2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point hook shot
10-9
12:03
Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
12:01
Skyy Clark defensive rebound
11:52
TV timeout
11:35
Curtis Williams misses three point jump shot
11:33
Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound
11:30
Ian Schieffelin blocks Zan Payne's two point layup
11:30
Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound
11:20
+2
Emmanuel Okorafor makes two point dunk
12-9
11:08
+2
Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup (PJ Hall assists)
12-11
10:35
Cardinals turnover
10:19
PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
10:17
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
10:08
Mike James misses three point jump shot
10:06
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
10:03
PJ Hall personal foul
9:55
RJ Godfrey personal foul (Mike James draws the foul)
9:55
+1
Mike James makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-11
9:55
+1
Mike James makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-11
9:43
+3
Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Chauncey Wiggins assists)
14-14
9:11
Mike James misses two point jump shot
9:09
Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
9:06
Joseph Girard III turnover (carrying)
8:52
Mike James misses two point jump shot
8:50
PJ Hall defensive rebound
8:43
+2
Chase Hunter makes two point layup
14-16
8:11
Skyy Clark turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Hunter steals)