Chase Hunter scores 20 as Clemson beats Baylor 72-64 in 2nd round of NCAA tourney
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Chase Hunter had 20 points and six assists, and No. 6 seed Clemson held off third-seeded Baylor for a 72-64 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
The Tigers advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in coach Brad Brownell’s 14 seasons. They also made it in 2018, when they lost to Kansas in the third round.
“This was a big win for us,” Brownell said. “Baylor’s obviously a very talented, well-coached team. So for us to play the way we did, I thought our defense was outstanding throughout. And that was a big key in both of our wins here in Memphis.”
Joseph Girard III scored 13 points for the Tigers (23-11), and Ian Schieffelin and PJ Hall each had 11.
Next up for Clemson is No. 2 seed in Arizona in the West Region semifinals in Los Angeles. The Wildcats advanced with a 78-68 victory over Dayton on Saturday.
RayJ Dennis led Baylor with 27 points, including 21 in the second half. Ja'Kobe Walter added 20 points, but the Bears (24-11) lost in the second round of the NCAA tourney for the third straight year.
Baylor went 16 for 26 at the foul line, compared to 20 for 24 for Clemson.
The Tigers controlled the game through the first half and most of the second. They opened a 61-46 lead on Schieffelin’s wild layup with 6:41 left.
Schieffelin flipped the ball over his head, and it somehow went in the basket as he was fouled. But he missed the ensuing free throw.
“I just wanted to get a shot up and try to draw a foul," Schieffelin said. "I was on the ground and looked up, and it went in. If I took that 10 more times, I don’t know if I make it. But it went in when it mattered.”
Baylor coach Scott Drew tried to rally his team during a late timeout.
“I said: ‘Let’s have the best comeback of the NCAA Tournament.’ I think they were excited about that,” Drew said.
The Bears responded. Walter’s three-point play trimmed Clemson's lead to 64-62 with 2:19 to go.
Baylor had a chance to tie the game with 36.2 seconds left, but Walter missed two foul shots. RJ Godfrey then made four free throws and Girard hit two to help Clemson close it out.
The Bears struggled from 3-point range after their long-distance shooting played a big role in Friday night's 92-67 victory over Colgate. They went 6 for 24 from deep against the Tigers after going 16 for 30 from 3 in their opening game in the NCAA tourney.
Clemson concentrated on taking away the long-range shot and when Baylor took the ball inside, they were met by a scrum of Tigers.
Brownell said the first priority was limiting 3-pointers.
“I thought we did as good a job as you can,” he said.
Baylor also finished with seven assists and 10 turnovers.
“I think it was just making sure we got big baskets when we needed them,” Hunter said of holding off the Bears. “Getting big stops when we needed them. We knew they were a great team. They were going to go on runs."
BIG PICTURE
Clemson: The Tigers shot 52% (13 for 25) on their way to a 35-25 lead at the break. They held on at the line.
Baylor: Dennis was 2 for 10 from 3-point range, and Walter was 3 for 9. Walter also went 5 for 11 at the line.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | PJ Hall vs. Yves Missi (Ian Schieffelin gains possession) | |||
19:39 | Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot | |||
19:37 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
19:28 | RayJ Dennis misses two point driving layup | |||
19:26 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
19:11 | PJ Hall misses two point layup | |||
19:09 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
18:54 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
18:52 | Jack Clark defensive rebound | |||
18:32 | +3 | Ian Schieffelin makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists) | 3-0 | |
18:07 | Joseph Girard III personal foul | |||
18:03 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists) | 3-3 | |
17:45 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 5-3 | |
17:22 | Yves Missi offensive foul | |||
17:22 | Yves Missi turnover (offensive foul) | |||
17:02 | Yves Missi blocks Ian Schieffelin's two point layup | |||
17:00 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
16:49 | +2 | RayJ Dennis makes two point driving layup | 5-5 | |
16:34 | +2 | Jack Clark makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 7-5 | |
16:16 | Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot | |||
16:12 | Tigers defensive rebound | |||
15:50 | RayJ Dennis personal foul | |||
15:50 | TV timeout | |||
15:47 | PJ Hall misses two point layup | |||
15:45 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
15:31 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
15:29 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
15:14 | +3 | Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists) | 10-5 | |
14:52 | PJ Hall shooting foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul) | |||
14:52 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-6 | |
14:52 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-7 | |
14:35 | +3 | Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists) | 13-7 | |
14:13 | +2 | Jalen Bridges makes two point driving dunk | 13-9 | |
13:52 | +2 | Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot | 15-9 | |
13:29 | +3 | Jalen Bridges makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 15-12 | |
12:57 | Jack Clark misses three point jump shot | |||
12:55 | RJ Godfrey offensive rebound | |||
12:53 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point layup | 17-12 | |
12:34 | Ian Schieffelin personal foul | |||
12:20 | Caleb Lohner turnover (out of bounds) | |||
12:05 | Jump ball. RJ Godfrey vs. Ja'Kobe Walter (Bears gains possession) | |||
12:05 | RJ Godfrey turnover (lost ball) (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | |||
11:59 | +2 | RayJ Dennis makes two point driving layup | 17-14 | |
11:32 | TV timeout | |||
11:17 | +3 | Jack Clark makes three point jump shot (Chauncey Wiggins assists) | 20-14 | |
10:56 | RayJ Dennis turnover (bad pass) (Chase Hunter steals) | |||
10:43 | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point turnaround jump shot (Chase Hunter assists) | 22-14 | |
10:14 | +2 | Josh Ojianwuna makes two point layup (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 22-16 | |
10:03 | Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
10:01 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
9:53 | RayJ Dennis misses three point jump shot | |||
9:51 | PJ Hall defensive rebound | |||
9:33 | Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
9:31 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
9:19 | Caleb Lohner misses two point jump shot | |||
9:17 | PJ Hall defensive rebound | |||
8:55 | PJ Hall misses three point jump shot | |||
8:53 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
8:33 | Dillon Hunter shooting foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul) | |||
8:33 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 22-17 | |
8:33 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 22-18 | |
8:33 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | |||
8:33 | Dillon Hunter defensive rebound | |||
8:05 | Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul) | |||
8:05 | Ian Schieffelin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:05 | +1 | Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-18 | |
7:45 | Jalen Bridges turnover (traveling) | |||
7:45 | TV timeout | |||
7:32 | +2 | Joseph Girard III makes two point pullup jump shot (Chase Hunter assists) | 25-18 | |
6:59 | Jayden Nunn misses two point jump shot | |||
6:57 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
6:52 | Chase Hunter turnover (bad pass) | |||
6:35 | Chase Hunter shooting foul (RayJ Dennis draws the foul) | |||
6:35 | +1 | RayJ Dennis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-19 | |
6:35 | +1 | RayJ Dennis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-20 | |
6:16 | PJ Hall offensive foul | |||
6:16 | PJ Hall turnover (offensive foul) | |||
6:02 | RayJ Dennis misses three point jump shot | |||
6:00 | Ja'Kobe Walter offensive rebound | |||
5:54 | RayJ Dennis misses three point jump shot | |||
5:52 | RayJ Dennis offensive rebound | |||
5:44 | Yves Missi misses two point layup | |||
5:42 | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | |||
5:33 | Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Nunn steals) | |||
5:28 | Jayden Nunn misses two point layup | |||
5:26 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
5:24 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point putback dunk | 25-22 | |
5:08 | Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot | |||
5:06 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
4:55 | Ja'Kobe Walter turnover (bad pass) | |||
4:37 | Chase Hunter misses two point layup | |||
4:35 | Jayden Nunn defensive rebound | |||
4:25 | Ian Schieffelin personal foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
4:25 | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:25 | Ja'Kobe Walter offensive rebound | |||
4:25 | Jack Clark blocks Jayden Nunn's two point layup | |||
4:23 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
4:20 | Yves Missi misses two point layup | |||
4:18 | Joseph Girard III defensive rebound | |||
3:53 | +3 | Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot | 28-22 | |
3:27 | Jalen Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Joseph Girard III steals) | |||
3:23 | Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul) | |||
3:23 | TV timeout | |||
3:23 | +1 | Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-22 | |
3:23 | +1 | Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-22 | |
3:03 | Chauncey Wiggins blocks Caleb Lohner's two point jump shot | |||
3:01 | Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
2:38 | Josh Ojianwuna blocks RJ Godfrey's two point layup | |||
2:36 | Jayden Nunn defensive rebound | |||
2:10 | Jayden Nunn misses two point jump shot | |||
2:08 | Joseph Girard III defensive rebound | |||
1:49 | +2 | Chauncey Wiggins makes two point dunk (Joseph Girard III assists) | 32-22 | |
1:31 | RayJ Dennis turnover (bad pass) (Jack Clark steals) | |||
1:09 | Chase Hunter turnover (bad pass) (RayJ Dennis steals) | |||
1:04 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 32-25 | |
0:50 | Tigers 30 second timeout | |||
0:37 | RJ Godfrey misses two point layup | |||
0:35 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
0:33 | Bears 30 second timeout | |||
0:07 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
0:05 | RJ Godfrey defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | +3 | Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot | 35-25 | |
0:00 | End of period |