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GAMEDAY SETUP CLEMSON (7-1) vs. SAMFORD (2-7) Date: Saturday, December 9 Tipoff: 3:01 p.m. ET Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Radio: CTN (Don Munson-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ACCN Extra (Pete Yanity-pbp; Kelly Gramlich-color)
• Clemson will face-off against Samford for the fourth time in program history on Saturday. It will mark the first matchup since the 2007-08 season. • The Tigers are 3-0 all-time against the Bulldogs • Clemson is 251-96 all-time against members of the Southern Conference, including this year’s victory over Western Carolina. • With a win, Clemson will seek its best start to a season since 2008-09. • Clemson received five votes in this week’s AP Poll.
SERIES HISTORY CU Series W-L record: Clemson leads 3-0. Streak: Clemson has won three-straight in the series, all coming on its home floor.
TIGER TRACKS • Clemson matches its best start to a regular season since the beginning of the 2013-14 campaign. • The Tigers handed UNC Asheville its worst loss of the season (31 points) and topped the Bulldogs by its highest scoring margin in a victory this season. • Clemson used 10 dunks en route to the dominating victory - its most in a game since a 102-67 win over Western Carolina (2/11/1998). • Donte Grantham notched his second double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds (Third double-double of his career). • Grantham is seventh in the country and first in the ACC in field goal percentage (68.9). • Clyde Trapp collected a career-high seven points last time out (3-for-3 from the field). • Clemson finished with over 50.0 percent shooting from the field for the fifth time this season. • Coach Brownell is just two wins shy of 300 for his career (298). Reply |
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2017-12-09 14:10:59
DeVoe 3 for the first points of the game! Tigers lead 3-0. |
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2017-12-09 14:14:53
Ugly start for the Tigers, missing their last 7 field goals. Haven't scored in over 4 minutes. They trail 7-3. |
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2017-12-09 14:18:06
Eli layup and 3 by Reed put the Tigers back ahead 8-7. |
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2017-12-09 14:23:19
Very sluggish offensive start against the Samford zone. Tigers trail 9-8 with less than 12 minutes left in the half. |
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2017-12-09 14:25:43
Eli makes a short jumper, Tigers trail 11-10. |
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2017-12-09 14:28:08
Trapp bricks a 3, but DeVoe rebounds and is fouled. He makes just one of two to tie it at 11. |
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2017-12-09 14:30:16
Eli makes one of two at the line after an offensive board. Tigers lead 12-11. |
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2017-12-09 14:31:35
Eli makes one of two at the line again. Tigers lead 13-11 with under 9 mins left in the half. |
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2017-12-09 14:33:26
Mitchell to Grantham for a dunk! Tigers lead 15-13. First points for Grantham. |
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2017-12-09 14:40:21
Eli layup and Oliver 3 put the Tigers up 21-13. Largest lead of the game. |
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2017-12-09 14:41:14
Donnal misses both free throws! Tigers are a dreadful 4-10 at the line today. |
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2017-12-09 14:42:17
Mitchell hits a layup and then a 3! Tigers lead 26-20. |
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2017-12-09 14:47:05
Eli finally makes both free throws. First time today a Tiger has made a pair. Tigers lead 28-24 with under 3 mins left in the half. |
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2017-12-09 14:49:30
Another Grantham dunk off a nice bounce pass by Mitchell! Tigers lead 30-27. |
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2017-12-09 14:51:15
Mitchell transition jumper makes it 32-27 with under 2 mins left in the half. |
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2017-12-09 14:52:15
Ugh 3-pointer by Samford makes it 32-30. Tigers cannot build a lead. |
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2017-12-09 14:56:24
Reed makes a pair of free throws to push the lead to 34-30 with 30 secs left in half. |
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2017-12-09 14:56:49
Eli makes one of two again at the line. Tigers take a 35-30 lead into halftime. Eli leads with 11 points and 5 boards. |
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2017-12-09 15:00:22
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2017-12-09 15:19:17
Tigers start the half slow offensively again. Haven't scored in the first 4 minutes. They trail 37-35 now. |
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2017-12-09 15:24:08
Reed fouled on a 3 and makes all 3 to put the Tigers back ahead 38-37. Reed easily the best FT shooter on the team. |
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2017-12-09 15:24:46
Tigers down 4 now after a layup and a 3 by Samford. |
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2017-12-09 15:29:06
DeVoe back to back 3's! Tigers lead 47-45. DeVoe with three 3's in the game. |
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2017-12-09 15:29:57
Mitchell 3 and Grantham layup! Tigers lead by 4. |
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2017-12-09 15:30:33
Tigers have really awakened last couple minutes. With only 12 minutes left, they need to pour it on and build a lead so they don't blow this one. |
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2017-12-09 15:34:36
DeVoe with his fourth 3! Tigers lead by 7. |
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2017-12-09 15:36:48
Lead down to 3 now with under 10 mins left. |
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2017-12-09 15:38:00
Tigers have not scored in 3 minutes. |
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2017-12-09 15:41:50
DeVoe makes one of two at the line. Tigers lead by 3 but haven't scored a FG in 4 mins. |
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2017-12-09 15:42:22
Grantham makes a pair of free throws. Tigers lead by 5 with under 8 mins left. |
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2017-12-09 15:45:47
Tigers now 0-6 from the field over the last 4:30. |
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2017-12-09 15:47:38
Grantham finally breaks the drought with a layup AND ONE! He finished the 3-point play to put the Tigers up 8 with 7 mins left. |
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2017-12-09 15:48:27
Mitchell transition layup! Tigers lead by 10 with 6:36 left. |
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2017-12-09 15:51:19
Grantham put-back and Mitchell 3! Tigers lead by 13 with 4:30 to play. 16 for Mitchell. |
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2017-12-09 15:53:09
Mitchell makes a pair of free throws. He has 18 now, and the Tigers lead by 15, their biggest lead of the game. |
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2017-12-09 15:53:30
Grantham dunk on an alley-oop from Reed! Lead stretched to 17 now! |
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2017-12-09 15:55:38
Reed to Eli, back to Reed for a layup! Tigers have exploded out to a 19-point lead with 3:20 left. |
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2017-12-09 15:58:06
Tigers had not shot well the entire game but have made 6 of their last 8 from the field! |
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2017-12-09 15:59:05
Ugh Eli misses 2 free throws. He is 5-10 at the line today. |
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2017-12-09 16:01:37
Grantham layup and one!!! He finishes the 3-point play to put the Tigers up 21. Grantham has 18. |
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2017-12-09 16:02:26
Grantham dunk on the alley-oop from Mitchell! What a huge half for Grantham! He now has 20, and the Tigers lead by 23. |
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2017-12-09 16:05:08
Mitchell makes a pair of free throws, and he now has 20 as well! Tigers lead by 22 with under a minute left. |
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2017-12-09 16:08:05
That's the ball game! It was an ugly first 30 minutes, but the Tigers roared out to an 81-59 win and finished with some nice momentum headed into a huge test against #5 Florida on a neutral court. Tigers have won 4 straight and are now 8-1 on the season! Grantham and Mitchell each scored 20 with big second halves. |
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2017-12-09 16:10:37
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2017-12-09 18:22:14
CLEMSON, S.C. — A 19-2 run late in the second half and five double-digit scorers propelled Clemson University men’s basketball to a dominating 81-59 win over Samford and moving the Tigers to 8-1 overall on the season – its best start since 2008-09.
Both Shelton Mitchell and Donte Grantham turned in the Tigers’ (8-1) sixth and seventh 20-point outings of the season. It served as a season-high for Mitchell. Elijah Thomas notched his fifth career double-double and third of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
The Bulldogs (2-8) played the Tigers tightly in the opening stanza and trailed by just five points at the break.
Samford came out strong in the second half and regained a lead of four points at 42-38, which forced a Tiger timeout.
Out of the timeout, the Tigers quickly moved in front of the Bulldogs on the heels of a 6-0 run keyed by a Marcquise Reed old fashioned 3-point play. After Samford trimmed the Tiger lead to two at 55-53, the Tigers took off.
From the 9:03 mark until 3:20 was left on the second half clock, the Tigers engineered a 19-2 run to blow the game wide open and lead the Bulldogs 74-55. The Tigers would close out the game on a 26-6 run for the 22-point victory.
Gabe DeVoe and Reed also finished in double-figures for the Tigers with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Clemson rebounded from a poor-shooting first half to finish 41.7 percent from the field and connected on 22 free throws.
The Tigers grabbed a season-high 17 offensive rebounds which helped them earn 19 second-chance points. They also forced 22 Bulldogs turnovers and turned those into 22 points.
The Tigers will return to the court on Saturday, Dec. 16 when it travels to Sunrise, Fla. For the 2017 MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic against the No. 5/5 Florida Gators. Tipoff is at 4:30 p.m. in the BB&T Center.
Notes: With the win, Clemson earns its best start to a season since 2008-09 … the Tigers improved to 4-0 all-time against Samford and 252-96 all-time against members of the Southern Conference … it was the Tigers fourth win this season by 20+ points … Grantham and Mitchell both scored the Tigers’ sixth and seventh 20-point outings this year … the 20 points for Mitchell was season high … Grantham is now 25 points shy of 1,000 for his career … Reed is now 18 points shy of 1,000 for his career … Elijah Thomas notched his fifth career double-double and third of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds … DeVoe matched his career-high with four steals … the Tigers assisted on 17-of-25 made baskets (68.0 percent) … the attendance of 7,434 was the second-largest of the season in Littlejohn Coliseum … head coach Brad Brownell is now just one win shy of his 300th career victory (299). Reply |
