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OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: CLEMSON vs. South Carolina

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Tip-off was moved from 8:00 to 6:00. It's televised on ACCN, and I'll have live updates and coverage right here!

The Tigers are undefeated at home and an 8.5-point favorite tonight. They are No.3 nationally in 3-point shooting (43%) and No.1 in the Power Five!

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We're underway in Littlejohn! Not a huge crowd but decent considering the students are on break. It's about half full.

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Collins misses his first couple attempts but starts the scoring two minutes in. Tigers lead 2-0.

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Cocks hit a 3 to take a 3-2 lead.

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Ugh Dawes misses a couple wide open 3's but the Tigers get two offensive rebounds and Honor makes a pair of free throws. Tigers lead by one.

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Hall with a reverse layup for his first score! Tigers lead by 3.

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Great shot fake by Tyson, but he misses the mid-range jumper.

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Ugh Hemenway misses a short jumper. Tigers are getting great looks but they aren't falling.

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Cocks hit a another 3 to tie the game with 14 mins left in the half.

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Good grief Cocks hit another 3 to take a 9-6 lead. They are 3-7 from 3 and the Tigers haven't hit one yet.

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Cocks make a pair of free throws to go up 5. It's an 8-0 run.

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CHASE HUNTER AND ONE!!! Nice spark off the bench to stop the run.

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Hunter completes the 3-point play. Tigers trail by 2 with 12 mins left in the half.

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Cocks make a pair of free throws to push the lead to 4.

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COLLINS FOR 3!!! First 3 for the Tigers cuts the lead to one!

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Cocks hit a jumper to push the lead to 3.

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Hall makes one of two at the line to cut the lead to 2 with 9:30 left in the half.

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Ugh Tigers have a couple shots blocked for a clock violation. They just can't seem to get their offense going. Just one 3 so far! And they've missed a bunch of open shots.

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Tigers are shooting just 18% from the field and 13% from the arc. And they are 3rd in the nation in 3-point shooting! The good news is they are out-rebounding the Cocks on the offensive boards 8-2.

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Cocks hit a jumper to go up 4 with 6:15 left in the half. Super low-scoring game so far at 17-13!

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The freshman Ian comes in off the bench and makes a pair of free throws. Tigers trail by 2.

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Cocks drive for a score to go up 4.

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Nice pass from Ian to Collins for a layup! Tigers trail by 2 with 4:30 left in the half.

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Tyson turnaround to tie the game!

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Tigers get a steal and a fast break layup by Hall to go up 2! The crowd is the loudest it's been yet!

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Ugh Cocks score to tie and quiet the crowd.

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Collins makes one of two at the line, and Tyson comes down with an offensive rebound. Honor misses a layup but gets his own rebound and Hall scores! Tigers lead by 3 with 2:30 left in the half. They have 12 offensive boards!

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HEMENWAY FOR 3!!! His first of the game puts the Tigers up 6, their biggest lead, with 1:15 left in the half!

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Hall draws an offensive foul! Tigers up 6 with the ball with under a minute left in the half.

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Frank Martin called for a technical foul! Lol

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Tyson makes one of two. Tigers up 7 with the ball.

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TYSON OFFENSIVE BOARD AND ONE!!! He misses the free throw, but Tigers get their 14th offensive board!

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Ugh Tigers turn it over with 12.5 seconds left in the half, but they lead by 9.

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Cocks score to cut the lead to 6. Slow offensive start for the Tigers, but 14 offensive boards kept them in it!

TIGERS LEAD 30-24 AT THE HALF.

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Hall has his shot blocked to start the half.

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DAWES FOR 3!!! His first points of the game put the Tigers up 9!

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Dawes fast break layup! Tigers lead by 11, their largest of the game!

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Hall makes one of two at the line to push the lead to 12. It's a 6-0 run to start the half.

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Cocks make a free throw and then two more to cut the lead to 9.

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HEMENWAY FOR 3!!! His second of the game puts the Tigers back up 12!

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TYSON FAST BREAK LAYUP AND ONE!!! Nice dish to the trailer by Dawes! You almost never see that anymore. Everyone wants to take on the defender on the fast break themselves. Tyson completes the 3-point play to put the Tigers up 15 with 15 mins left!

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HEMENWAY FOR 3!!! Tigers lead by 18! Hemenway is 3-4 from the arc.

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Collins makes a pair of free throws to put the Tigers up 20!

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Hall puts the Tigers up 22! They've outscored the Cocks 19-3 in the second half!

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Hall makes a pair of free throws to put the Tigers up 24 with under 13 mins left! Freshman Ben Middlebrooks makes his first appearance.

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Dawes makes one of two at the line. Tigers lead by 25, they've almost doubled the Gamecocks up.

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Put-back dunk cuts the lead to 23. Just 5 points for the Gamecocks in the half.

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Gamecocks have cut the lead to 15 with 9 mins left.

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Good grief. Lead cut in half to 13 with 8:30 left. Tigers call timeout.

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Layup by Collins and dunk by Tyson push the lead back to 17!

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Cocks cut the lead to 15 with 7:30 left.

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Cocks make a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 13 again.

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Hall jump hook puts the Tigers up 15!

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TYSON AND ONE!!! He misses the free throw. Tigers lead by 17 with 5:30 left.

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Gamecocks' big-man Woodley fouls out with 5:16 left. Tigers are in double-bonus.

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Hall makes both free throws to give him 16. Tigers lead by 19 with 5 mins left!

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3-point play cuts the lead to 16.

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Fast break layup cuts the lead to 14 with 4 mins left.

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Tyson offensive board and put back! He has 14!

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Gamecocks score to cut the lead back to 14 with 3 mins left.

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Gamecocks cut the lead to 12 but Tyson answers with a pair of free throws. Tigers up 14 with 2:40 left.

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Cocks make a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 12 again.

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Dawes fouled. We're getting into a foul fest with 2:30 left. He makes both to push the lead to 14. I'm headed down to the court! I'll have post-game interviews in a bit.

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TIGERS WIN 70-56!!!

3rd straight win, and they are still undefeated at home. Nice momentum going into a tough 3-game stretch against UVA twice and Duke here on the 29th. I'll have post-game interviews and highlights shortly!