National Basketball Association
Clemson 72, South Carolina 67
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Lee Cassell, # Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
Attendance:
9000
By Field Level Media
Chauncey Wiggins gave No. 24 Clemson a big boost of offense with 15 points and the Tigers overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to remain undefeated by topping visiting South Carolina 72-67 on Wednesday night.
PJ Hall supplied 14 points, Joe Girard III had 12 points, Ian Schieffelin supplied 12 points and 12 rebounds and Chase Hunter notched 10 points for Clemson (8-0), which continued its best start in seven years.
The in-state rivals put on quite a show with a back-and-forth battle down the stretch. Hunter's 3-pointer pushed Clemson to a 65-59 edge with less than two minutes to play. It was his first successful trey in four attempts.
Meechie Johnson poured in 26 points to go with a game-high four assists and Stephen Clark and B.J. Mack each had 10 points for the Gamecocks (7-1), who were in their first true road game of the season.
South Carolina was dinged by 10-for-30 shooting on 3-pointers. Johnson was 6-for-10, while the rest of the team was 4-for-20.
Wiggins, who entered the game averaging 4.4 points per outing, hit three 3-point baskets in the second half.
South Carolina led 44-33 early in the second half before Clemson scored 11 consecutive points to pull even on RJ Godfrey's basket.
Wiggins made consecutive 3-pointers to send the Tigers into a 54-51 lead at the 7:20 mark. South Carolina was up about two minutes later after a pair of Mack free throws before Schieffelin posted the next five points and Clemson led the rest of the way. The Tigers went 7-for-8 on free throws in the last 38 seconds.
The Gamecocks led 30-23 at halftime, aided by a couple of strong stretches.
South Carolina burst out to a 10-2 lead, though Clemson caught up. Then tied at 23-23, the Tigers were scoreless for the rest of the first half for a span of 7:40.
South Carolina managed only seven points in the final nine minutes before the break.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| South Carolina |
|
Clemson |
|
Meechie Johnson 26 |
Scoring |
Chauncey Wiggins 15 |
|
Meechie Johnson 4 |
Assists |
Joseph Girard III 3 |
|
B.J. Mack 7 |
Rebounds |
Ian Schieffelin 12 |
|
Meechie Johnson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Joseph Girard III 4 |
|
Meechie Johnson 3 |
Steals |
RJ Godfrey 2 |
|
Stephen Clark 1 |
Blocks |
PJ Hall 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Carolina
|
67 |
36.1 |
10-30 |
13-19 |
13 |
34 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
| Clemson
|
72 |
44.6 |
8-18 |
14-20 |
13 |
39 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
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