National Basketball Association
Clemson 70, Louisville 64
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials:
# Paul Szelc, # Lee Cassell, # Ron Groover
Attendance:
6760
By Field Level Media
PJ Hall scored a team-high 25 points, leading Clemson to a 70-64 win over visiting Louisville on Tuesday.
Chase Hunter added 16 points for Clemson (14-6, 4-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), which rebounded from a one-point loss at then-No.12 Duke on Saturday. Joseph Girard III collected 13 points for the Tigers, who saw their 24-point lead reduced to just four late in the game.
Tre White led Louisville (6-15, 1-9) with a career-high 29 points and 14 rebounds. Mike James added eight points for the Cardinals, who dropped their sixth straight game. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield had seven points and nine rebounds.
After holding a 12-point halftime lead, Clemson opened the second half on a 9-1 run, jumping out to a 43-23 lead with 17:31 left.
White's jump shot cut the Louisville deficit to 16. But back-to-back 3-pointers from Hunter and Chauncey Wiggins, followed by Jack Clark's dunk, ignited the Clemson crowd, pushing the lead to 55-31 with 10:44 left.
Six straight points from White helped Louisville cut into the Clemson lead, trailing by just 14 points at the 8:27 mark.
After starting 0-for-16, Louisville's first 3-pointer of the game came with 6:21 left, as James cut the deficit to 10.
White's free throw got the deficit down to six, before Hall scored four straight points for Clemson. White knocked down a triple with 29 seconds left, cutting the deficit to four.
Clemson then connected on its last four free throws, escaping with the six-point win.
Neither team jumped out to an impressive offensive start, with Louisville leading 10-9 at the 11:52 mark.
After Mike James' two free throws gave the Cardinals a three-point lead, Clemson answered with a 13-4 run that was capped by Wiggins' mid-range jump shot with 3:41 left.
From there, the Tigers finished the half on a 10-4 run, taking a 34-22 advantage at halftime. Clemson was led by Hunter's 11 first-half points, followed by Hall's 10. Louisville made just 8 of 33 shots and missed all 11 3-point attempts.
Clemson improved to 6-0 at home against Louisville since the Cardinals joined the ACC in the 2014-15 season.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Louisville |
|
Clemson |
|
Tre White 29 |
Scoring |
PJ Hall 25 |
|
Tre White 2 |
Assists |
Chauncey Wiggins 4 |
|
Tre White 14 |
Rebounds |
Ian Schieffelin 8 |
|
Tre White 6 |
Free Throws Made |
PJ Hall 7 |
|
Tre White 2 |
Steals |
RJ Godfrey 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Chauncey Wiggins 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisville
|
64 |
34.4 |
2-20 |
18-23 |
4 |
44 |
0 |
7 |
16 |
| Clemson
|
70 |
43.1 |
5-22 |
21-25 |
13 |
28 |
6 |
4 |
13 |
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