National Basketball Association
Clemson 64, Robert Morris 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials:
# Sean Hull, # Tim Nestor, # Jeff Nicholas
Attendance:
6303
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Clemson 64, Robert Morris 57: Jaron Blossomgame registered 16 points and 12 rebounds to push the Tigers past the visiting Colonials.
Blossomgame finished 6-of-9 from the floor and produced his fifth double-double of the season for Clemson (8-4), which won its final two non-conference games. Donte Grantham 13 points, six rebounds and four assists and Damarcus Harrison put up 11 points for the Tigers.
Marcquise Reed scored 21 points off the bench on 9-of-14 shooting for Robert Morris (4-8), which lost for the fourth time in six games. Lucky Jones supplied 13 points and Rodney Pryor chipped in with seven points and a team-high nine rebounds for the Colonials.
Despite shooting just 29.4 percent, the Colonials led for most of the first half thanks to five 3-pointers and a 1-of-10 performance from beyond the arc by Clemson. Jordan Roper's three-point play with 1:19 remaining in the half lifted the Tigers to a two-point lead and Sidy Djitte's bucket made it 30-26 at the break.
The Tigers needed fewer than four minutes of the second half to go up 41-26 as Harrison nailed two 3-pointers - his first baskets of the game - and Grantham had a jumper and a three-point play. Another triple by Harrison and layups by Grantham and Djitte put the lead at 18 points before Reed led a rally to get the Colonials to within seven in the final two minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The freshman Reed had 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the first half for Robert Morris, which had as many two-point field goals as 3-pointers in the opening stanza. ... Roper had eight points - all in the first half - for Clemson, which plays No. 20 North Carolina and at No. 6 Louisville to open ACC play. ... Landry Nnoko had just four points, but came up with four of the nine blocks for the Tigers, who finished with a 45-40 edge in rebounding.
Top Game Performances
| Robert Morris |
|
Clemson |
|
Marcquise Reed 21 |
Scoring |
Jaron Blossomgame 16 |
|
Rodney Pryor 3 |
Assists |
Rod Hall 5 |
|
Rodney Pryor 9 |
Rebounds |
Jaron Blossomgame 12 |
|
Stephan Bennett 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Jaron Blossomgame 4 |
|
Marcquise Reed 3 |
Steals |
Damarcus Harrison 1 |
|
Andre Frederick 2 |
Blocks |
Landry Nnoko 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Robert Morris
|
57 |
32.4 |
6-23 |
3-6 |
8 |
34 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
| Clemson
|
64 |
46.3 |
4-17 |
10-16 |
12 |
43 |
9 |
1 |
17 |
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