During a highly anticipated basketball game on Senior Night, Clemson's center PJ Hall showcased an exceptional performance, leading his team to a significant lead against Syracuse. Hall scored an impressive 21 points in the first half alone, with a shooting accuracy that included 9-12 from the field. His efforts were pivotal in Clemson's 12-2 run to end the first half, establishing a 42-30 lead at halftime. Despite a quieter second half from Hall, Clemson maintained their lead, with notable contributions from other players including a 4-point play by Girard. The game was marked by Clemson's strong 3-point shooting in the second half, going 6-of-9 from beyond the arc. The match concluded with Clemson holding a steady lead over Syracuse, with the final score being Clemson 82, Syracuse 74, demonstrating their dominance throughout the game.
Cuffe with another 3. Clemson leads Syracuse 82-74 with 1:47 to go.
Copeland for 3. Hall answers with a slam. Hunter with a slam, both beating the press easily. Cuffe for 3. Timeout. 2:20 to go. Clemson leads 82-71.
Clemson 78, SU 65. 3:37 to go. Quadir misses the #FreeThrowMatter out of the timeout. SU has gone into the press.
Girard for 3 and he's fouled to get the 4-point play. Clemson 74, Syracuse 61. 5:35 to go.
Not much from PJ Hall in the second half (2 points, compared to 21 in the first half), but Clemson MBB is holding steady and up 9 on Syracuse with 6 minutes to go here at Littlejohn Coliseum. Lead is 70-61
Hunter for 3. Clemson 68, SU 54. 7:48 to go. Clemson is 6-of-9 from 3-point range in the 2nd half.
Autry calls timeout with 8:52 to go. Clemson leads Syracuse 63-52. SU has not hit a FG in nearly 3 minutes of game time.
Maliq Brown fights for the ball and kisses it off the glass. Clemson with a 3 from Girard to respond. Clemson 59. SU 51. 11:02 to go.
Clemson 51, SU 39. 15:38 to go. Girard and Schieffelin hit 3's to pace the Tigers ahead of SU. Chris Bell still hasn't scored for SU.
Halftime: Clemson 42, Syracuse 30. PJ Hall with 21 points for the Tigers, who finish the half on a 12-2 run. Judah Mintz was 3-of-10 shooting including 0-3 from distance. ESPN, I'm BEGGING you to fix this audio issue. Stats below. Smoke if you got 'em. https://t.co/1E2HWgN8cV
Half: Clemson 42, Syracuse 30. Tigers close half on 12-to-2 run. SU can't handle PJ Hall. Clemson center has 21 points.
Half: Clemson MBB 42, Syracuse 30 PJ Hall has 21 points on 9-12 shooting in 18 min (his career high is 31) as Tigers take a 12-point lead into the half against the Orange in a game that will affect ACCT seeding ... 12-2 run to end the half for Clemson
Clemson 42, Syracuse 30. PJ Hall is the big story in this game. And Clemson is doing a nice job on Judah, who is 3-of-10.
Clemson 36, SU 28. 1:35 to go until halftime. SU is on a scoring drought that is approaching 4 minutes. PJ Hall up to 19 points. Copeland leads SU with 9.
Clemson 34, SU 28. 3:38 to go 1st half. SU has certainly made a game of it after Clemson's big start but have to make some defensive stops to keep it up. As for the audio, Rece Davis and Sean Farnam are backed right into the students and their mics are picking up EVERYTHING
PJ Hall has 19 points. Clemson has 34 points. He is a tough cover, but SU on Clemson's last possession helped a little harder on him. The danger is leaving a perimeter guy.
Judah Mintz gets Syracuse closer with a great drive that he managed to kiss off the glass and hits the FT to cap a 9-0 run. Clemson 27, SU 23.
Syracuse with a 9-0 run chops the lead to 25-23. JT back in because Clemson goes back to a Hall/Schieffelin lineup
Make that 16 points on 7-8 shooting for PJ Hall in the first 10 minutes of the game (Clemson leads Syracuse 25-16). His career high is 31 points, set earlier this season in a home overtime loss to Georgia Tech https://t.co/8oP6MMgKLp
Clemson 25, SU 16. 9:51 to go in 1st half. PJ Hall has 16 of Clemson's 25 points. The Tigers are dominating the paint thus far with an 11-5 edge on the boards as well. Tigers moving the ball well with 7 of 10 buckets assisted so far
Clemson leads 25-16. PJ Hall with 16 points.
Clemson has jumped out to a 16-5 lead thanks to an 11-0 run. PJ Hall already has 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting. The 6-10 center has hit a pair of 3s. Timeout Syracuse at 15:17
Clemson 16, SU 5. 15:17 to go in 1st half. PJ Hall with 10 points already for the Tigers. JG3 has hit a 3. Justin Taylor has an early foul. His matchup with Schieffelin is a big issue.
PJ Hall and Joe Girard III have been en fuego to open Senior Night. Hall finished down low on a nice feed from Girard. Then Hall hit a 3-pointer. Then Hall finished, again, after basically everyone on Clemson pump-faked and passed it. Then Hall and Girard hit 3s. 16-5, Clemson
Clemson center PJ Hall in first 5 minutes of the game: 10 points, 4-4 shooting, 2-2 on 3-pointers Not a bad start to senior night (Clemson leads 16-5)