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Clemson basketball faced UNC in Chapel Hill, where the Tigers had only won once before. Clemson dominated the first half, leading 43-34 at halftime. Despite UNC's comeback attempt, Clemson secured a historic 80-76 victory, only their second win in Chapel Hill. Joe Girard led Clemson with 18 points and reached 2,000 career points at the Carrier Dome, his former home. Clemson's impressive week included a win over Syracuse, where Girard excelled.
How do you win at Syracuse while racking up 21 turnovers? Pretty simple: You shoot 60.8 percent (to 39.1 for Orange) and own a 41-24 rebounding advantage. Two huge road wins for Clemson this week. Best four players (Hall, Schieffelin, Girard, Hunter) are playing really well.
That game looked like a mirror image of Tuesday night's in Chapel Hill. Clemson jumped out to a big lead, gave up a run to tie at almost the exact same point in the game, and then slammed the door. What a week. Great dubs. Very happy.
Clemson guard Joe Girard has joined BYU's Jimmer Fredette in becoming the second Glens Falls (NY) High School graduate with 2,000+ Div. I points. Girard hit the 2K plateau moments ago, playing against his old team at Syracuse.
Clemson had about as impressive a week as just about anyone with a pair of road wins over North Carolina and Syracuse. Joe Girard III averaged 19.5 points and was 9-of-15 from 3 in the two wins.
Clemson guard Joe Girard has joined BYU's Jimmer Fredette in becoming the second Glens Falls (NY) HS graduate with 2,000+ Div. I points. Girard hit the 2K plateau moments ago, playing against his old team at Syracuse.
Clemson tried as best as it could to give this one away with 21 turnovers but grabs the 77-68 win over Syracuse. Joe Girard leads the Tigers with 18 points in his return to the Dome.
Clemson overcomes turnovers to build some momentum with a 77-68 win at Syracuse. Joe Girard leads the Tigers (16-7, 6-6 ACC) in his return to Cuse, scoring 18 on 5-6 shooting (4-5 from 3). Also reaches 2,000 career points. PJ Hall with 15 & 10. Chase Hunter, 14 pts, 7 assists.
Joe Girard has hit 2,000 career points. Appropriate he sets that mark at the Dome. Clemson 75, Syracuse 68. :42 remain.
Clemson’s Joe Girard III just scored his 2,000th point at the Carrier Dome - where he called home for the first 4 years of his college career.
Joe Girard has been superb in his return game to Syracuse. Has 18 points on 4 of 5 three point shooting. Clemson closing on a terrific road win.
Bell hits a 3 (he's getting good at faking out defenders there) and cuts the Clemson lead to 73-68. :51 to go. Girard has been at the FT line a bunch down the stretch. They'll keep giving him the ball.
Joe Girard goes to the line with 1:02 left and Clemson up 71-65. He makes both and that gives him 18 for the day and 2,000 for his college career.
Girard, the best #FreeThrowsMatter shooter in the ACC, makes 2. Clemson 71, SU 63. 1:04 to go.
Syracuse 59, Clemson 58. Quadir with 1/2 #FreeThrowsMatter 4:14 to go. Clemson has 21 turnovers. Maliq Brown picks up a 4th foul.
Between the turnovers and the MUCH BETTER rebounding, Syracuse has had more possessions and more shots in this second half. Clemson by 4. It's gotten interesting.
Girard bangs home another 3-pointer. Big shot for Clemson.
Clemson 51, Syracuse 45. Girard hit a 3 complete with the shush gesture directed at the Dome crowd. Clemson out-shooting SU 61-35% and Clemson has a huge rebounding edge (33-17). Yet, it's a 6-point game. SU is getting to the line more and Tigers have 17 turnovers. 11:42 to go
Rebounds are 6-6 in this half. The Clemson TOs are helping Syracuse climb back into it.
Turnovers: Clemson 17, SU 5
Boy. Clemson is literally trying to give this thing away. Tigers are up to 15 turnovers. Really sloppy out of halftime. Clemson 41, Syracuse 34. 15:49 to go.
Clemson has turned it over four times already in this half. Orange within 5
Just like that, it's somewhat of a game out of halftime. Clemson turns the ball over a bunch. JJ Starling and Chris Bell hit 3's (Bell missed the FT for a 4-point play). Clemson 39, SU 32. 17:00 to go.
Well, I didn't see this coming. Syracuse opens half on a 8-0 run with 3s from JJ Starling and Chris Bell. Clemson leads 37-32
Halftime at the JMA Dome. Clemson 37, Syracuse 24. SU not shooting well and the Tigers are dominating in the paint 28-10 and have out-rebounded SU 27-11. That's the story here. Smoke if you got 'em.
Halftime: Clemson 37, SU 24. Orange made 29% of its shots, while Clemson went 17-for-30 (56%). Joe Girard has 6 points on 2-for-2 3-point shooting.
Clemson 33, Syracuse 22. 1:15 to go until halftime. SU is shooting 9-of-33 and out-rebounded 27-11 so far...yet down just 11. Clemson has helped with some turnovers but it feels like that gap should be wider.
Clemson 31, Syracuse 16. 3:04 remains until halftime. Clemson is out-rebounding Syracuse 26-9 and have a 22-10 points in the paint advantage. The Tigers have 10 turnovers yet SU has just 4 points off that.
Clemson is pounding Syracuse on the boards. (Evergreen, I know). Tigers have 26 rebounds to just 9 for the Orange.
A six-minute scoring drought for SU ends with a Mintz toss to Quadir for a dunk. Clemson 27, Syracuse 14. 6:07 to go 1st half.
Syracuse scores its first FG in 6 minutes and snaps Clemson's 14-0 run with a steal that turns into a Quadir Copeland dunk. (The halfcourt offense is still stagnant)
JJ's 3 was a good, open shot. He just missed it. Syracuse is 5-for-20. Clemson is 12-for-19. https://t.co/svk8Mwsbei
Clemson 27, Syracuse 12. Joe Girard's 2nd 3-pointer puts the Tigers on a 14-0 run. Syracuse's scoring drought is at 5:29.
Girard with another 3. He's 2-for-2 with 6 points. Clemson up 27-12.
Clemson is on an 11-0 run here at the Dome and leads Syracuse 24-12. Mixed scoring from the Tigers. Clemson up 15-4 on the boards.
Syracuse has gone cold and Clemson has taken over with 11 straight points to grab a 24-12 lead. Tigers are 11-for-17 (64%) from the field.
Girard for 3. Tip in for Clark. Clemson 20, Syracuse 12.
Joe Girard just took and swished his first shot of the game, draining a 3-pointer to give Clemson an 18-12 lead.
Syracuse 10, Clemson 9 at the first TV timeout. Maliq Brown and Judah Mintz each have 5 points and each have hit a 3. Girard is getting booed by the student section every time he touches the ball.
SU takes a 10-9 lead on Judah Mintz's 3-pointer. Clemson has 4 turnovers. Joe Girard has not taken a shot yet.
Syracuse's starting lineup v Clemson: Judah Mintz, JJ Starling, Chris Bell, Justin Taylor and Maliq Brown.
Brad Brownell knows this will be an "interesting" road trip for Joe Girard, who returns to Syracuse for the first (and only) time with Clemson. "I hope it will be good. It will be emotional for him, I'm sure." Girard, however, says it's all "business." https://t.co/rzCil8iAGV
Syracuse vs. Clemson: Q&A with former Orange guard Joe Girard https://t.co/mC254lFrQB via @JamesSzuba
Joe Girard returns to the Dome on Saturday when Syracuse hosts Clemson. Here’s my podcast/interview with @JG3_____ https://t.co/f9UMyxV7cG
Joe Girard joins the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast to discuss his return to the Dome when SU hosts Clemson this Saturday. @JG3_____ https://t.co/f9UMyxV7cG
Joe Girard returns to Syracuse as a Clemson Tiger: ‘I’m excited to see everybody’ (podcast) https://t.co/Foju12bZFi https://t.co/brXIqdb9sV
Inside the hectic final seconds of Syracuse’s 94-92 win over Louisville https://t.co/On0GEKUFmz
Syracuse basketball survives close game against Louisville https://t.co/Pg2TDkkdyo
Syracuse gets a career-high 30 points from Chris Bell, holds off Louisville for win https://t.co/SN2WqX2Jyk https://t.co/g7UgGuae6c
Chris Bell had himself a night. Not only did he score a career-high 30. (8-of-10 from 3), he had six boards and a big late-game block. SU survives Louisville.⤵️ https://t.co/46P5mdOLTR
Can't spell 'survives' with SU type of game. Syracuse hangs on for the 94-92 win over Louisville as a last-second 3-pointer falls short for the Cardinals. Chris Bell with a career-high 30 points for the Orange. https://t.co/LghbHAJu0E
Now Chris Bell, who's not known for his defense let's be honest here, gets what could be the game-saving block. Quadir Copeland goes 1/2 at the FT line. SU 92, Louisville 89. 11.8 secs to go. https://t.co/oIpqe8qVKE
Syracuse almost gave Louisville a gift there. Horrible turnover by Judah Mintz
That's a career-high for Chris Bell with 27 points. He's 7-of-9 from 3-point range. SU 84, Louisville 81. 2:45 to go. https://t.co/q33FxlGw3F
Whew. Ty-Laur just needs to let that layup go. Fourth foul on him. Syracuse takes a :30 with 4:30 left. Tied at 79. Louisville has outscored Syracuse 21-3 on second-chance points. Syracuse has a 21-11 edge in points off turnovers.
Down by 6, Syracuse ties it up on a JJ Starling 3-pointer and a Judah Mintz And-1. It's 89-all with 4:39 left. UL's Johnson, James and Clark all have 4 fouls.
Louisville 65, Syracuse 64. 11:36 remaining. There have been 17 lead changes in this game. Defensive stops are kind of few-and-far between. TV Teddy is missing a lot of travels on the Louisville end. Curious how Red handles subs. Quadir has the offense moving at the moment.
SU 55, Louisville 55. Both teams shooting around 60%. Wondering how long Syracuse can sustain this rebounding and 2nd chance points gap. Keep an eye on that. https://t.co/KdgSz2l3Ns
Chris Bell for 3. His 5th of the game. But then immediately loses his man on defense and Louisville closes the gap. SU leads 53, Louisville 52.
Syracuse begins the 2nd half in man-to-man.
Halftime at the JMA. Syracuse 49, Louisville 45. Defense takes a half of on both sides as the Orange and Cards shoot it well. Chris Bell is 4-of-6 from 3-point range. L'Ville has the Orange on the boards but a good pace to this one. Smoke if you got 'em. https://t.co/HF5F0Mo1ao
Half: Syracuse 49, Louisville 45. Most points in a 1st half for SU since scoring 52 v Chaminade on Nov. 22. Chris Bell with 16 points; most he's had in an entire game since scoring 20 v BC on Jan. 10. UL is 6-10 on 3-pointers.
It's 49-45 at the half. Syracuse shot 61%. And leads by 4. Rebounds have been an issue.
Syracuse 41, Louisville 39. 3:32 to go. SU at 64%, Louisville at 42%. TV Teddy has been swallowing the whistle a bit here. Huntley-Hatfield clearly pushed off before a 3-pointer and he just missed a clear travel before the timeout.
Louisville has eight turnovers so far and Syracuse has jumped all over them. Outscoring the Cards 13-4 in transition, 10-4 in POT.
Make that 8 lead changes so far as Syracuse and Louisville go into a timeout tied at 34. Most things are even but the Cards have hit the boards a bit more with SU already at 6 steals. 6:11 to go in the 1st half. https://t.co/g5Qc7n9dgB
It's a wild one here at the Dome. SU and Louisville are tied at 34 with 6:11 left in the half. Louisville, a 30% 3-point shooting team, is 5-for-7 on 3s. Syracuse has 13 fastbreak points.
Syracuse on top now 16-11 as JJ Starling hits a catch-and-shoot 3 that forces Louisville to call a timeout. 13:22 to go in the 1st half. https://t.co/rxtL56IuPH
OK, Orange is engaged. Syracuse is on a 14-2 run and takes a 16-11 lead on JJ Starling's 3-pointer. SU's switch to the 2-3 zone has worked so far.
11-7 Louisville now into the TV timeout. Chris Bell sticks a 3 for Syracuse. It hasn't been exclusively zone, but mostly zone 'D for Syracuse so far. https://t.co/yP8JJmwqiF
Syracuse closes to within 11-7 with Maliq Brown about to go to the FT line for 2 shots. Orange looks more engaged. Still playing 2-3 zone.
Louisville jumps out 9-2, forces a Syracuse timeout less than 3 minutes into the game. Ty-Laur Johnson making things happen on both ends. Drives and kicks to Huntley Hatfield for a three. Gets a steal and dishes to Glenn. Penetrates and finds Glenn for a dunk.
Welp, Syracuse has two turnovers and both have led to Louisville buckets
Louisville has scored 9 straight and leads 9-2. Timeout Syracuse. The Orange doesn't look engaged at all.
Clemson MBB’s next game is at Syracuse, where transfer guard Joe Girard III played four years. His first time back. Any emotions? “I really haven’t thought about it, to be honest with you.” He’s excited to see people but “once that ball goes up in the air, it’s all business” https://t.co/JUcYc7pVR4
Clemson transfer guard Joe Girard III (formerly of Syracuse) hadn’t won at Duke or UNC in his five-year career until tonight. “We needed this … we knew we could do it. It was just about getting over the hump” https://t.co/GjL5sB8LcK
Clemson never trailed all night. In Chapel Hill. Against #3. It was 0-0, 2-2, and it was 70-70. Aside from that, Clemson lead the Tar Heels for 38:16 of a 40 minute basketball game. As impressive a game as I've ever seen Clemson play. Comfortably in the NCAA Tournament now.
CLEMSON UPSETS NO. 3 UNC 🤯 It's the Tigers' second win in Chapel Hill EVER. H/T @MarchMadnessMBB https://t.co/udhRGzskIl
CLEMSON STUNS NO. 3 UNC. 🤯 https://t.co/6Tje1OxU1q
CLEMSON TAKES DOWN NO. 3 NORTH CAROLINA IN CHAPEL HILL 😱 https://t.co/G2Nj164ihW
Down goes UNC, second loss in three games. Clemson moves to 2-60 (!!) all-time in Chapel Hill, which remains one of those “I can’t believe it” stats. Tar Heels had their chances, especially in the 2nd, but kudos to the Tigers for getting back on track with a much-needed Q1 win.
Clemson comes to Syracuse on Saturday with a win over UNC in its pocket tonight. Joe Girard dropped 21 points on the Tar Heels.
Clemson Tigers (+6.5) upset No. 3 UNC Tar Heels 80-76 and cash as +250 underdogs on ML. Just 2% of bets and 3% of 💵 at @DKSportsbook was on Clemson to win. Tigers improve to 2-60 all-time at North Carolina
That’s Clemson’s most-lopsided win ever in Chapel Hill.
History: Clemson MBB wins its second ever game in Chapel Hill, beating No. 3 UNC 80-76. Some players waving goodbye to the crowd as they jog off the court https://t.co/wHwAFKaEEW
Final: Clemson 80, UNC 76. Tar Heels just dug too big of a hole in the first half. Then fell apart a bit, too, after tying it at 70 with four minutes left. Clemson improves to 2-60 in Chapel Hill. https://t.co/vpSKIlD6Ol
CLEMSON UPSETS NO. 3 NORTH CAROLINA IN CHAPEL HILL‼️ @ClemsonMBB https://t.co/MRcr6zjmMF
As good a win as Clemson has had in a LONG time.
FINAL: Clemson 80, No. 3 North Carolina 76. In Chapel Hill. Clemson improves to 2-60 all-time at UNC. Massive win for the Tigers, who had lost 6 of 9 and were 4-6 in the ACC. Solidifies their resume. Won’t be many teams with a better pair of road wins than UNC and Alabama.
Clemson 80, UNC 76 UNC's first home loss of the season a precipitous fall from the afterglow of Saturday's win over Duke. Clemson has now won two of the past three in Chapel Hill after losing 59 of the previous 59. At the Smith Center: 2-29.
Clemson with a ginormous pick-me-up win at No. 3 UNC, 80-76. Tigers are 15-7, 5-6 in ACC play. Key performances: -PJ Hall, 25 points, 9 rebounds -Joe Girard, 21 points, 5-of-10 from 3 -Ian Schieffelin, 14 points, 11 rebounds -Jack Clark, 6 points, 7 rebounds (33 mins)
Final: Clemson 80, UNC 76 ... Tigers are now 2-60 all-time in Chapel Hill, 2-29 at Smith Center. Brownell's team gets a BADLY needed Q1 win on its resume.
Not the best final-minute execution BUT Clemson is gonna get a top-five win in Chapel Hill. A monster win for Brad Brownell and co.
No. 3 UNC calls a timeout trailing Clemson MBB 80-73 with 3.9 seconds left. @BFriedACC: "What, you've got a 7-point play here?"
Clemson WINS in Chapel Hill for just the 2nd time in 62 games. https://t.co/w83BBc9neu
Big win for Clemson and the ACC at-large tonight, back in my day it was thought to be impossible for the Tigers to win a basketball game in Chapel Hill
Fun Fact: Witnessed every Clemson basketball win in Chapel Hill. All 2 of them.
Lots of folks headed for the exits here with 23.6 seconds left, and UNC trailing Clemson 78-73. Will be Clemson ball. Not over, but after tying it at 70 the Tar Heels have done little right.
Good number of UNC fans headed for the exits in here as Clemson leads No. 3 Tar Heels by 4 points late ... it's 78-73 Clemson with 23.6 seconds to go
Clemson up 77-72 with 1:30 to go on No. 3 UNC ... reminder: Tigers are 1-60 all time in Chapel Hill
Clemson up five in Chapel Hill with under two minutes to play. If the Tigers can pull out the win it will double the number of wins they've had at North Carolina in the last 62 years.
Clemson is 1-60 at the Dean Dome. Tigers lead UNC 75-70 with 2 minutes left.
Clemson MBB and No. 3 UNC are tied 70-70 at the final media timeout in Chapel Hill ... it's the first tie in the game since 2-2. Should be a great final four minutes
Turning into a Rick Barnes-esque slugfest here. Clemson's lead is 70-67. 4:35 left. UNC has never led.
Joe Girard III also getting his with 18 pts and 4 threes ... Clemson up seven, 68-61, as clock goes under 7 min https://t.co/V4syeW7Sst
Second half scoring here is dead even ... UNC still hasn't led in the game. Every time they get close Clemson's got a timely bucket in response ... PJ Hall (19 pts, 6 reb) and Ian Schieffelin (11 pts, 8 reb) have been huge this half
Tar Heels had a lot of good mojo going but Clemson has pushed its lead back to nine, and now Harrison Ingram is shaken up and is limping off the court. Was eerily quiet in the Smith Center while he was down. (Think he's OK.) Clemson 63, UNC 54; 8:55 left.
Timeout, Clemson, amid the UNC run that we've all been waiting for. Tar Heels have cut their deficit to three. Has outscored Clemson 12-6 this half. Clemson leads 49-46; 14:57 to play.
Smith Center crowd is alive and well as UNC cuts Clemson MBB's lead to 49-46 ... Tar Heels are the No. 3 team in the country and have been awesome in the second half this year. Have outscored opponents by a combined 83 points in second halves of last 10 games
Clemson's 43-34 halftime lead it it's second largest ever in Chapel Hill. Led 45-34 at half in 2007-08. It is just the fifth time in 62 games here that Clemson has led at intermission
UNC will be fine. Clemson basically hit their average from 3 in the 1st half. Heels have consistently been a 2nd half team.
Halftime: Clemson 43, UNC 34. And that's with a final-minute flurry, and back-to-back 3s from RJ Davis and Harrison Ingram. https://t.co/V4YD5SPLpd
What a statement half for Clemson MBB ... leading No. 3 UNC on the road, 43-34, at halftime. Led by as many as 16. Tar Heels with a late run to get it into single digits but home crowd was quiet most of those 20 minutes
Back-to-back 3s by Davis and Ingram get UNC back to within single digits a halftime. Clemson still leads 43-34
Clemson hasn’t played this well since they won at Alabama. North Carolina looks like a team that spent a couple days celebrating a big win over Duke. I think Clemson is still wearing white round 1 in March- but this would be the type of win that seals that.
Clemson 39, UNC 25; 3:10. Tar Heels in the midst of one of their worst halves of the season. Probably their worst. Out of synch on offense, and can't seem to figure out the zone Clemson is utilizing. RJ Davis is 1-for-8 from the field.
UNC looks baffled by Clemson's 3-2(ish?) zone. Stagnant. Settling for bad shots.
Davis finally hits one ... a 3-pointer with 7 minutes remaining in the half. 32-21 Clemson
UNC got as close as six but Clemson has run its lead back out to 32-18, partly against a weird lineup (Withers-Washington-Ingram-Wojcik-Cadeau) that was outscored 7-1 in only 51 seconds.
UNC got as close as six but Clemson has run its lead back out to 32-18, partly against a weird lineup (Withers-Washington-Ingram-Wojcik) that was outscored 7-1 in only 51 seconds.
Meanwhile, Clemson has its largest lead of the game and is up 32-18 with 7:30 remaining in first half vs. No. 3 UNC https://t.co/QY7lFC39Lv
Clemson 32, UNC 18; 7:30 1H. Outside of some moments they haven't been able to sustain, Tar Heels more or less sleeping through this one. Hubert moments ago used an uncommon five of Cadeau, Wojcik, Ingram, Withers and Washington. Trying to find a spark any way he can, it seems.
Clemson 23, UNC 14; 10:55 1H. It's the Bacot vs. Hall Show here. They've scored all the points since Clemson led 17-4.
PJ Hall gesturing at the refs here in Chapel Hill after Armando Bacot scores on him, indicating he was hooking him/using an arm bar. Then Hall comes down and drills his third 3-pointer of the game. UNC heating up but Clemson still up 23-14 about 10 minutes in
Bacot doing what he can to get UNC back in this. He's got 7 of the Tar Heels' 9 points. 17-9 Clemson
Clemson is out to a 17-4 lead at UNC with 14:49 left in the first half. Yowza. PJ Hall with six and Joe Girard with five. Clemson hits 7-of-11 from the field to start the game.
Clemson is out to a 17-4 lead at UNC with 14:49 left. Yowza. PJ Hall with six and Joe Girard with five. Clemson hits 7-of-11 from the field to start the game.
Clemson 17, UNC 4; 14:49 1H. Statbroadcast tells us that Clemson is on a 15-2 run over the past 4:11. It's also a 17-4 run since the game began. Tar Heels have some work to do.
And Hubert Davis has seen enough. Timeout, three and a half minutes in, and Clemson leading 15-2. [post-Duke hangover reference goes here.] Lots of quick shots for UNC, which isn't making them. Clemson, meanwhile, is 3-for-3 from 3 -- PJ Hall with two of those.
It's 15-2 Clemson, PJ Hall has hit a pair of 3s, UNC is 1-for-6 and Hubert Davis is down one timeout. Something something hangover something.
Well, that'll do for a fast start. Clemson is up 15-2 on No. 3 UNC after less than four minutes, prompting a Hubert Davis timeout. Tigers are 3-3 on 3-pointers and C PJ Hall (who's struggled from deep) has made two
Ready to roll in Chapel Hill #ClemsonGRIT 🤟 https://t.co/vbDNenXUPg
Big game for Clemson MBB at No. 3 UNC coming up in about 10 minutes … Tigers have only won in Chapel Hill once, ever: they’re 1-61 here and 1-29 in the Smith Center (broke streak with an OT win in 2020) https://t.co/IRazy9fZH4
Back for more in Chapel Hill. UNC vs. Clemson coming up here a little after 7. Tigers enter with a 1-60 record all time in Chapel Hill. Just been a place that’s been problematic for them over the years. https://t.co/izEKlARwRP