In a crucial game for both teams, Clemson's basketball team took a commanding lead against No. 3 UNC, leading 43-34 at halftime. UNC struggled to find its rhythm, with Clemson's PJ Hall and Joe Girard leading the charge. Despite a late push by UNC, Clemson maintained its lead, prompting a timeout from UNC's coach. The game highlighted UNC's struggle against Clemson's zone defense, with RJ Davis notably struggling from the field. The halftime score was 43-34 in favor of Clemson.
Halftime: Wake Forest 46, Georgia Tech 20 Georgia Tech shot 4-for-29 from the field. Partially from great defense, and partially from just not executing well. Everyone has had their moments from Wake, but Andrew Carr has been the best player on the court in his 16 minutes imo
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
You're welcome. Rally cued. https://t.co/5nr23dIfnP
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
The letdown game is upon us for @UNC_Basketball. Giving up 41 points at home before half against Clemson
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.
Don't worry, Doc. There's another half to go! https://t.co/9jnCnYEAFo
The "Carolina gets all the calls" crowd is having a hard time with 3 UNC touch fouls in 9 seconds.
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.
Under 8: Wake Forest a lot, Georgia Tech not a ton
Wake Forest is up 29-5. Georgia Tech has as many turnovers, one more foul than points.
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.
Clemson looks really good. UNC looks…a little drunk
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
Posted up at Smith Center for UNC-Clemson. Tar Heels looking to avoid a post-Duke hangover while the Tigers are trying to figure out how to get their vibe back and pick up a badly needed Q1 win.
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
North Carolina remains No. 3 ahead of Clemson's visit on Tuesday. As far as results versus the top 25, the Tigers have wins over No. 15 South Carolina and No. 16 Alabama and a one-point loss to No. 9 Duke. Lost to UNC by 10 in early January. https://t.co/NNPNFJPSws
UNC 13, Duke 8; 14:19 1H. Some (mostly) high-level ball early on here. Crowd is electric, #asexpected. UNC with a clear emphasis to get Bacot going early. He has four early, along with Davis. Duke scoreless over the past 2:03.