National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Clemson 67, California 59
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 26, 2022
Where: The Arena at Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, Florida
Officials: # John Higgins, # Pat Adams, # Randy McCall
Attendance: 1100

Chase Hunter and Hunter Tyson each scored 14 points as Clemson pulled away in the second half for a 67-59 victory over winless Cal In the third-place game of the Emerald Coast Classic on Saturday in Niceville, Fla.

Hunter shot 5 of 10 from the field, including 3 for 6 from distance, to go along with seven assists, while Tyson went 4 of 8 from the field, including 2 of 4 from distance, in addition to five rebounds. Brevin Galloway added 13 points, six rebounds and two assists, with PJ Hall chipping in 10 points.

Clemson (5-2), which never trailed and led by as many as 16 points in the second half, shot 23 of 43 (53.5 percent) from the field, including 7 of 17 (41.2 percent) from 3-point range, in addition to scoring 11 points off Cal's 11 turnovers.

Cal (0-7) was led by Devin Askew, who had 18 points, while Lars Thiemann added 15 points and five rebounds and Kuany Kuany finished with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists.

The Golden Bears shot 19 of 48 (39.6 percent) from the field, including 3 for 20 (15 percent) from beyond the arc.

Leading 31-28 at halftime, Clemson put the game away by opening the second half on a 17-4 run to take a 48-32 lead following Hall's jumper with 13:01 left in the game.

The Tigers didn't lead by fewer than six points the rest of the way.

After Clemson took a 22-12 lead on Tyson's layup with 7:27 left in the first half, the Bears chipped away and pulled to within 31-28 at halftime.

Hall scored eight points and Hunter added six in the first 20 minutes for Clemson, which shot 12 of 22 (54.5 percent) from the field, including 3 of 8 (37.5 percent) from beyond the arc.

Askew and Kuany each scored nine first-half points as the Golden Bears struggled mightily on offense, shooting 6 for 22 (27.3 percent) from the field, including 2 of 12 (16.7 percent) from 3-point range.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Clemson   California
Chase Hunter 14 Scoring Devin Askew 18
Chase Hunter 7 Assists Joel Brown 4
Ben Middlebrooks 8 Rebounds Lars Thiemann 5
Brevin Galloway 4 Free Throws Made Kuany Kuany 7
Chase Hunter 2 Steals Devin Askew 2
Dillon Hunter 1 Blocks Lars Thiemann 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Clemson 67 53.5 7-17 14-19 15 22 2 4 8
California 59 39.6 3-20 18-20 9 23 3 4 11