National Basketball Association
Clemson 86, Florida A&M 41
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 14, 2014
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials:
# Bernard Clinton, # Tim Ebersole, # Andrew Marotta
Attendance:
6646
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Clemson 86, Florida A&M 41: Landry Nnoko scored 15 points to lead five players in double figures as the host Tigers rolled over the Rattlers.
Jordan Roper contributed 13 points off the bench for the Tigers (1-0), who ranked just 324th in the nation in scoring a season ago. Donte Grantham chipped in 12 points, Damarcus Harrison had 10 and Jaron Blossomgame notched 10 points and six rebounds for Clemson, while Rod Hall had 10 assists without a turnover.
Florida A&M (0-1) shot only 33.3 percent, did not make any 3-pointers in seven attempts and committed 24 turnovers. Quentin Bastian led the Rattlers with 11 points.
Clemson led 9-8 before scoring 21 of the next 23 points to take control. Austin Ajukwa's 3-pointer and Josh Smith's jumper ignited the burst while Roper added seven points later in the surge en route to leading all scorers with nine points at the half.
Jerran Foster's basket with two minutes left in the half got Florida A&M back within 15 points, but the Tigers went on a quick 9-1 run to end the session, including Roper's dunk just before the buzzer. Clemson scored seven of the first nine points in the second half and never looked back despite shooting just 28 percent from 3-point range and 57.7 percent from the foul line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Tigers committed two turnovers and forced 13 in the first half. The final turnover margin was 24-5. ... Hall led his team with four assists per game last season but did not have more than seven assists in any game in 2013-14. ... Clemson C Sidy Djitte led his team with eight rebounds off the bench.
Top Game Performances
Florida A&M |
|
Clemson |
Quentin Bastian 11 |
Scoring |
Landry Nnoko 15 |
Jerran Foster 3 |
Assists |
Rod Hall 10 |
Jermaine Ruttley 9 |
Rebounds |
Sidy Djitte 8 |
Emanuel Pellot 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Landry Nnoko 5 |
Craig Bowman 1 |
Steals |
Austin Ajukwa 2 |
Emanuel Pellot 1 |
Blocks |
Donte Grantham 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Florida A&M
|
41 |
33.3 |
0-7 |
9-20 |
6 |
33 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
Clemson
|
86 |
48.5 |
7-25 |
15-26 |
21 |
39 |
6 |
8 |
5 |