Hunter Tyson scored 20 points to lead five Clemson players in double figures as the Tigers rolled past Bryant 93-70 Monday night in Clemson, S.C.
The homestanding Tigers (3-0) improved to 14-1 at Littlejohn Coliseum over the last two seasons, including a 3-0 mark this season.
Tyson made 8-of-13 shots from the floor as Clemson placed at least four players in double figures for a third consecutive game.
Bryant (1-2) got a game-high 24 points from Peter Kiss. Kiss, a preseason All-Northeast Conference selection, made 10-of-20 shots and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in his first appearance of the season.
The Bulldogs' Chris Childs added 15 points, all of which came on 5-for-5 shooting from three-point range in the first half.
Nick Honor added 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting for Clemson while PJ Hall chipped in with 14, Al-Amir Dawes with 11 and David Collins with 10. Collins, a graduate transfer from South Florida, also had a game-high nine rebounds.
Clemson led 8-2 early before Kiss scored 12 straight points for Bryant to keep the Bulldogs close. Bryant actually led 30-28, but the Bulldogs' only lead of the night lasted only 15 seconds. Clemson responded with a 17-5 run to push its lead to double digits, and Dawes hit a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer to give the Tigers a 52-40 lead at the break.
Bryant never drew closer than 12 points in the second half.
Clemson, which made nine of its first 13 three-point attempts, wound up shooting 56.5 percent from the floor and 55.6 percent from three-point range. The Tigers' 35 made field goals matched the program's best in 11 seasons under Coach Brad Brownell.
Bryant shot 42.6 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from beyond the arc.
Clemson will put its unblemished record on the line Thursday night when it faces Temple in the first round of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.
--Field Level Media
Bryant | Clemson | |
Peter Kiss 24 | Scoring | Hunter Tyson 20 |
Peter Kiss 4 | Assists | Nick Honor 7 |
Peter Kiss 8 | Rebounds | David Collins 9 |
Charles Pride 3 | Free Throws Made | David Collins 3 |
Peter Kiss 2 | Steals | David Collins 1 |
Greg Calixte 1 | Blocks | Parker Fox 1 |