National Basketball Association
Arkansas 74, Clemson 68
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 7, 2013
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# Doug Sirmons, # Keith Kimble, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance:
13967
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Arkansas 74, Clemson 68: Michael Qualls scored 17 points off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting as the host Razorbacks defeated the Tigers.
Rashad Madden added 14 points and made four 3-pointers and Bobby Portis tallied 13 points for Arkansas (6-2). Qualls hit both of his 3-point attempts and the Razorbacks shot 10-of-21 percent from behind the arc.
K.J. McDaniels had 27 points and 11 rebounds for his second career double-double to pace Clemson (7-2). Damarcus Harrison added 13 points and Rod Hall scored 10.
After the Razorbacks led 40-32 at halftime, Madden hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start the second half while a basket by Qualls increased the margin to 54-38 with just over 14 minutes remaining. Clemson trailed by 14 with 5:30 minutes left before pulling within 65-60 on a 3-pointer by McDaniels with 2:46 to go, but couldn’t get any closer than four down the stretch.
Qualls scored eight straight points – including his two 3-pointers – to lift Arkansas from an early three-point deficit to an 18-13 lead. The Razorbacks went ahead by eight before Clemson rattled off nine straight points for its last lead at 26-24 with just over seven minutes left in the half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Portis has scored in double figures in all eight games. … Clemson had 19 offensive rebounds en route to a 45-30 advantage on the boards. … The Razorbacks have won 19 consecutive home games.
Top Game Performances
Clemson |
|
Arkansas |
K.J. McDaniels 27 |
Scoring |
Michael Qualls 17 |
Rod Hall 4 |
Assists |
Coty Clarke 3 |
K.J. McDaniels 11 |
Rebounds |
Alandise Harris 7 |
K.J. McDaniels 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Bobby Portis 7 |
Damarcus Harrison 1 |
Steals |
Moses Kingsley 1 |
K.J. McDaniels 2 |
Blocks |
Alandise Harris 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Clemson
|
68 |
32.8 |
3-15 |
25-29 |
8 |
43 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
Arkansas
|
74 |
43.1 |
10-21 |
20-31 |
16 |
29 |
5 |
2 |
10 |