National Basketball Association
Notre Dame 81, Clemson 67
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 7, 2015
Where: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials:
# Clarence Armstrong, # William Covington Jr., # Earl Walton
Attendance:
9149
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No. 11 Notre Dame 81, Clemson 67: Jerian Grant scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half and added eight assists as the Fighting Irish turned away the visiting Tigers in the regular-season finale.
Zach Auguste scored 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting and Demetrius Jackson added 14 as Notre Dame (26-5, 14-4 ACC) earned its fifth win in the last six games. Steve Vasturia contributed 12 points for the Fighting Irish, who will serve as the No. 3 seed in the upcoming ACC tournament.
Jaron Blossomgame scored 17 of his 22 points in the first half and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Clemson (16-14, 8-10). Landry Nnoko collected 19 points and nine boards for the Tigers, who suffered their fourth straight road loss and finished tied for ninth in the ACC.
Blossomgame went 8-of-9 from the field in the first half and knocked down two jumpers in the final minute to keep Clemson within 38-31 at the break. Nnoko’s tip cut the deficit to five points before a quick 7-0 burst by Notre Dame spread the lead to double figures.
Jackson scored five straight points to spread the gap to 55-38 with just over 14 minutes to play and drained a 3-pointer with 9 1/2 minutes left to keep it a 16-point gap. Grant converted three-point plays on back-to-back possessions to push the advantage to 75-56 as the Fighting Irish closed it out.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Notre Dame, which entered the day second in the nation with a team field-goal percentage of 50.9, shot 54.5 percent against the Tigers. … Clemson went 11-of-34 from the floor in the second half and went 4-of-18 from 3-point range in the contest. … The Fighting Irish were outrebounded 40-28 but made up the difference by only committing four turnovers.
Top Game Performances
Clemson |
|
Notre Dame |
Jaron Blossomgame 22 |
Scoring |
Zach Auguste 19 |
Gabe DeVoe 4 |
Assists |
Jerian Grant 8 |
Jaron Blossomgame 10 |
Rebounds |
Bonzie Colson 5 |
Landry Nnoko 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jerian Grant 6 |
Austin Ajukwa 1 |
Steals |
Zach Auguste 2 |
Donte Grantham 1 |
Blocks |
Zach Auguste 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Clemson
|
67 |
40.6 |
4-18 |
11-15 |
18 |
40 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Notre Dame
|
81 |
54.5 |
7-21 |
14-18 |
20 |
26 |
2 |
7 |
4 |