National Basketball Association
Clemson 73, N.C. State 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials:
# Bryan Kersey, # Jamie Luckie, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance:
6987
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Clemson 73, North Carolina State 56: Rod Hall scored a career-high 20 points as the Tigers fended off the visiting Wolfpack.
Damarcus Harrison added 14 points for Clemson (16-9, 7-6 ACC), which snapped a three-game losing streak. K.J. McDaniels recorded 12 points and a game-high six blocks while Landry Nnoko scored nine points to go along with six rebounds for the Tigers, who finished 22-of-26 from the free-throw line.
T.J. Warren led the way with 20 points and five rebounds, but committed six turnovers for North Carolina State (16-10, 6-7), which has dropped two straight games. Ralston Turner tallied 11 points for the Wolfpack, who shot just 9-of-14 from the charity stripe.
Hall converted a three-point play to give Clemson a 26-14 lead before Turner keyed a 19-6 run to close out the first half and put North Carolina State on top 33-32. The Tigers scored the first nine points of the second stanza to go up by eight and they stretched their advantage to 51-39 after Adonis Filer knocked down a 3-pointer.
Warren tried single-handedly to get the Wolfpack back on track as he scored seven consecutive points to trim the deficit to seven with over nine minutes remaining. McDaniels' putback dunk gave Clemson a 66-49 lead it would not relinquish as the Tigers went above the .500 mark in ACC play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Clemson has won five of the last six meetings with North Carolina State at Littlejohn Coliseum. … The Wolfpack started off 11-of-20 from the field before finishing 21-of-46. … The Tigers improved to 11-2 at home this season.
Top Game Performances
N.C. State |
|
Clemson |
T.J. Warren 20 |
Scoring |
Rod Hall 20 |
Anthony Barber 5 |
Assists |
Adonis Filer 2 |
Desmond Lee 5 |
Rebounds |
Jaron Blossomgame 6 |
Desmond Lee 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Rod Hall 8 |
Kyle Washington 2 |
Steals |
Damarcus Harrison 2 |
T.J. Warren 2 |
Blocks |
K.J. McDaniels 6 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
N.C. State
|
56 |
45.7 |
5-14 |
9-14 |
11 |
19 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
Clemson
|
73 |
47.9 |
5-14 |
22-26 |
9 |
25 |
9 |
6 |
11 |