Clemson, S.C. – Winthrop men's basketball fell 78-56 at Clemson in its 2023-24 seasons opener, Monday night at Littlejohn Coliseum.
WINTHROP (0-1, 0-0 Big South)
CLEMSON (1-0, 0-0 ACC)
- P.J. Hall (20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, block, steal)
- Ian Shieffelin (16 points, 7 rebounds, block, steal)
- R.J. Godfrey (12 points, 5 rebounds, assist, block, steal)
FIRST HALF
- After a couple of misses by each team, P.J. Hall opened up the scoring with a three for the early lead
- Hall hit a turnaround jumper from the baseline to make it 7-0 with 16:41 left on the clock
- Xavier McKelvy got the Eagles on the board on a stick back off a Nick Johnson miss after he stole the ball and tried to finish on the other end
- McKelvy pulled the Eagles within three points at 7-4 after he drove down the lane and scored at the rim
- Tigers made it 10-4 with a straight away three from Ian Schieffelin with 14:18 left
- A corner three by Alex Hemenway pushed the lead back to seven points with 12:31 on the clock as that jump started a 6-0 spurt that led to a 17-6 advantage
- Eagles trailed 21-10 with 7:33 to play in the half and over the next four minutes chipped away to cut the deficit to four points after a Kasen Harrison layup
- Clemson pushed its lead to nine points at the break behind threes from Joseph Girard III and Chase Hunter
SECOND HALF
- Hall opened the second half scoring the first six points for Clemson as it pushed the lead to as much as 14 points in the early minutes
- Two free throws from Harrison at the 12:55 mark cut the deficit to 11 points, but Hemenway responded with a three on the ensuing possession
- At that point Clemson knocked down six of its next 10 shots to push its lead to 64-44 with 6:33 remaining
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Winthrop finished the game shooting 35 percent from the floor while the Tigers connected on 44 percent
- Clemson was 13-for-32 behind the arc (41%) and the Eagles finished 5-for-18 from three (28%)
- Winthrop shot 83 percent from the foul line as it was 15-for-18 while Clemson was 11-of-12
- The rebounding battle was won by Clemson with a 39-30 advantage
- Eagles finished with 14 turnovers, just three in the second half while Clemson had 10 in the game
- Points in the paint were a deadlock at 26-26
NOTABLES
- Eagles fall to 29-18 all-time in season openers
- Doucet's 12 points pushed him over 900 career points (908)
- Alex Timmerman led the Eagles with seven rebounds as he moved within two boards of 400 in his career
UP NEXT
Eagles are back in action in two days as they'll host Brevard College on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in its home opener.
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