Final Stats CLEMSON, S.C. Senior Hunter Tyson (Monroe, N.C./Piedmont) knocked home a 10-footer with 32.2 seconds left to ice the game, as Clemson University Men’s Basketball hung on to upend Virginia Tech 63-59 on Saturday in the 2021-22 regular-season finale. With the win, Clemson improved to 16-15 on the season and 8-12 in league play and marked Clemson’s fourth win in a row. The Hokies, who entered the game 32nd in the NCAA NET rankings, fell to 19-12 overall and 11-9 in league play. Clemson will enter as the ten seed in the ACC Tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Play gets underway for Clemson against the 15-seed at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, televised on ACCN. Clemson started and finished strong defensively, holding Virginia Tech without a field goal for the first 8:08 of the game, and just one make in their final 11 shot attempts over the final 5:50 of the game. Clemson’s leading scorer, PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman), returned after a three-game absence
CLEMSON, S.C. Hunter Tyson (Monroe, N.C./Piedmont) led Clemson University men’s basketball with 15 points and nine rebounds, but Clemson would fall to Virginia 75-65 on Tuesday night. The Tigers (9-5, 1-2 ACC) led 37-36 after the opening stanza and would lead 57-56 with 8:08 remaining, but the Cavaliers (9-5, 3-1 ACC) would engineer an 11-2 run and eventually seal the 10-point victory. David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio/First Love Christian Academy) and PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) each finished with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Nick Honor (Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland) totaled 11. Clemson finished with 17 assists on 23 made baskets and limited themselves to just nine turnovers but were outscored in the paint 34-22 and in bench points 15-4. The Tigers return to the court on Saturday, Jan. 8 when they travel to NC State for a 12 p.m. tip on RSN. Get the latest news on all things Clemson men’s basketball by following us on Twitter (@ClemsonMBB), Facebook (/ClemsonMBB) and Inst
CLEMSON, S.C. Hunter Tyson (Monroe, N.C./Piedmont) posted his first career double-double with 18 points and a career-best 13 boards to help lead Clemson University men’s basketball past South Carolina 70-56 on Saturday evening in Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigers (8-4) were led by Tyson, but PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) turned in a 16-point, eight-rebound effort to go with a career-high-tying three blocked shots. David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio/First Love Christian Academy) also totaled double-figures with 12 points and eight rebounds. Tyson finished 6-for-12 from the floor and nailed six free throws. Of his career-high 13 rebounds, a career-best six came on the offensive glass. Alex Hemenway (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) provided a spark off the Tiger bench for the thirds-straight game, tallying nine points and three rebounds. Hemenway finished 3-for-4 from beyond the arc. Clemson ended the first half on a 15-5 run and began the second stanza on a 22-3 run for a 37-8 overall swing i