Clemson vs Georgia Tech
Clemson, SC
In a 9:00 tipoff, the Tigers took on Georgia Tech. The Tigers looked to secure their first ACC win this season and to get their season rolling.
First Half:
The Tigers came out hot and played a tough man to man defense but would slowly start to fizzle out near the end of the half. Throughout the course of the first half, Marquise Reed led the team with 19 points and 4 rebounds. Shelton Mitchell leads the team with 4 assists. The Tigers are shooting at 48% making 14-29 shots and are trailing in the three pointer area shooting at 38% but are leading the free throw percentage with 100%.
Second Half:
The Tigers were able to come out quick and were able to seal the deal with their first ACC win. Marquise Reed led the way for the Tigers throughout the entire game and scored 30 points for the Tigers which is a career high for him. Elijah Thomas led the team with 9 rebounds and Shelton Mitchell led with 9 assists. The Tigers finished out the game shooting 51% making 27-53 shots and shooting three throws at 44% making 7-16. The Tigers were at 79% from the free throw line.
With this win over Tech, the Tigers move to 11-6 on the season and 1-3 in conference play. The Tigers will travel to Florida State on the 22nd for a 7 p.m. tipoff. Brad Brownell moves on to 15-4 against the Yellow Jackets and the Tigers now have 14 straight wins over Tech.
Post Game Interviews:
Notes: Clemson snapped a three-game skid to begin league play with the victory over Georgia Tech … Brad Brownell won his 160th career game at Clemson … Brownell is 17 wins shy of tying Cliff Ellis for the most all-time at Clemson … Brownell moves to 15-4 all-time against Georgia Tech and the Tigers improve to 46-16 overall against the Yellow Jackets in games played in Clemson … Clemson leads the all-time series 72-63 … the win marks the fourth in a row for the Tigers over the Yellow Jackets … the Tigers are 23-3 on their home floor dating back to last season … Marcquise Reed netted a career-high 30 points … it marked the first 30-point outing by a Tiger since Gabe DeVoe scored 31 against Kansas in the Sweet 16 last year (March 23, 2018) … it was the first Tiger 30-point effort in the newly renovated Littlejohn Coliseum and the first on a Littlejohn Coliseum floor in nearly five years with the last occurrence being K.J. McDaniels against Georgia State on March 19, 2014 … Reed became the 37th player to net 30 points in a game at Clemson and his performance became the 106th occurrence in program history … Reed finished 8-for-8 at the foul line and the all-time Clemson leader in free throw percentage sits eighth all-time in ACC history (.864) … Reed posted four steals and now has 135 for his Clemson career – just six shy of tying Bobby Conrad (1976-80) for 15th on the all-time list … Reed also cracked the top 30 scorers in Clemson history with his performance – he now has 1,158 points (29th all time) … Aamir Simms connected on multiple 3-pointers and scored in double-digits for the first time since Charleston Southern (Dec. 18) … Shelton Mitchell dished out a season-high nine assists … it marked the most assists in Mitchell’s career with zero turnovers … David Skara tied his career-high with three 3-point field goals … both Skara and Reed played the full 40 minutes against Georgia Tech – tied for the most minutes by a Tiger this season … with nine rebounds, Elijah Thomas now has 515 for his Clemson career – just 89 shy of cracking the top 25 in Clemson history.
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