Clemson Wallops NC State Behind Galloway’s Career High
Brevin Galloway posted a career-high 28 points in the victory.
RALEIGH, N.C. – Clemson University men’s basketball defeated NC State 96-71 on Saturday afternoon. Brevin Galloway (Anderson, S.C./Seneca) scored a career-best 28 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the field, including 4-of-5 from three and a perfect 10-for-10 at the line.
The win was the largest by a Clemson team against NC State since Jan. 13, 1940 for a 66-31 Tiger victory. Dude Buchanan finished with 21 and Banks McFadden had 20 points in that game. Clemson produced two 20-point scorers in this game (Galloway 28, Hall 20).
The 25-point margin of victory on Saturday was the fourth largest in program history for an ACC road game.
The Tigers (21-8, 13-5 ACC) were led by Galloway and PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) who finished with 20 points and five rebounds. It marks the fifth time this season that two Tigers have amassed 20 points each in a game.
Hunter Tyson (Monroe, N.C./Piedmont) added to his All-Conference and Player of the Year resume with his 14th double-double of the season. Tyson finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
In leading the Tiger offense, Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) finished with 15 points, two rebounds and three assists.
Clemson shot the fire out of the ball from the opening tip. The Tigers opened the game on a 19-6 run and pushed the lead to over 20 quickly, finishing with a 25-point lead after the opening stanza. The Wolfpack (22-8, 12-7 ACC) cut the deficit to just 18, but Clemson finished the half on a 7-0 run. The lead in the second half hit as much as 30 before the Tigers cruised to the 25-point win.
The Tigers netted 40 of its points in the paint and added 15 from its bench in the contest.
The Tigers travel to Virginia to take on the Cavaliers on Tuesday. The game is slated to tip off at 7 p.m. and will air on ACCN.
