Clemson, SC
Clemson vs #16 Florida State
Clemson welcomed #16 Florida State into Littlejohn in front of a rowdy crowd for a 9:00 tipoff. Clemson coming off a tough week on the road after dropping games at Miami and at Louisville both by one point. Clemson got off to a hot start with a three-pointer by David Skara but the Tigers would fall behind quick as the Seminoles would hold the lead going into halftime.
During the first half, Marquise Reed led the way for the Tigers by putting up 7 points. Elijah Thomas posted 3 rebounds in the first half and Shelton Mitchell had 2 assists during the first half. Clemson shot at 30% making 9 shots out 30. The Tigers shot at 25% for 3 pointers, making 3 shots out of 12 and were 2 for 4 at the free throw line.
The second half didn’t go well for the Tigers, Florida State outplayed Clemson by a score of 77 to 64. Marquise Reed would lead the way for the Tigers the entirety of the game putting up 20 points, Elijah Thomas posted 6 rebounds followed by 6 assists from Shelton Mitchell. The Tigers shot at 38% making 23 shots on 60 attempts, shooting at 35% for three pointers making 8 on 23 attempts and shot at 63% from the free throw line.
“Definitely, I think that we can make a run in the NCAA tournament. We have had a three game losing at the start of the season and we bounced back from that and I definitely think that we can bounce back from this.” Senior David Skara said postgame when asked if he thought that the team could still make a run in the NCAA tournament.
“Florida State has a lot of confidence and it’s hard to control them. Physically, I thought they beat us around in the glass but these guys are playing at a whole nother level. We are not passing the ball as well as we should be and that really hurts us.” Brad Brownell said.
“We have a day off tomorrow that we desperately need, I think that we are a little bit weary and we need to come back and beat Boston College.”
Clemson returns to the court Saturday for a noon matchup with Boston College.
Notes: Marcquise Reed turned in his 23rd 20-point game of his career … he is now three such outings shy of tying Jim Sutherland (1964-67) for 10th all-time in program history … it was Reed’s 63rd double-digit scoring game – just seven such games shy of tying Butch Zatezalo (1967-70) and Larry Nance (1977-81) for 16th all-time … Reed moved into 21st on the all-time scoring list passing Sharone Wright (1991-94 – 1,308 points) and now has 1,311 … Reed’s season-long free throw streak ended at 17 in a row … Shelton Mitchell surpassed the 300-assist mark in his Clemson career (301) … he now has 1,025 points and 301 assists … he is 24 assists shy of becoming just the 13th player in Clemson history to amass at least 750 points and 325 assists … he would be the ninth such player to post 1,000 points and 325 assists … Mitchell tied his career-high with four steals … Elijah Thomas swatted three more shots against Florida State … Thomas now has 163 career blocks and still sits 10th all-time … Thomas’ career 1.92 blocks per game is fourth all-time … with six more rebounds Thomas has 585 for his Clemson career – just 19 shy of tying Horace Wyatt (1978-82) for 25th on the all-time list.
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