Clemson got behind and got behind early and Wichita State made shooting threes look easy. The Tigers were completely and utterly outplayed and outcoached by Gregg Marshall and the Shockers as they took a 29-24 lead going into halftime.
Statistically speaking, Wichita State had a field goal percentage of 41.4%, a three point percentage of 35.1% but were 0% from the free throw-line. Clemson’s however, are lower. Clemson was 34.8% for field goal percentage, 20.0% with three pointers but were 87.5% from the free throw line. Marquise Reed led the way for the Tigers with 9 points in the first half
The second half didn’t start well for the Tigers either when the Shockers would pull ahead and wouldn’t look back, never once would the Tigers hold a lead. Taking a look at the statistical side, Wichita State had a 44% field goal percentage compared to Clemson’s 28%. Wichita State shot at 33% when it came to three throws compared to Clemson’s 14%. The only thing that the Tigers excelled at were the free throws, the Tigers went 74% at the line compared to State’s 70%. Reed would come up big for the Tigers scoring 18 of the Tigers 55 points while also surpassing the 2,000th point of his career. Elijah Thomas would come up big with 8 rebounds followed by one assist from Clyde Trapp.
“Every dog has his day, sometimes the ball doesn’t go our way. We did good to hold them to 63 points. But give them credit, they did really well.” Marquise Reed said.
“I was devastated to hear the news, it wasn’t what I wanted to hear. I am going into surgery on Thursday and am looking at 4-6 weeks rehab.” Shelton Mitchell said when asked about his surgery.
Clemson has seen their share of ups and downs throughout this season but according to Shelton Mitchell, it’s important for the team not to look at only the negative, but to look at the positive. “We’ve learned a lot this year, yes, we’ve had many negatives this year but we’ve also had many highs this year and we need to focus on the positive’s just as much as the negative.”
“It was one of those games where we just couldn’t get a basket.” Brownell said “at the end of the day you’ve just got to recognize it.”
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