National Basketball Association
Clemson 67, Virginia 50
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Bert Smith, # Brent Hampton
Attendance:
13857
By Field Level Media
Hunter Tyson scored 17 points as Clemson snapped an 11-game losing streak against Atlantic Coast Conference rival Virginia, winning 67-50 Wednesday night in Charlottesville, Va.
In toppling Virginia (7-5, 1-1 ACC) for the first time since the 2012-13 season and snapping an eight-game skid on the Cavaliers' floor, Clemson (9-4, 1-1 ACC) also got 11 points and 11 rebounds from David Collins. PJ Hall added 11 points and seven rebounds, helping the Tigers to a 35-26 edge on the boards.
Naz Bohannon (eight points) led the Clemson bench, which outscored Virginia's reserves 17-0.
Reece Beekman had a career-high 20 points and three steals for Virginia and Armaan Franklin added 13 points. But the Cavaliers made only 36.6 percent of their shots, including 6 of 22 (27.3 percent) from beyond the arc, and committed an uncharacteristic 14 turnovers.
Virginia, which trailed 35-27 at halftime, appeared ready to stage a rally early in the second half when it scored eight straight points. Beekman made a steal and a breakaway dunk and fed Franklin and Kihei Clark for 3-pointers as the Cavaliers reduced the Tigers' lead to 37-35.
But over the next 11:03, Virginia missed 10 straight shots from the floor and committed six turnovers. Meanwhile, Clemson increased its lead to 56-42. Al-Amir Dawes and Alex Hemenway hit 3-pointers as the Tigers pulled away during the stretch.
In the first half, Youngstown State transfer Bohannon lifted Clemson making a putback and a pair of unlikely, desperation jumpers that barely beat the shot clock. The three buckets fueled an 11-2 run that transformed a one-point lead into a 10-point advantage. When Hall dropped a 3-pointer late in the half, it gave Clemson a 31-21 lead.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Clemson |
|
Virginia |
Hunter Tyson 17 |
Scoring |
Reece Beekman 20 |
Naz Bohannon 2 |
Assists |
Kihei Clark 3 |
David Collins 11 |
Rebounds |
Armaan Franklin 8 |
Hunter Tyson 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Jayden Gardner 4 |
David Collins 2 |
Steals |
Reece Beekman 3 |
PJ Hall 1 |
Blocks |
Kadin Shedrick 6 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Clemson
|
67 |
47.5 |
8-22 |
3-8 |
12 |
30 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
Virginia
|
50 |
36.6 |
6-22 |
14-19 |
7 |
24 |
11 |
4 |
14 |