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Tigers defeat Iowa in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Tigers defeat Iowa in Big Ten/ACC Challenge


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IOWA CITY, IA – Clemson used a 21-6 first-half run en route to a

convincing 71-55 victory on the road over Iowa on Tuesday in the Big

Ten/ACC Challenge. The Tigers moved to 4-2 with the win, while the

Hawkeyes fell to 4-3. It was Clemson’s fourth straight road win in Big

Ten/ACC Challenge play and ninth overall in the event in 13 tries. Iowa

fell to 2-9 overall in challenge games.

“It was a great team win tonight,” said Brad BrownellBrad Brownell
Head Coach
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, Clemson’s

second-year head coach. “We had a lot of guys play well for us tonight.

I thought our two seniors, Andre (Young) and Tanner (Smith), were

outstanding and they showed that they weren’t going to be intimidated with

a road environment. Then, off the bench, we had a number of guys play

well.”

Young led the Tigers with 19 points and hit 5-of-6 from three-point range.

He added four assists and two steals. T.J. SappT.J. Sapp
Fr. Guard
#1 6-3, 190
Fort Lauderdale, FL

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scored 13 off the bench

and hit 3-of-6 from deep for his season-high point total. Devin BookerDevin Booker
Jr. Forward
#31 6-8, 245
Whitmire, SC

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posted nine points and 12 rebounds. Tanner SmithTanner Smith
Sr. Guard
#5 6-5, 210
Alpharetta, GA

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had an outstanding

all-around game with seven points, eight assists and 14 rebounds to match

a career-best.

The Tigers shot 51.9 percent for the game and made 11-of-21 from

three-point distance, a 52.4 percent mark. On the contrary, the Hawkeyes

were held to a season-low 55 points and made just 16-of-56 shots for a

28.6 percent clip. Iowa, shooting 39 percent from long range coming into

the game, made just 3-of-11. Clemson outrebounded the Hawkeyes 42-27 on

the glass and had 20 assists on 28 made baskets.

The Hawkeyes got out to a quick 6-2 lead before Clemson settled in to the

game. The Tigers used a 21-6 run to gain its first double-digit advantage

of the game at 23-12 on Young’s second three-point basket in a two-minute

stretch. T.J. Sapp came off the bench to spark the run, scoring five

points on a long three and a fastbreak run-out.

Milton JenningsMilton Jennings
Jr. Forward
#24 6-9, 225
Summerville, SC

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made a brilliant inside pass to Devin Booker, and the

Whitmire, SC native made it 25-14 on an emphatic one-handed slam. Booker

corralled 10 rebounds in the opening stanza. The lead was pushed to 13 at

31-18 after Smith and Sapp hit back-to-back threes. Bryan NarcisseBryan Narcisse
Sr. Forward
#21 6-6, 220
North Augusta, SC

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then

connected on his first long-range shot of the season to push the lead to

34-20.

The Tigers hit 7-of-14 three-point shots in the opening half and made 48.1

percent overall from the field. Meanwhile, Iowa, who came in averaging

over 80 points per game, shot just 7-for-30 in the half, which equates to

23.3 percent.

The three-pointers continued to drop in the opening moments of the second

half, as Young took a hit-ahead length-of-the-court pass from Smith and

drilled an open shot. He hit another a minute later, and then a putback

by reserve center Catalin BaciuCatalin Baciu
Sr. Center
#10 7-2, 255
Cluj-Napoca,

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made it 42-24 in favor of Clemson. On the

other end, Iowa was stripped by Young, who returned the favor to Smith

with a long pass ahead to Smith who gently dunked the ball to give Clemson

its first 20-point lead.

Sapp extended the lead back to 22 after Iowa had cut to within 20 for the

first time in several minutes with 10:48 remaining in the game. He hit

his third trifecta after Narcisse hit him with a perfect pass to break

Iowa’s fullcourt press. Rod HallRod Hall
Fr. Guard
#4 6-1, 210
Augusta, GA

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broke the pressure equally as well a few

minutes later when he took a missed shot the length of the court for a

tough lay-in to make it 56-34 with 8:27 left. Iowa cut the deficit under

20 for good again at 3:08 on free throws by leading scorer Matt Gatens,

who finished with just eight points.

Clemson was able to play all 12 players on its roster on Tuesday. Nine of

them scored at least a point for the Tigers, including Baciu, who was

4-for-5 and posted eight second-half points.

The Tigers return to action Sunday, Dec. 4 to take on in-state rival South

Carolina. The game will tip off at 3:30 PM and will be televised by

ESPNU.


Official Basketball Box Score

Clemson vs Iowa

11/29/11 8:20 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, IA

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VISITORS: Clemson 4-2

TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS

## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN

05 Smith, Tanner....... f 3-7 1-5 0-0 1 13 14 1 7 8 2 0 0 34

24 Jennings, Milton.... f 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 1 5 1 0 23

31 Booker, Devin....... c 4-6 1-1 0-0 2 10 12 4 9 1 1 0 0 24

04 Hall, Rod........... g 3-6 0-0 1-4 0 1 1 4 7 1 1 0 0 28

11 Young, Andre........ g 6-10 5-6 2-2 1 0 1 3 19 4 1 0 2 28

01 Sapp, T.J........... 5-9 3-6 0-0 0 3 3 2 13 2 2 0 0 22

02 Fields, Carson...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

10 Baciu, Catalin...... 4-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 2 8 0 1 0 0 10

15 Coleman, Devin...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

21 Narcisse, Bryan..... 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 0 16

22 Sullivan, Bernard... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7

32 McDaniels, K.J...... 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 5

TEAM................ 1 1 1

Totals.............. 28-54 11-21 4-7 8 34 42 21 71 20 19 3 2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd Half: 15-27 55.6% Game: 51.9% DEADB

3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 52.4% REBS

F Throw % 1st Half: 1-1 100 % 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 57.1% 2

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HOME TEAM: Iowa 4-3

TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS

## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN

01 Basabe, Melsahn..... f 1-6 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 20

15 McCabe, Zach........ f 3-4 0-0 1-1 2 5 7 5 7 0 3 0 2 19

25 May, Eric........... f 1-6 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 12

05 Gatens, Matt........ g 1-6 0-1 6-7 0 0 0 2 8 0 1 0 1 33

24 Cartwright, Bryce... g 2-11 0-1 3-4 0 2 2 0 7 2 2 0 1 28

00 Olaseni, Gabriel.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5

02 Oglesby, Josh....... 4-9 3-4 4-4 1 2 3 0 15 0 0 0 2 25

04 Marble, Roy Devyn... 2-8 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 1 17

14 McCarty, Stephen.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

20 Brommer, Andrew..... 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 15

30 White, Aaron........ 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 17

32 Stubbs, Branden..... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

34 Stokes, Darius...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3

35 Archie, Devon....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TEAM................ 2 2 4

Totals.............. 16-56 3-11 20-22 8 19 27 11 55 5 10 3 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-30 23.3% 2nd Half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 28.6% DEADB

3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 27.3% REBS

F Throw % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd Half: 14-15 93.3% Game: 90.9% 0

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Officials: Ed Hightower, Mark Whitehead, D.J. Cartsensen

Technical fouls: Clemson-None. Iowa-None.

Attendance: 10449

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Clemson....................... 34 37 - 71

Iowa.......................... 20 35 - 55

Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Fouled Out: Iowa - McCabe (03:58)

Points in the paint-CU 30,IOWA 24. Points off turnovers-CU 10,IOWA 16.

2nd chance points-CU 11,IOWA 6. Fast break points-CU 10,IOWA 9.

Bench points-CU 27,IOWA 29. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time.

Last FG-CU 2nd-01:04, IOWA 2nd-00:37.

Largest lead-CU by 26 2nd-07:01, IOWA by 4 1st-18:18.

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