Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Clemson Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Honor, Dawes help Clemson beat Charleston Southern 91-59
Naz Bohannan and PJ Hall added 10 points apiece for Clemson (5-2).
Alex Hemenway hit a 3-pointer to give Clemson the lead for good and spark a 12-2 run that made it 26-17 with 4 minutes left in the first half. Jamir Moore answered with a 3-pointer for Buccaneers but Honor made a 3 and then converted a three-point play before Dawes hit a 3-pointer to give the Tigers a 30-15 lead about 2 minutes later.
Charleston Southern (2-4) trailed by double figures the rest of the way and Parker Fox made a 3 to give Clemson its biggest lead at 87-50 with 2:51 to play.
Tahlik Chavez made 4 of 8 from 3-point range and finished with 14 points for the Buccaneers and Kalib Clinton scored 11.
Clemson shot 49% from the field, made 12 of 29 (41%) from 3-point range, outrebounded Charleston Southern 44-34 and outscored the Buccaneers 42-16 in the paint. The Tigers forced 17 turnovers with nine steals — three by David Collins and two apiece by Honor and Hunter Tyson.
The Tigers were coming off back-to-back losses to No. 16 St. Bonaventure and West Virginia at the Charleston Classic.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Claudell Harris Jr. made Layup. | 59 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Claudell Harris Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 57 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Claudell Harris Jr. missed Jumper. | 57 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 91 |
Statistics
 CHSO |
 CLEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-61 | FG | 34-70 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 12-29 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 15-15 | FT | 11-12 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Assists | 19 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 37 |
Game Information
Location: Clemson, SC
Attendance: 5,770 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 30-4 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 28-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-8 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |