South Carolina Upstate Spartans at Clemson Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Clemson controls from the start beating SC Upstate 80-71
Hemenway and Hunter both finished 4 of 6 from 3-point range, but the rest of their teammates were 0 for 9.
Brevin Galloway scored 15 and PJ Hall added 13 off the bench for Clemson (2-1), which plays Bellarmine on Friday. Hunter Tyson grabbed 12 rebounds. The Tigers finished 31 of 55 (56.4%) despite just 11 of 18 (61.1%) from the foul line.
Clemson never trailed and led 41-32 at halftime. Hunter gave Clemson its largest lead of 19 points on a 3-pointer with 9:20 remaining in the second half.
Jordan Gainey scored 24 points, Trae Broadnax added 16 and Justin Bailey 15 off the bench for the Spartans (1-2).
The game marked only the second time the two school have played with Clemson having won both.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | South Carolina Upstate Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Hunter Tyson missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Jordan Gainey made Layup. Assisted by Thomas Sheida. | 70 - 81 |
Statistics
 UPST |
 CLEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-46 | FG | 31-55 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 16-22 | FT | 11-18 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Clemson, SC
Attendance: 5,002 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| 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 | - | 34-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| 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 |