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Boise State Broncos at Clemson Tigers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
2-1, 0-1 Away
Final
68 - 85
4-0, 2-0 Home

Girard sparks Clemson to 85-68 victory over Boise State

Chase Hunter hammers home huge jam for Clemson

O’Mar Stanley’s three-point play to begin the second half pulled Boise State (2-1) even at 41. Jack Clark answered with a basket and PJ Hall sank four free throws as Clemson (4-0) took a two-possession lead. Girard hit two 3-pointers, scoring 12 in a 21-9 run from there and the Tigers led 68-50 with 8:32 remaining.

Girard sank 9 of 17 shots with three 3-pointers, adding four rebounds and three assists for the Tigers. Chase Hunter totaled 14 points, six rebounds and four assists. PJ Hall pitched in with 14 points and four boards.

Chibuzo Agbo sank four 3-pointers and scored 18 to lead the Broncos. Cam Martin had 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Stanley scored 11 off the bench.

It was the first meeting between the schools. Clemson will travel to Idaho to play Boise State next season.

Clemson is 4-2 all-time against the Mountain West but this was the first time the Tigers hosted a team from the conference. No team has ever traveled farther to play Clemson than the Broncos (2,283 miles). The previous record was the 1,860 miles the Arizona Wildcats traveled to play the Tigers in 2012.

The Tigers will host Alcorn State on Friday. Boise State heads to Kissimmee, Florida, to play Virginia Tech in the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday.

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Matchup Prediction

Clemson: 71.9%
Boise State: 28.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 85
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 68 - 85
2nd 0:16 Jace Whiting made Layup. 68 - 85
2nd 0:31 Chauncey Wiggins made Jumper. Assisted by Dillon Hunter. 66 - 85
2nd 0:46 RJ Keene made Free Throw. 66 - 83

Statistics

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22-56 FG 31-61
39.3 Field Goal % 50.8
7-23 3PT 8-15
30.4 Three Point % 53.3
17-22 FT 15-16
77.3 Free Throw % 93.8
25 Rebounds 40
7 Offensive Rebounds 13
18 Defensive Rebounds 27
9 Assists 15
9 Steals 3
1 Blocks 6
11 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 18
2 Fast Break Points 4
28 Points in Paint 34
18 Fouls 18
1 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Littlejohn Coliseum

Location: Clemson, SC
Attendance: 5,748 | Capacity:

2023-24 Mountain West Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Utah State 14-4 - 28-7
Nevada 13-5 1 26-8
Boise State 13-5 1 22-11
UNLV 12-6 2 21-13
San Diego State 11-7 3 26-11
New Mexico 10-8 4 26-10
Colorado State 10-8 4 25-11
Wyoming 8-10 6 15-17
Fresno State 4-14 10 12-21
Air Force 2-16 12 9-22
San José State 2-16 12 9-23

2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
North Carolina 17-3 - 29-8
Duke 15-5 2 27-9
Virginia 13-7 4 23-11
Pittsburgh 12-8 5 22-11
Clemson 11-9 6 24-12
Syracuse 11-9 6 20-12
Wake Forest 11-9 6 21-14
Virginia Tech 10-10 7 19-15
Florida State 10-10 7 17-16
NC State 9-11 8 26-15
Boston College 8-12 9 20-16
Georgia Tech 7-13 10 14-18
Notre Dame 7-13 10 13-20
Miami 6-14 11 15-17
Louisville 3-17 14 8-24
Full Standings