Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers
· NCAA Men's BasketballPJ Hall scores 25 points, helps Clemson hold off Louisville 70-64
Zan Payne scored three points and Tre White hit a 3 during an 8-2 surge that lasted a little over a minute to pull Louisville to 68-64 with 29 seconds left. Clemson sealed it at the free-throw line.
Clemson opened the second half on a 21-9 run for a 55-31 lead at the 13-minute mark. Louisville answered with a 25-7 run to cut its deficit to 62-56. Hall made consecutive layups to push the Tigers' lead back to double-digits with 2:21 to play.
Chase Hunter added 16 points and Joe Girard scored 13 for Clemson (14-6, 4-5 ACC).
White scored 29 points on 11-of-20 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Louisville (6-15, 1-9), which has lost six straight games and nine of its last 10.
Hunter didn't miss a field goal, scoring 11 points to help Clemson build a 34-22 halftime advantage. Hall added 10 first-half points as the Tigers shot 50% from the floor and made 10 of 11 free throws. Louisville missed all 11 of its 3-pointers and was 8-of-33 shooting (24%) in the first half.
Each team has home games on Saturday. Louisville faces Florida State and Clemson plays Virginia.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Chauncey Wiggins Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tre White missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Joseph Girard III made Free Throw. | 64 - 70 |
Statistics
LOU |
CLEM |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-64 | FG | 22-51 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 2-20 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 10 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 18-23 | FT | 21-25 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 21 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 4 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Clemson, SC
Attendance: 6,760 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |


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