CLEMSON, S.C. | The Alabama A&M University men's basketball team struggle shooting the ball from the floor during the first seven minutes as Clemson built a huge lead and didn't look back in a 92-56 victory on Friday at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Kintavious Dozier,
PJ Eason and
James Graham III each scored 10 points to pace Alabama A&M. Dozier also recorded two rebounds, while Eason added five boards and one steal. Graham chipped in one board and one assist.
Jestin Porter led Clemson with 14 points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal. RJ Godfrey added 10 points, eight boards and one assist, while Carter Welling chipped in 12 points, seven boards, three assists and one blocked shot.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Alabama A&M (3-2) began the game 1-for-11 from the floor as Clemson jumped out to a 19-2 lead after a Zac Foster triple with 13:26 left in the opening half.
The Tigers (7-1) extended the lead to 32-7 after free throws by Porter with 9:42 left.
The Bulldogs got a trey from
Peyton Daniels Sr. and a jumper by Dozier, trimming the margin to 37-16, but back came Clemson, pushing the advantage to 41-16 with just under five minutes to play.
The Tigers outscored the Bulldogs, 11-5, over the final five minutes to take a 52-22 lead into the half.
Clemson pushed its lead to 57-24 after a three-point play by Dillon Hunter with 17:33 remaining and Alabama A&M could not recover from the huge deficit.
GAME NOTES
- Alabama A&M shot 37.0 percent (20-of-54) from the floor and 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the free-throw line
- The Bulldogs grabbed 23 rebounds, with 20 coming on the defensive glass
- Kintavious Dozier recorded 10 points and two rebounds
- PJ Eason added 10 points, five boards and one steal
- James Graham III chipped in 10 points, one board and one assist
- Alabama A&M finished with 24 bench points, 22 points in the paint, nine points off 11 Clemson turnovers, four fastbreak points and two second-chance points
- Clemson went 30-of-50 from the floor (54.5 percent) and 24-of-32 (75.0 percent) from the charity stripe
- The Tigers grabbed 44 rebounds, including 34 on the defensive end
- Jestin Porter registered 14 points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal
- RJ Godfrey added 10 points, eight boards and one assist
- Carter Welling chipped in 12 points, seven boards, three assists and one blocked shot
- Clemson finished with 49 bench points, 42 points in the paint, 20 points off 11 AAMU turnovers, 18 fastbreak points and 12 second-chance points
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M returns to action on Sunday as the Bulldogs visit Coastal Carolina. Tip-off against the Chanticleers is set for 2:30 p.m. from the HTC Center in Conway, S.C.
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