The Tiger defense stifled Mercer’s offense over the final ten minutes to power Clemson to a much-needed victory over the Bears on Saturday, improving to 8-3 ahead of a pivotal showdown with South Carolina on Tuesday. Clemson was led in scoring by Dillon Hunter with 15 points and Nick Davidson, who added 12 points on […]
The Tiger defense stifled Mercer’s offense over the final ten minutes to power Clemson to a much-needed victory over the Bears on Saturday, improving to 8-3 ahead of a pivotal showdown with South Carolina on Tuesday.
Clemson was led in scoring by Dillon Hunter with 15 points and Nick Davidson, who added 12 points on the day. The Tigers struggled to find consistency on offense but leaned on strong defensive play to close out the final 8 minutes of the game with only 3 allowed field goals for Mercer.
The Bears were mostly a two-headed monster, with Baraka Okojie (20 points) and Zaire Williams (15 points) combining for 35 of their 63 points. Mercer also only produced 6 points off the bench compared to Clemson’s 22 bench points. That proved to be the difference, spurred by freshman Zac Foster contributing 10 points in his 20 minutes.
With the win, which was Brad Brownell’s 300th at Clemson, the stage is set for his 500th game as Clemson’s head coach against none other than South Carolina on Tuesday night.
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