Tigers Battle to the End, Edged by No. 22 Wolfpack

FINAL SCORE: Clemson 79, NC State 83

RECORDS: Clemson (8-5), NC State (10-3)

CLEMSON LEADERS: Mia Moore (23 points, 9-20 FG, 2-6 3FG, 6 rebounds), Loyal McQueen (9 assists)

NOTABLES:

• Hannah Kohn achieved a new career high in scoring with 18 points (previous was 17 vs. King) and 3-point shooting with six made threes (previous was 5).
• Mia Moore charted a new season high of 23 points (previous was 19 vs N.C. Central)
• Moore reached double figures in the first quarter, scoring 10 points off of four made field goals and two made threes. 
• Summah Evans charted her first season start, nailing two threes and was essential defensively.
• Clemson made 15 three pointers and held N.C. State to 29.2% from three.
• No. 22 NC State did not lead from the beginning of the second quarter until 1:05 to play in the third. 

CLEMSON, S.C. - The Clemson Tigers fell to the No. 22 N.C. State Wolfpack in a hard-fought battle in Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. Despite the four-point loss, Hannah Kohn achieved a new career high in both scoring and three pointers made in a game, tallying 18 points off of six made three pointers. The game was neck-and-neck, the Wolfpack leading for 15:38 of the contest and the Tigers for 14:06. The other 11:16 of the game, the two spent tied. 

Mia Moore got the Tigers started, tallying ten points in the first quarter alone, going 4-8 from the field with two made threes. Clemson drained five threes in quarter one, and four in quarter two.  Five Tigers knocked down a triple in the first half, four of which hit two (Moore, Addie Porter, Hannah Kohn and Maddi Cluse). A Kohn three pointer at the buzzer gave Clemson a one-point advantage going into halftime, giving them momentum going into the third quarter. 

The Tigers remained competitive in the second half, and did not let the Wolfpack lead until 1:05 was left to play in the third quarter. Clemson added six more triples and shot 51.6% from FG in the half. Clemson went on a 6-0 run with back to back threes from Kohn and Evans in the fourth quarter, cutting the Wolfpack lead from 12 to six, keeping Clemson in the game with 0:44 to play in regulation. After three made N.C. State free throws, Loyal McQueen laid it in to cut the lead to seven, and Kohn drained yet another three with 0:03 to play to narrow the margin to four, but it wasn’t quite enough to overcome the Wolfpack. 

UP NEXT: The Tigers will host conference newcomer no. 21 California in Clemson’s ACC home opener on January 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Littlejohn Coliseum.