Clemson Basketball

PJ Hall Tallies Double-Double in Loss at Syracuse

January 18, 2022
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Clemson University men’s basketball was led by PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) who finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds, totaling his second career double-double in a 91-78 loss at Syracuse on Tuesday night.

The Tigers (10-8, 2-5 ACC) were led by Hall’s 19 points and David Collins’ (Youngstown, Ohio/First Love Christian School) 18. Hall tied his career high with two steals.

Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) also collected double figures in scoring for the second time this season with 11 points. Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J./The Patrick School) and Nick Honor (Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland) each led the Tigers with five assists.

Clemson returns to the court on Saturday, Jan. 22 for a home game against Pittsburgh. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. on ACCN.

From the ACC.com

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Buddy Boeheim scored 25 points, Joe Girard added 23 and Syracuse never trailed in the second half and beat Clemson 91-78 on Tuesday night.

Jesse Edwards had 15 points and 11 rebounds for a second double-double of the season for Syracuse (9-9, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). Jimmy Boeheim added 13 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double.

Buddy Boeheim and Girard made eight of the Orange's nine 3-pointers.

PJ Hall had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Clemson (10-8, 2-5). David Collins added 18 points and Chase Hunter 11.

Clemson trailed 40-39 at halftime and stayed within five points in the opening minutes of the second half, with Al-Amir Dawes' 3-pointer cutting the deficit to 52-50. The Orange used a 21-12 surge for a 73-62 advantage with about eight minutes left. The Boeheim brothers combined for 13 points during the stretch.

Consecutive dunks from Hall and Collins helped pull the Tigers to 78-72 with 3:53 remaining. Buddy Boeheim answered with a jumper and Edwards a dunk and the Orange pushed it back to a double-digit lead with 2:38 left.

Syracuse shot over 50% in both halves and finished 53.4% (31 of 59 ) overall; and outrebounded the Tigers 39-26.

The Orange are 5-1 against the Tigers at the Carrier Dome.

Clemson hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday. Syracuse plays at sixth-ranked Duke on Saturday.

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