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No. 16/16 CLEMSON, S.C. The men’s basketball team from Clemson University lost to No. 8/9 North Carolina 65-55 on Saturday afternoon in a hard-fought back-and-forth game.

Ian Schieffelin (Loganville, Ga./Grayson) led the Tigers (11-3, 1-2 ACC) with his offensive and physical skills. With a total of 16 points and 11 rebounds, Schieffelin recorded his sixth double-double of the season. Furthermore, the youngster achieved career highs in steals (5) and blocks (4).

A team-high 17 points on 8 of 14 shots were provided by Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake). With 10 points, PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) extended his successful streak of double-digit scoring games to 24 games.

The first stanza ended in a 34-34 deadlock between Clemson and North Carolina. With two fast baskets, the Tigers took the lead.

in the second half, but the Tar Heels swiftly took back the advantage. With 8:59 remaining, the score was deadlocked at 45-45. Paxson Wojcik’s 3-pointer gave UNC a three-point advantage, which Clemson was unable to overturn.

On Wednesday, January 10, the Tigers will to the court again when they visit Blacksburg, Virginia, to play Virginia Tech.

Ian Schieffelin (Loganville, Ga./Grayson) ended with 13 rebounds and collected 10 or more rebounds for the eighth game this season. To lead the Tigers, he scored four on the offensive glass.

in a fast start, Clemson led by as much as 49 points in the first half and 26 points in the first quarter.

After outshooting the Highlanders 70.4 percent in the last quarter to win, the Tigers added their second 70.0 percent shooting half in the previous two games.

For the twelfth straight game, Clemson scored more points than turnovers (14–13), as nine Tigers found the scoreboard.

Radford was outrebounded by Clemson by 32 (45–13). In program history, the +32 rebound margin matched for fourth-highest in a game.

In the New Year, the Tigers take the court again. on January 3, 2024, when they depart for the remainder of the ACC campaign and go to Miami, Florida. ESPN will carry the tipoff, which is scheduled for 8 p.m.

Clemson’s record versus Radford increased to 4-0 and 11-1 overall. The 600th victory for the program at Littlejohn Coliseum belonged to Clemson. In program history, Clemson’s 45-13 outrebounding of Radford and its +32 margin are tied for fourth place. This is the 12th time this season that Clemson has had more assists (14) than turnovers (13)… Since 2022–2023 PJ Hall has scored in double digits 22 times in a row. With 335 3-pointers made, Joseph Girard III is now fifth all-time in ACC history. Ian Schieffelin recorded his seventh game of the season with ten or more rebounds. With the victory and the football team’s victory over Kentucky in the Gator Bowl, Clemson has now won both a men’s basketball game and a football game on the same day six times in school history.