Clemson basketball traveled to Washington, D.C. to take on the Georgetown Hoyas in a match-up between two 3-0 teams. One team would leave the game with its first loss of the season, and that was unfortunately the Clemson Tigers.
Turnovers in the second half killed Clemson’s chance to hold on to the three-point lead that the Tigers held going into halftime. By a final score of 79-74, Georgetown was able to put pressure on Clemson’s offense, get key blocks in the interior early in the second half, and find ways to score to come back in the second half and take home the victory.
Final: Clemson 74, Georgetown 79
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Clemson turned the ball over a total of 10 times in the matchup against the Georgetown Hoyas, with six turnovers, out of 10 total turnovers for the game, in the second half of the loss to Georgetown. Preventing Georgetown from scoring a lot of points off the turnovers in the second half allowed Clemson to hang around, but even though Georgetown did not convert the turnovers into points very effectively (nine points off Clemson’s 10 total turnovers), the missed opportunity to get scoring looks still greatly affected the Clemson offense’s ability to put points on the board.
Along with the second half turnovers at inopportune times, Clemson struggled shooting the ball from the floor. As a team, the Tigers shot 41% (25-61) from the floor and shot only 70% from the free-throw line, leaving six points at the cherry stripe.
Scoring 14 points off the bench, junior forward Carter Welling had a magnificent game as the leading scorer for Clemson. The transfer from Utah Valley also added five rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal. Welling was spectacular on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.
Big man and Nevada transfer Nick Davidson added 13 points (6-13 from the field and 1-4 from three) and five rebounds. True freshman rising star Zac Foster added 11 points (2-4 from the field and from behind the three-point line), two rebounds, four assists, and one steal. Foster struggled with turnovers but made some tough threes to help keep Clemson in the game.
The Tigers return to the hardwood when they host North Alabama on Monday, giving Clemson a chance to watch some film over the weekend before the game on Monday. After North Alabama, Clemson will go up against the WVU Mountaineers, who have the best start to a season since the 1955-1956 season.