CLEMSON, SC (AP) – Al-Amir Dawes scored 19 points shooting 5 to 8 from behind the 3-point line, PJ Hall scored 16 and Clemson took a 75-48 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Chase Hunter added 13 points and David Hunger 10 for Clemson (11-8, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Tigers have never faltered in the process of finishing a three-match unbeaten streak.
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Clemson led 12-5 within the first five minutes before Pitt closed in round one on a 9-2 run in a two-and-a-half minute span. Clemson put together 11-3 later and built the game’s first double-digit lead at 29-19 with 5:21 before halftime.
The Tigers go to break-ups 38-27, shoot 48% (12 to 25), and are never threatened after halftime. Clemson finished with nine players scoring.
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John Hughley gave Pitt 15 points (7-12, 2-6) and Jamarius Burton and Femi Odukale each got 10 points.
The Tigers won 9 straight games against Pitt and led 9-3 in the full-time series.
Both teams will be back in action on Tuesday night, with Pitt hosting Syracuse and Clemson traveling to Duke.
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