Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Clemson Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Hunter, Lakhin, score 19 apiece and Clemson tops EKU 75-62 in first-ever meeting
Ian Schieffelin added 13 points for the Tigers.
Devontae Blanton scored 23 points shooting 10 for 15 and Mayar Wol 12 for Eastern Kentucky.
Wol's 3-pointer gave the Colonels a 54-50 lead with 12:50 left. Clemson scored the next nine points and never trailed again. Jaeden Zackery's layup with 8:20 left put Clemson ahead 66-56 and it led by double digits the rest of the way.
Hunter's 3 with 12:33 before halftime marked the Tigers' (2-1) first double-digit advantage at 23-13. The Colonels (2-1) responded with a 12-0 outburst for a 25-23 lead.
Clemson led 42-36 at intermission.
The game marked the closest Clemson had to a test as it opened the season with consecutive victories of 25 points or more for the 10th time in program history.
Tuesday's matchup was the first meeting between the two. Clemson is 15-1 all-time against current opponents from the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Hunter and Schieffelin are only two of five players in the Atlantic Coast Conference this year that will finish their careers at the same school they started and have been starters for at least three seasons.
RJ Davis (UNC), Cameron Hildreth (Wake Forest) and Maxime Raynaud (Stanford) round out the group.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jackson Holt made Jumper. | 62 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Chase Hunter made Jumper. | 60 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:56 | Eastern Kentucky Timeout | 60 - 73 |
Statistics
 EKU |
 CLEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-61 | FG | 28-61 |
| 42.6 | Field Goal % | 45.9 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 29.2 |
| 4-5 | FT | 12-19 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 63.2 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 6 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Clemson, SC
Attendance: 7,258 | Capacity:
2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Alabama | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Lipscomb | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| North Florida | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Queens University | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Jacksonville | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Austin Peay | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Central Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Bellarmine | 0-0 | - | 3-10 |
| Stetson | 0-0 | - | 2-10 |
| West Georgia | 0-0 | - | 2-11 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
| SMU | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Clemson | 2-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-0 | 0.5 | 10-2 |
| Stanford | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
| NC State | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
| North Carolina | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
| Notre Dame | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
| Wake Forest | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| Louisville | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| California | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-5 |
| Virginia | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-5 |
| Syracuse | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-7 |
| Miami | 0-1 | 1.5 | 4-8 |
| Florida State | 0-2 | 2 | 9-4 |
| Boston College | 0-2 | 2 | 7-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-2 | 2 | 5-7 |