Chase Hunter and Hunter Tyson each scored 14 points as Clemson pulled away in the second half for a 67-59 victory over winless Cal In the third-place game of the Emerald Coast Classic on Saturday in Niceville, Fla.
Hunter shot 5 of 10 from the field, including 3 for 6 from distance, to go along with seven assists, while Tyson went 4 of 8 from the field, including 2 of 4 from distance, in addition to five rebounds. Brevin Galloway added 13 points, six rebounds and two assists, with PJ Hall chipping in 10 points.
Clemson (5-2), which never trailed and led by as many as 16 points in the second half, shot 23 of 43 (53.5 percent) from the field, including 7 of 17 (41.2 percent) from 3-point range, in addition to scoring 11 points off Cal’s 11 turnovers.
Cal (0-7) was led by Devin Askew, who had 18 points, while Lars Thiemann added 15 points and five rebounds and Kuany Kuany finished with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists.
The Golden Bears shot 19 of 48 (39.6 percent) from the field, including 3 for 20 (15 percent) from beyond the arc.
Leading 31-28 at halftime, Clemson put the game away by opening the second half on a 17-4 run to take a 48-32 lead following Hall’s jumper with 13:01 left in the game.
The Tigers didn’t lead by fewer than six points the rest of the way.
After Clemson took a 22-12 lead on Tyson’s layup with 7:27 left in the first half, the Bears chipped away and pulled to within 31-28 at halftime.
Hall scored eight points and Hunter added six in the first 20 minutes for Clemson, which shot 12 of 22 (54.5 percent) from the field, including 3 of 8 (37.5 percent) from beyond the arc.
Askew and Kuany each scored nine first-half points as the Golden Bears struggled mightily on offense, shooting 6 for 22 (27.3 percent) from the field, including 2 of 12 (16.7 percent) from 3-point range.
–Field Level Media