Overview
- Ace Buckner scored a career-best 19 points to pace Clemson’s offense in the rivalry win at Littlejohn Coliseum.
- Clemson’s perimeter pressure was decisive as South Carolina finished 4-for-23 from three and committed 14 turnovers.
- Carter Welling added 16 points and key second-half plays, though Clemson’s 19-of-31 free-throw shooting kept the margin close.
- The result moved Clemson to 9-3 overall and 7-0 at home, while South Carolina fell to 7-4.
- Freshman Zac Foster left after a hard fall and did not return, and outlets differed on whether Brad Brownell recorded his 300th or 301st Clemson win.