Final Stats
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Jestin Porter (Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge/Middle Tennessee State) scored a season-high 26 points and totaled a career-best five steals in Clemson University men’s basketball’s 76-61 win at Notre Dame on Saturday evening.
The win marks Clemson’s fifth in the all-time series with Notre Dame and just its second victory on the road in South Bend.
The Tigers (14-3, 4-0 ACC) were fueled by Porter’s performance, but RJ Godfrey (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett/Georgia) and Carter Welling (Draper, Utah/Corner Canyon/Utah Valley) combined for 30 points with 16 and 14, respectively.
Three Tigers finished with at least six rebounds, including Dillon Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) who tied a career-high with seven to lead Clemson.
Clemson built as much as an eight-point lead in the opening stanza, but Notre Dame’s Cole Certa cut the halftime deficit to just five with a buzzer-beating heave at the halftime horn.
The Tigers pushed its lead out to a game-high 11 points at 50-39 with 14:12 to go in regulation, forcing a Notre Dame timeout. Clemson maintained its advantage and pushed it up to 16 with just over one minute to play before coasting to the 76-61 final score.
Clemson forced 14 Notre Dame turnovers and scored 18 points off those turnovers. The Tigers totaled 34 points in the paint to the Irish’s 18 and added 11 second-chance points.
Clemson returns to the court on Tuesday, Jan. 13 when it hosts Boston College. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on ACCN.
Notes: Clemson improved to 14-3 with the win and 5-9 against Notre Dame all time … it was the Tigers’ second win in its series history on the road at Notre Dame – the previous win came on March 6, 2019, in a 64-62 victory … over the last two years, Clemson is now 8-0 against the top 12 winningest programs in college basketball history … Clemson won its 11th consecutive ACC road game – the second longest active streak in the country (Houston, 15) … it’s the fifth-longest in ACC history and the second-longest in the last 25 years in the ACC … Head Coach Brad Brownell won his 306th game at Clemson and the 473rd of his career … it was Coach Brownell’s 150th ACC win in regular season play … Clemson committed just six turnovers against Notre Dame – the fourth time this season Clemson has committed six or less … Jestin Porter totaled a season-high 26 points (also a Clemson team-high) on 9-for-14 shooting … Porter has totaled both of Clemson’s 20-point games this season … his nine made field goals are a season-best … Porter added a career-high five steals – he previously recorded four steals in five different games in his career, including four against SMU on Jan. 7 … the last time a Tiger guard had at least 26 points in a regulation victory was Joseph Girard III (26 vs. Boston College on Jan. 13, 2024) … RJ Godfrey recorded his 13th double-digit scoring game with 16 points … Dillon Hunter tied his career-high with seven rebounds.
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