The 6-3 freshman checked in off the bench at the 5:27 mark of the first half and didn’t take long to make his presence felt, knocking down his first three-pointer just 24 seconds later. The next trip down the floor, the freshman sunk his second trey of the game, giving the Tigers the lead for the first time since the 18:41 mark. Hemenway found Trey Jemson fighting towards the basket just as the half closed, to pick up his first assist of the game and give Clemson a 29-27 halftime advantage.
In the second half, Hemenway kept the Tigers toe-to-toe with the Fighting Irish. With just over 10 minutes to play, Hemenway splashed his third triple of the night, giving Clemson the lead back 41-39. The triple also moved him up to nine points, a career high.
With Clemson trailing by four with under six minutes remaining, Hemenway knocked down a jumper in the paint, and then his fourth three-pointer of the game on back-to-back possessions to move the Tigers to within two, 50-48. Hemenway secured his 15th and 16th points on free throws at the four minute mark to tie the game at 50.
The Indiana Assassin finished with 16 points, one assist and one rebound in 19 minutes of action.
A trip to Pittsburgh is next on the docket for the Tigers. Clemson will square off against the Pittsburgh Panthers (15-9, 6-7) at the Petersen Events Center on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 9 p.m. The game will air on a regional sports network (RSN).
