Tigers Dominate Blazers 90-52 in Game One of Emerald Coast Classic 

FINAL SCORE: Clemson 90, UAB 52

RECORDS: Clemson 4-1, UAB 3-2

CLEMSON LEADERS: Loyal McQueen (17 points, 7-11 FG, 2-3 3FG, 7 assists), Maddi Cluse and Mia Moore (8 rebounds), 

NOTABLES:

• The Tigers set a season high in three pointers made with 13.
• Four Tigers scored in double figures: Loyal McQueen (17), Tessa Miller (15), Anya Poole (12), and Mia Moore (10).
• Eleven different Tigers put points on the board today.
• Clemson forced 19 turnovers on the Blazers and converted 36 points of turnovers. 
• This was Clemson and Poppie’s first meeting with UAB.

CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson Tigers (4-1) dominated the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers (3-2) 90-52 in the first game of the Emerald Coast Classic in Destin, Florida this afternoon. The Tigers set a season high in three pointers made, with 13 knocked down triples from eight different Tigers. Four Tigers scored in double figures this afternoon, Loyal McQueen (17 points, 7-11 FG, 2-3 3FG), Tessa Miller (15 points, 6-9 FG, 1-1 3FG), Anya Poole (12 points, 6-9 FG) and Mia Moore (10 points, 4-11 FG, 2-4 3FG), and eleven Tigers scored today. Clemson was locked in on defense, forcing 19 UAB turnovers and converting 36 points off of them. 

After a made UAB layup 47 seconds into the contest, a three by Mia Moore got the Tigers on the board with 8:48 to play, and Clemson did not trail for the remainder of the competition. Moore and McQueen teamed up a combined 23 points, 10 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals in the first half. The Tigers went on a 12-0 run spanning the end of the first quarter into the second over a 4:17 period, with five different Tigers making shots. Clemson forced nine UAB turnovers this half, which they converted 14 points off of. 

Clemson shot exceptionally well in the second half, shooting 50% from three off of seven made threes and going 14-31 (45.2%) from the field. Ten different Tigers scored in the second half, and 20 of the Tigers’ 42 points this half came from the bench. Clemson went on a 15-0 run to close out the fourth quarter spanning 5:01, with points coming from five different Tigers. It was Raven Thompson’s layup with 3:53 to play that gave Clemson its largest lead of the night, which was 42. 

UP NEXT: The Clemson Tigers will face the winner of Alabama and Alabama State tomorrow, November 26 for the Emerald Coast Championship Title. The game time is still TBA.

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