National Basketball Association
Arizona 66, Clemson 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 8, 2012
Where: J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Les Jones, # Raymond Styons
Attendance:
8509
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 8 Arizona 66, Clemson 54: Mark Lyons scored a season-high 20 points and Nick Johnson added 13 as the visiting Wildcats dominated the final eight minutes to remain unbeaten.
Arizona (7-0) trailed 47-44 with 7:57 remaining before Jordin Mayes’ 3-pointer - his only points of the game - sparked a 11-0 run, and the Wildcats never trailed again. Clemson (5-3) was outscored 22-7 in the final eight minutes.
Clemson's Milton Jennings had 15 points in his return from a two-game suspension, and K.J. McDaniels had 13 points. The Tigers trailed by 14 with 8:54 left in the first half before cutting the lead to four at halftime.
The Wildcats won despite shooting a season-low 35.5 percent from the field. Senior forward Solomon Hill grabbed 10 rebounds and finished with seven points on 2-of-16 shooting.
Lyons, a transfer from Xavier, had his best game of the young season with four assists while shooting 7-for-13 from the field. The Wildcats outrebounded Clemson 40-26.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Clemson dropped to 1-11 all-time in games against schools currently in the Pac-12 Conference. … Arizona committed 11 turnovers after committing a season-high 27 against Southern Miss on Tuesday. The Wildcats forced 15 Clemson turnovers. … Clemson C Devin Booker had six points, nine rebounds and five blocks.
Top Game Performances
Arizona |
|
Clemson |
Mark Lyons 20 |
Scoring |
Milton Jennings 15 |
Mark Lyons 4 |
Assists |
Adonis Filer 2 |
Solomon Hill 10 |
Rebounds |
Devin Booker 9 |
Mark Lyons 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Adonis Filer 4 |
Nick Johnson 5 |
Steals |
Milton Jennings 2 |
Solomon Hill 2 |
Blocks |
Devin Booker 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arizona
|
66 |
35.5 |
5-16 |
17-20 |
10 |
40 |
4 |
13 |
11 |
Clemson
|
54 |
38.5 |
5-12 |
9-17 |
6 |
26 |
12 |
7 |
14 |