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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Clemson 82, North Carolina 78
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # John Higgins, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 9000
No. 20 Clemson bolted to a 16-point halftime lead and held on for an 82-78 victory against No. 19 North Carolina in Atlantic Coast Conference play Tuesday night at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C.

The Tigers (18-4, 7-3 ACC) snapped a 10-game losing streak against North Carolina that dated to the 2010 season.

Clemson moved into a tie for third place in the league standings with preseason favorite Duke. The Tigers were picked to finish 13th in the ACC preseason poll.

North Carolina, the defending national champion and picked second in the preseason, fell to 16-7 overall, 5-5 in ACC play after its third consecutive loss. It marked the first time the Tar Heels dropped three games in a row since January 2014.

North Carolina forward Theo Pinson sustained a shoulder strain a few minutes into the game and did not return.

Playing its third game since losing senior forward Donte Grantham to a season-ending knee injury on Jan. 20, Clemson took control early with a hot shooting touch from long range.

Clemson jumped out to a 21-9 lead, with all of its points coming on 3-pointers, and the Tar Heels never drew closer than seven points the remainder of the half.

Clemson made 10 of 19 shots from 3-point range before the break, including a buzzer-beater by freshman Clyde Trapp that gave the Tigers their largest lead of the game, 44-28.

The Tigers led by as many as 15 early in the second half, but the Tar Heels methodically cut into the deficit and eventually tied the game at 74 with 2:04 remaining.

Clemson's Marcquise Reed, who played 37 minutes without a turnover in the game and led the team in scoring (20), rebounds (eight) and assists (five), made a 3-pointer with 1:41 left to put the Tigers ahead for good. Shelton Mitchell, who scored 14 points, sealed the win with three free throws in the final 16 seconds.

Guard Gabe DeVoe added 17 points for Clemson while forward Elijah Thomas had 11 points and six blocked shots.

Guard Cam Johnson led North Carolina with 32 points, shooting 6 of 10 from 3-point range, and guard Joel Berry II added 27 points, including 19 in the second half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
North Carolina   Clemson
Cameron Johnson 32 Scoring Marcquise Reed 20
Joel Berry II 4 Assists Marcquise Reed 5
Luke Maye 9 Rebounds Marcquise Reed 8
Cameron Johnson 6 Free Throws Made Marcquise Reed 7
Joel Berry II 2 Steals Gabe DeVoe 1
Luke Maye 3 Blocks Elijah Thomas 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
North Carolina 78 45.2 10-24 12-14 14 36 5 5 11
Clemson 82 39.3 15-30 19-27 17 31 9 3 10