South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Clemson Tigers

Dec 16, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SC	27	34	61
CLEM	34	34	68

Game Recap

Clemson beats South Carolina 68-61 behind Buckner's 19 points. Ace Buckner scored 19 points, and Clemson jumped out early to cruise past South Carolina 68-61 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

SOUTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Christ Essandoko	16	2-6	1-2	3-4	7	1	0	0	1	4	8
55Mike Sharavjamts	28	5-9	0-3	3-3	7	1	0	1	3	4	13
4Kobe Knox	36	5-7	1-3	2-2	2	2	2	0	4	3	13
5Meechie Johnson	35	2-9	0-4	4-4	6	4	3	0	4	1	8
10Myles Stute	31	2-6	1-5	0-0	5	0	2	0	2	4	5
31Elijah Strong	10	1-6	0-2	2-4	1	2	0	0	0	5	4
20Hayden Assemian	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24Nordin Kapic	11	1-3	0-2	3-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
6EJ Walker	8	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
0Jordan Butler	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Grant Polk	17	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	19-5137.3%	4-2615.4%	19-2382.6%	31	10	7	1	14	26	61

CLEMSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Jake Wahlin	25	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0
0RJ Godfrey	13	2-6	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	1	2	4	6
11Nick Davidson	24	2-4	1-2	4-6	2	1	1	0	5	2	9
1Jestin Porter	20	2-6	1-2	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	6
2Dillon Hunter	33	3-6	0-1	0-0	3	6	1	0	1	3	6
3Chase Thompson	13	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
22Carter Welling	29	5-7	1-2	5-13	4	0	3	0	0	2	16
5Zac Foster	2	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
21Ace Buckner	30	7-12	1-3	4-4	7	1	2	0	0	3	19
4Butta Johnson	11	0-2	0-2	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1

TOTAL	-	22-4746.8%	5-1435.7%	19-3161.3%	26	10	9	1	8	18	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSCCLEM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Clemson.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by South Carolina.
(19:44) RJ Godfrey misses 4-foot jumper.
(19:41) Christ Essandoko Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:29) Mike Sharavjamts makes layup (Christ Essandoko assists).
20
(19:06) RJ Godfrey misses layup.
(19:04) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(18:39) Christ Essandoko misses layup.
(18:39) RJ Godfrey Block.
(18:39) Christ Essandoko Offensive Rebound.
(18:39) Foul on RJ Godfrey.
+1 (18:39) Christ Essandoko makes free throw 1 of 2.
30
(18:39) Christ Essandoko misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:39) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(18:18) Dillon Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Christ Essandoko Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:58) Kobe Knox makes 11-foot jumper.
50
(17:41) Jestin Porter misses layup.
(17:39) Christ Essandoko Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) Meechie Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:22) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Foul on Meechie Johnson.
+2 (16:53) RJ Godfrey makes 3-foot dunk (Dillon Hunter assists).
52
(16:21) Elijah Strong misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:20) Myles Stute Offensive Rebound.
(16:20) Foul on Jake Wahlin.
+2 (16:10) Mike Sharavjamts makes layup (Elijah Strong assists).
72
(16:01) Nick Davidson bad pass turnover.
(16:01) Myles Stute Steal.
+2 (15:45) Mike Sharavjamts makes layup.
92
+3 (15:33) Jestin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dillon Hunter assists).
95
(15:06) Mike Sharavjamts misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:04) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(14:59) Foul on Elijah Strong.
(14:56) Ace Buckner misses 8-foot jumper.
(14:53) Elijah Strong Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:42) Myles Stute makes 26-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists).
125
+2 (14:29) Ace Buckner makes layup.
127
(14:03) Elijah Strong misses 15-foot jumper.
(14:01) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:51) Chase Thompson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zac Foster assists).
1210
(13:29) Elijah Strong misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:27) Chase Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(13:23) Zac Foster misses layup.
(13:23) Carter Welling Offensive Rebound.
(13:23) Foul on Elijah Strong.
(13:15) Foul on Myles Stute.
+1 (13:15) Zac Foster makes free throw 1 of 2.
1211
+1 (13:15) Zac Foster makes free throw 2 of 2.
1212
(12:57) Kobe Knox bad pass turnover.
(12:57) Carter Welling Steal.
(12:52) Zac Foster misses layup.
(12:52) Mike Sharavjamts Block.
(12:52) Clemson Offensive Rebound.
(12:42) Foul on EJ Walker.
+3 (12:25) Carter Welling makes 24-foot three point jumper (Butta Johnson assists).
1215
(11:55) Kobe Knox misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:53) Mike Sharavjamts Offensive Rebound.
(11:48) Grant Polk misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:48) Clemson Defensive Rebound.
(11:29) Butta Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:27) Jordan Butler Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Jordan Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:58) Butta Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(10:52) Foul on Mike Sharavjamts.
+2 (10:47) Dillon Hunter makes 13-foot jumper.
1217
(10:13) Meechie Johnson bad pass turnover.
(10:13) Dillon Hunter Steal.
(10:11) Foul on Mike Sharavjamts.
(10:11) Butta Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:11) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:11) Butta Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1218
(9:38) EJ Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:36) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:17) RJ Godfrey makes layup.
1220
+3 (9:03) Christ Essandoko makes 23-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists).
1520
+2 (8:40) Dillon Hunter makes layup.
1522
(8:17) Myles Stute misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:17) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(7:56) Meechie Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:53) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
(7:51) RJ Godfrey bad pass turnover.
(7:51) Kobe Knox Steal.
(7:17) Christ Essandoko misses layup.
(7:15) Nick Davidson Defensive Rebound.
(7:04) RJ Godfrey misses layup.
(7:02) Christ Essandoko Defensive Rebound.
(6:50) Christ Essandoko misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:48) Nick Davidson Defensive Rebound.
(6:41) Nick Davidson bad pass turnover.
(6:41) Kobe Knox Steal.
(6:41) Foul on RJ Godfrey.
(6:30) Foul on Dillon Hunter.
+2 (6:23) Elijah Strong makes layup (Kobe Knox assists).
1722
+2 (6:00) Carter Welling makes 6-foot hook shot (Nick Davidson assists).
1724
+2 (5:41) Myles Stute makes 12-foot jumper.
1924
(5:26) Jestin Porter misses 19-foot jumper.
(5:24) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Elijah Strong misses layup.
(5:07) Jestin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(5:02) Nick Davidson bad pass turnover.
(4:47) Nordin Kapic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:45) Dillon Hunter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:36) Nick Davidson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dillon Hunter assists).
1927
(4:08) Meechie Johnson bad pass turnover.
(4:08) Jake Wahlin Steal.
+2 (4:03) Dillon Hunter makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
1929
+2 (3:50) Kobe Knox makes layup (Elijah Strong assists).
2129
(3:27) Nick Davidson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:24) Kobe Knox Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Foul on Carter Welling.
(3:17) Elijah Strong misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:17) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:17) Elijah Strong makes free throw 2 of 2.
2229
(3:05) Foul on Elijah Strong.
(3:05) Carter Welling misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:04) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:51) Christ Essandoko makes layup (Mike Sharavjamts assists).
2429
(2:41) Foul on Grant Polk.
+1 (2:41) Carter Welling makes free throw 1 of 2.
2430
(2:41) Carter Welling misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:40) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(2:11) Kobe Knox bad pass turnover.
(2:11) Nick Davidson Steal.
+2 (2:06) Carter Welling makes 1-foot dunk (Dillon Hunter assists).
2432
(1:46) Foul on Nick Davidson.
(1:35) Mike Sharavjamts misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:33) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
(1:22) Butta Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:19) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:18) Mike Sharavjamts makes layup.
2632
(1:18) Foul on Dillon Hunter.
+1 (1:18) Mike Sharavjamts makes free throw 1 of 1.
2732
(0:58) Carter Welling misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:56) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:45) Foul on Christ Essandoko.
(0:45) Christ Essandoko turnover.
+2 (0:28) Ace Buckner makes layup.
2734

2nd half

Team Stats

CLEM

61Points68

19-51(37.3%)Field Goal(%)22-47(46.8%)

4-26(15.4%)3-Point(%)5-14(35.7%)

19-23(82.6%)Free Throw(%)19-31(61.3%)

33(9)Rebounds(Offensive)29(4)

10Assists10

7Steals9

1Blocks1

14Turnovers8

26(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

7Largest Lead13

Game Details

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC

attendance: 9,000 (100%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: CLEM -12.5

over/under: 142.5