Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Clemson Tigers

Dec 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CIN	18	47	65
CLEM	38	30	68

Game Recap

Clemson blows most of 27-point lead before holding off Cincinnati 68-65 at Greenville Invite. Dillon Hunter made two free throws with three seconds left as Clemson held off Cincinnati 68-65 at the Greenville Winter Invitational on Sunday after watching nearly all of a 27-point lead evaporate.

Player Stats

CINCINNATI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
18Baba Miller	30	2-7	0-2	3-4	7	3	1	2	1	3	7
52Moustapha Thiam	26	5-8	1-1	4-4	5	0	1	1	1	4	15
1Day Day Thomas	34	6-12	5-9	0-0	4	1	3	0	1	0	17
10Shon Abaev	14	1-5	1-5	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	0	3
11Kerr Kriisa	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
65Halvine Dzellat	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
2Jizzle James	29	3-9	1-2	3-4	3	3	0	0	3	1	10
5Sencire Harris	28	4-9	1-1	1-3	4	1	0	0	1	2	10
32Jalen Celestine	16	1-6	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	2	3
TOTAL	-	22-5837.9%	10-2540.0%	11-1573.3%	33	9	5	4	12	13	65

CLEMSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Carter Welling	21	4-8	2-4	2-3	5	0	1	0	1	0	12
10Jake Wahlin	20	1-5	1-5	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3
0RJ Godfrey	25	5-10	0-1	0-1	1	1	1	0	3	4	10
1Jestin Porter	31	3-6	3-5	2-2	2	2	1	1	3	1	11
2Dillon Hunter	34	2-5	1-1	5-6	7	4	0	0	2	2	10
3Chase Thompson	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11Nick Davidson	27	4-5	2-2	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	4	10
21Ace Buckner	27	5-11	1-2	1-2	2	3	1	0	1	0	12
4Butta Johnson	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-5048.0%	10-2050.0%	10-1471.4%	23	15	6	1	12	12	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCINCLEM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Cincinnati.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Clemson.
(19:33) Kerr Kriisa misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:30) Dillon Hunter Defensive Rebound.
(19:11) Jake Wahlin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:09) Carter Welling Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:53) Jestin Porter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dillon Hunter assists).
03
(18:32) Shon Abaev misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:27) Jestin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:21) RJ Godfrey makes 1-foot dunk (Jake Wahlin assists).
05
(18:06) Kerr Kriisa turnover.
+3 (17:39) Dillon Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jake Wahlin assists).
08
(17:16) Shon Abaev misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:14) Dillon Hunter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:05) Carter Welling makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dillon Hunter assists).
011
(16:38) Baba Miller misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:36) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
(16:26) RJ Godfrey misses 5-foot hook shot.
(16:23) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Shon Abaev bad pass turnover.
(16:12) Carter Welling Steal.
(15:54) Jestin Porter bad pass turnover.
(15:54) Day Day Thomas Steal.
(15:41) Baba Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:39) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(15:19) Carter Welling misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:17) Kerr Kriisa Defensive Rebound.
(15:12) Day Day Thomas bad pass turnover.
(14:53) Jake Wahlin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:51) Shon Abaev Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Halvine Dzellat misses layup.
(14:33) Nick Davidson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:04) Jake Wahlin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Davidson assists).
014
+3 (13:39) Shon Abaev makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baba Miller assists).
314
(13:05) RJ Godfrey misses layup.
(13:05) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
(12:49) Day Day Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:47) Nick Davidson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:28) Nick Davidson makes 4-foot hook shot (Dillon Hunter assists).
316
(12:00) Sencire Harris misses layup.
(11:58) Butta Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:44) Nick Davidson makes 9-foot jumper.
318
(11:30) Jizzle James bad pass turnover.
(11:30) Nick Davidson Steal.
+2 (11:27) Ace Buckner makes 2-foot dunk (Nick Davidson assists).
320
(10:51) Jalen Celestine bad pass turnover.
(10:51) Butta Johnson Steal.
+3 (10:33) Nick Davidson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ace Buckner assists).
323
(9:58) Jalen Celestine misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(9:57) Nick Davidson Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Ace Buckner misses 14-foot jumper.
(9:34) Jizzle James Defensive Rebound.
(9:21) Jalen Celestine misses 9-foot jumper.
(9:19) Moustapha Thiam Offensive Rebound.
(9:18) Jalen Celestine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:16) Dillon Hunter Defensive Rebound.
(9:07) Chase Thompson bad pass turnover.
(9:07) Day Day Thomas Steal.
+2 (9:04) Day Day Thomas makes 3-foot dunk.
523
(8:44) Dillon Hunter misses 15-foot jumper.
(8:44) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Shon Abaev misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:14) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.
+3 (7:52) Jestin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper (RJ Godfrey assists).
526
(7:42) Jizzle James misses 15-foot jumper.
(7:40) Dillon Hunter Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Foul on Moustapha Thiam.
+1 (7:32) Dillon Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2.
527
(7:32) Dillon Hunter misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:31) Baba Miller Defensive Rebound.
(7:04) Moustapha Thiam misses 13-foot jumper.
(7:02) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:49) Jestin Porter makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dillon Hunter assists).
530
+2 (6:30) Moustapha Thiam makes 6-foot jumper.
730
(6:05) Jake Wahlin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:03) Moustapha Thiam Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:54) Moustapha Thiam makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baba Miller assists).
1030
(5:40) Foul on Baba Miller.
+1 (5:40) Carter Welling makes free throw 1 of 2.
1031
+1 (5:40) Carter Welling makes free throw 2 of 2.
1032
(5:19) Shon Abaev bad pass turnover.
(5:19) RJ Godfrey Steal.
(5:07) Jestin Porter misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:05) Halvine Dzellat Defensive Rebound.
(4:53) Baba Miller misses layup.
(4:51) Halvine Dzellat Offensive Rebound.
(4:48) Sencire Harris bad pass turnover.
(4:48) Ace Buckner Steal.
(4:44) Ace Buckner misses layup.
(4:44) Shon Abaev Block.
(4:41) Halvine Dzellat Defensive Rebound.
(4:39) Foul on RJ Godfrey.
(4:39) Sencire Harris misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:39) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:39) Sencire Harris misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:38) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
(4:15) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
(4:15) Ace Buckner misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:15) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:15) Ace Buckner makes free throw 2 of 2.
1033
(3:56) Foul on Nick Davidson.
(3:56) Baba Miller misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:56) Cincinnati Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:56) Baba Miller makes free throw 2 of 2.
1133
(3:44) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
+2 (3:37) Carter Welling makes 2-foot dunk (Ace Buckner assists).
1135
(3:17) Jalen Celestine bad pass turnover.
+3 (3:01) Carter Welling makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1138
(2:36) Foul on Dillon Hunter.
+1 (2:36) Moustapha Thiam makes free throw 1 of 2.
1238
+1 (2:36) Moustapha Thiam makes free throw 2 of 2.
1338
(2:16) Carter Welling misses dunk.
(2:13) Day Day Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Baba Miller misses dunk.
(2:06) Butta Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(2:00) Ace Buckner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:58) Day Day Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:54) Jizzle James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sencire Harris assists).
1638
(1:21) Ace Buckner misses layup.
(1:19) Jizzle James Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:07) Jizzle James makes 13-foot jumper.
1838
(0:47) Foul on Moustapha Thiam.
(0:40) RJ Godfrey misses dunk.
(0:40) Baba Miller Block.
(0:35) Day Day Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(0:24) Day Day Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:22) Jestin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Dillon Hunter misses layup.
(0:03) Baba Miller Block.
(0:01) Sencire Harris Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CIN

CLEM

65Points68

22-58(37.9%)Field Goal(%)24-50(48.0%)

10-25(40.0%)3-Point(%)10-20(50.0%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)10-14(71.4%)

36(10)Rebounds(Offensive)27(2)

9Assists15

5Steals6

4Blocks1

12Turnovers12

13(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

0Largest Lead27

Game Details

Sunday, December 21, 2025 · 3:10 PM

Bon Secours Wellness Arena · Greenville, SC

attendance: 4,065 (27.1%)

tv: ESPN

spread: CLEM -3.5

over/under: 140.5