Louisville Cardinals vs. Clemson Tigers

Feb 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LOU	35	40	75
CLEM	38	42	80

Game Recap

Porter's 16 second-half points lead Clemson to an 80-76 victory over No. 24 Louisville. Jestin Porter scored all 16 of his points in the second half as Clemson snapped a four-game losing streak with an 80-76 victory over No. 24 Louisville on Saturday.

Player Stats

LOUISVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Sananda Fru	25	5-5	0-0	0-1	6	2	1	2	0	3	10
14Adrian Wooley	23	7-12	3-6	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	3	17
3Ryan Conwell	28	6-12	3-9	0-0	5	2	1	0	3	4	15
10Isaac McKneely	27	2-8	2-7	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	2	6
1J'Vonne Hadley	34	3-10	1-4	5-6	7	1	1	1	1	4	12
53Vangelis Zougris	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	4
9Khani Rooths	18	0-1	0-1	1-4	2	1	0	0	1	2	1
15Aly Khalifa	6	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2	5
11Kobe Rodgers	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
0Mikel Brown Jr.	21	2-10	0-6	1-1	2	4	2	0	2	0	5
TOTAL	-	29-6445.3%	10-3627.8%	7-1258.3%	33	12	5	3	11	23	75

CLEMSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Carter Welling	16	2-3	0-1	4-6	2	0	1	0	0	3	8
0RJ Godfrey	34	3-7	0-0	7-8	7	2	1	1	1	2	13
4Butta Johnson	26	2-7	1-5	3-4	2	1	1	0	2	1	8
1Jestin Porter	27	6-10	4-8	0-1	3	3	3	0	0	2	16
2Dillon Hunter	29	2-6	0-2	4-6	2	1	0	0	1	0	8
3Chase Thompson	8	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	5
10Jake Wahlin	15	3-5	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2	7
11Nick Davidson	20	2-5	0-1	0-0	3	2	2	1	1	2	4
21Ace Buckner	25	2-4	1-1	6-9	8	2	1	0	2	2	11

TOTAL	-	24-4949.0%	8-2138.1%	24-3470.6%	30	12	9	3	9	15	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLOUCLEM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Clemson.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Louisville.
(19:37) Jestin Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:37) Louisville Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) J'Vonne Hadley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:09) Isaac McKneely Offensive Rebound.
(19:09) Isaac McKneely misses tip in layup.
(19:07) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:00) Carter Welling makes 6-foot jumper.
02
(18:34) J'Vonne Hadley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:32) Jestin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Carter Welling misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:20) Foul on Carter Welling.
(18:19) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:53) Sananda Fru makes 3-foot floating jump shot (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
22
+3 (17:40) Jake Wahlin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jestin Porter assists).
25
(17:12) J'Vonne Hadley misses layup.
(17:08) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:52) RJ Godfrey makes layup (Jake Wahlin assists).
27
(16:46) Foul on Jestin Porter.
+3 (16:36) Ryan Conwell makes 25-foot three point jumper.
57
(16:17) Nick Davidson bad pass turnover.
(16:17) Mikel Brown Jr. Steal.
+2 (16:07) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 17-foot jumper.
77
(16:07) Foul on Ace Buckner.
+1 (16:07) Mikel Brown Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
87
(15:52) RJ Godfrey bad pass turnover.
(15:52) Sananda Fru Steal.
+3 (15:33) J'Vonne Hadley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Khani Rooths assists).
117
(15:22) Foul on Sananda Fru.
+1 (15:22) RJ Godfrey makes free throw 1 of 2.
118
+1 (15:22) RJ Godfrey makes free throw 2 of 2.
119
(15:02) Isaac McKneely bad pass turnover.
(15:02) Jestin Porter Steal.
+2 (14:39) Chase Thompson makes 6-foot jumper.
1111
(14:20) Khani Rooths out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(13:54) Butta Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:52) Isaac McKneely Defensive Rebound.
(13:34) Aly Khalifa bad pass turnover.
(13:34) Jestin Porter Steal.
+2 (13:16) Dillon Hunter makes 8-foot jumper.
1113
+3 (12:52) Aly Khalifa makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
1413
(12:34) Foul on Aly Khalifa.
+1 (12:34) RJ Godfrey makes free throw 1 of 2.
1414
+1 (12:34) RJ Godfrey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1415
(12:20) J'Vonne Hadley misses layup.
(12:20) Nick Davidson Block.
(12:17) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:06) Nick Davidson makes layup (Butta Johnson assists).
1417
(11:41) Ryan Conwell bad pass turnover.
(11:41) Carter Welling Steal.
+2 (11:36) Ace Buckner makes layup.
1419
(11:36) Foul on Kobe Rodgers.
(11:36) Ace Buckner misses free throw 1 of 1.
(11:35) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:13) Ryan Conwell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kobe Rodgers assists).
1719
(10:53) Nick Davidson misses layup.
(10:51) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(10:38) Isaac McKneely misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:36) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Foul on Isaac McKneely.
+1 (10:20) Butta Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1720
+1 (10:20) Butta Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1721
(10:12) Foul on Jestin Porter.
+2 (9:52) J'Vonne Hadley makes layup.
1921
(9:38) Butta Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:36) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(9:25) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:23) Butta Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:16) Foul on J'Vonne Hadley.
(9:00) Jake Wahlin misses layup.
(8:59) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:52) Ryan Conwell bad pass turnover.
(8:52) Ace Buckner Steal.
(8:50) Foul on Ryan Conwell.
+2 (8:39) Carter Welling makes 2-foot dunk (Ace Buckner assists).
1923
(8:20) Ryan Conwell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:17) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
(8:15) Butta Johnson turnover.
(7:58) Foul on Chase Thompson.
(7:58) J'Vonne Hadley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:58) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:58) J'Vonne Hadley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2023
+3 (7:35) Chase Thompson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ace Buckner assists).
2026
(7:14) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 19-foot jumper.
(7:12) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
(7:07) Butta Johnson misses 12-foot jumper.
(7:04) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:59) Ryan Conwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
2326
(6:45) Jake Wahlin bad pass turnover.
(6:45) J'Vonne Hadley Steal.
(6:30) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:27) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Foul on Ryan Conwell.
+1 (6:25) Ace Buckner makes free throw 1 of 2.
2327
+1 (6:25) Ace Buckner makes free throw 2 of 2.
2328
(6:07) Foul on RJ Godfrey.
(6:07) Foul on Jake Wahlin.
(6:07) Khani Rooths misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:07) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:07) Khani Rooths misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:06) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
(5:49) Butta Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:46) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:34) Adrian Wooley misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(5:33) J'Vonne Hadley Offensive Rebound.
(5:31) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:29) Dillon Hunter Defensive Rebound.
(5:21) RJ Godfrey misses layup.
(5:21) Sananda Fru Block.
(5:17) RJ Godfrey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:16) RJ Godfrey makes layup.
2330
(4:58) Khani Rooths misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:56) Adrian Wooley Offensive Rebound.
(4:53) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:47) Adrian Wooley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:45) Adrian Wooley makes layup.
2530
(4:32) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
+1 (4:32) Carter Welling makes free throw 1 of 2.
2531
+1 (4:32) Carter Welling makes free throw 2 of 2.
2532
+2 (4:13) Adrian Wooley makes layup.
2732
(3:59) Dillon Hunter misses layup.
(3:58) Clemson Offensive Rebound.
(3:42) Foul on Sananda Fru.
+1 (3:42) RJ Godfrey makes free throw 1 of 2.
2733
(3:42) RJ Godfrey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:41) Ace Buckner Offensive Rebound.
(3:23) Dillon Hunter misses 8-foot jumper.
(3:20) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Kobe Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:59) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(2:47) RJ Godfrey misses layup.
(2:45) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:40) Sananda Fru makes layup.
2933
(2:40) Foul on Carter Welling.
(2:40) Sananda Fru misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:39) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:24) Dillon Hunter makes 6-foot jumper.
2935
+2 (2:04) Adrian Wooley makes layup.
3135
+2 (1:36) Jake Wahlin makes 7-foot jumper.
3137
(1:26) Foul on Nick Davidson.
+1 (1:26) J'Vonne Hadley makes free throw 1 of 2.
3237
+1 (1:26) J'Vonne Hadley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3337
(0:57) Jake Wahlin misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(0:57) J'Vonne Hadley Block.
(0:53) Vangelis Zougris Defensive Rebound.
(0:43) J'Vonne Hadley misses layup.
(0:43) Chase Thompson Block.
(0:39) J'Vonne Hadley Offensive Rebound.
(0:38) J'Vonne Hadley misses layup.
(0:36) Chase Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(0:16) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
(0:16) Butta Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:16) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:16) Butta Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3338
+2 (0:01) Ryan Conwell makes layup (Sananda Fru assists).
3538

2nd half

Team Stats

LOU

CLEM

75Points80

29-64(45.3%)Field Goal(%)24-49(49.0%)

10-36(27.8%)3-Point(%)8-21(38.1%)

7-12(58.3%)Free Throw(%)24-34(70.6%)

36(10)Rebounds(Offensive)31(5)

12Assists12

5Steals9

3Blocks3

11Turnovers9

23(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

4Largest Lead15

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC

attendance: 8,084 (89.8%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: LOU -2.5

over/under: 146.5