Clemson, Brownell Relieved to beat North Dakota

CLEMSON — There was a sense of relief on Brad Brownell’s face following Clemson’s 92-77 victory over North Dakota Monday night at Littlejohn Coliseum.

“It was one of those tough, tough games,” Clemson’s head coach said. “They do a nice job of running some motion and moving the ball. They are quick and small and they play with great pace. Then they grind it to the last 10 or 12 seconds on the shotclock, so when you guard that long and they make a three, it is very demoralizing.”

The Hawks (1-2) demoralized the Tigers quite often in the first half as they made 8 of 17 three-point attempts. Their 8 first-half triples where three more than they had combined in their first two games. They were…