CLEMSON – Clemson’s Ace Buckner scored a career-high 20 points on 6 of 14 shooting, while Dylan Faulkner had the first double-double of his Clemson career, as the Tigers easily disposed of Stetson 85-72 Monday at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Faulkner dropped in 16 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had five assist. The Tigers led from start to finish and used a 12-0 run at the end of the first half to cruise to an easy victory to open the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Clemson’s largest lead was 25 points, 49-24 at the break.
The Tigers also got double digit scoring from Liutauras Lelevicius, who had 13 points, David Fuchs added 12 and Cole Certa dropped in 11 points.