Hemenway's shooting heroics not enough as Notre Dame beats Clemson

Trey Jemison guards a Notre Dame player in the first half (Photo: Josh Kelly / USATODAY)CLEMSON – Alex Hemenway’s career effort wasn’t enough to beat Notre Dame.

Hemenway came off the bench to score a career-high 16 points but Notre Dame had more playmakers down the stretch and walked away with a 61-57 victory at Littlejohn Coliseum Sunday afternoon. It was Notre Dame’s fourth consecutive victory while Clemson has lost three in a row.

Notre Dame improves to 15-8 overall and 6-6 in the ACC while Clemson falls to 11-12 overall and 5-8 in the league. Notre Dame is now 6-2 all-time against Clemson. Tevin Mack added 16 points and six rebounds for the Tigers. Hemenway was 5-of-8 from the field and…