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CLEMSON, S.C. -- Hunter Tyson scored all 24 of his points after halftime, PJ Hall scored 11 of his 22 points in the two overtime sessions, and Clemson beat Penn State 101-94 on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Clemson led 70-64 with 34 seconds left in regulation before missing three free throws, and Penn State took advantage as Andrew Funk banked in 3-pointer to tie it at 71 and force overtime.
Hall tied it at 83 with 5.7 seconds left in the first overtime and Penn State's Jalen Pickett hit the back of the iron at the buzzer. Alex Hemenway started the second overtime with a 3-pointer and Clemson never trailed after that.
Joshua Beadle's block led to Brevin Galloway's fast-break layup to give Clemson a 94-88 lead with 59 seconds left. And the Tigers made their free throws this time, going 7 of 8 in the final 50 seconds, to seal it. The Nittany Lions were outscored, 18-11, in the second overtime.
Hemenway finished with 15 points and four 3-pointers for Clemson (6-2). Chase Hunter, who entered averaging a team-high 16.6 points, was scoreless in the first half and finished with seven points on 1-of-12 shooting.
Penn State (6-2) had three players score 23-plus. Camren Wynter had 26 points, and Seth Lundy and Pickett each added 23. Lundy also grabbed 12 rebounds while Pickett led with eight assists.
However, the Nittany Lions were hurt from the 3-point line where Pickett and Myles Dredd combined to go 0-for-13 from behind the arc.
Penn State led 35-29 at halftime despite not scoring in the final 2:20 and the Nittany Lions only made one field goal in the opening eight minutes of the second half.
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Penn State hosts No. 20 Michigan State on Wednesday, Dec. 7, and at No. 16 Illinois three days later.
Game notes
The Nittany Lions are now 11-11 all-time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. … Lundy's double-double was the first of his Penn State career. … The last time the Lions had three players finish with 20-plus points was in 2006 (Geary Claxton, Jamelle Cornley, Brandon Hassell).
PENN STATE (6-2): Njie 0-2 0-0 0, Funk 4-9 4-6 14, Pickett 9-21 5-6 23, Wynter 6-12 11-12 26, Lundy 7-12 5-5 23, Dread 0-6 0-0 0, Johnson 2-2 0-0 6, Dorsey 0-0 0-0 0, Clary 1-3 0-0 2, Henn 0-3 0-0 0, Mahaffey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-71 25-29 94.
CLEMSON (6-2): Tyson 7-11 7-8 24, Hall 6-8 8-11 22, Galloway 4-8 0-2 9, Hemenway 5-8 1-2 15, C.Hunter 1-12 4-4 7, Beadle 2-4 0-0 4, Schieffelin 2-4 4-7 8, D.Hunter 0-1 0-0 0, Middlebrooks 3-5 2-3 8, Godfrey 2-2 0-0 4, Wiggins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-63 26-37 101.
Halftime--Penn St. 35-29. 3-Point Goals--Penn St. 11-36 (Lundy 4-8, Wynter 3-6, Johnson 2-2, Funk 2-5, Henn 0-1, Njie 0-1, Dread 0-6, Pickett 0-7), Clemson 11-21 (Hemenway 4-6, Tyson 3-4, Hall 2-2, C.Hunter 1-3, Galloway 1-4, Middlebrooks 0-1, Schieffelin 0-1). Fouled Out--Dread, C.Hunter. Rebounds--Penn St. 38 (Lundy 12), Clemson 32 (Tyson 9). Assists--Penn St. 11 (Pickett 7), Clemson 22 (C.Hunter 5). Total Fouls--Penn St. 28, Clemson 22.