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PSU suffers first setback

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ian Schieffelin had 18 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in leading Clemson to a 75-67 win over Penn State on Tuesday and the championship of the Sunshine Slam Beach Division.

Chase Hunter added 17 points, Chauncey Wiggins 14 and Del Jones 10 for the Tigers (6-1), who shot 44% and made 9 of 19 3-pointers led by Hunter’s three.

Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 20 points and had 11 assists, Yanic Konan Niederhauser added 14 points and Nick Kern Jr. 11 for the Nittany Lions (6-1), who shot 46% and were just 4 of 18 from the arc.

Neither team had a double-digit lead in the game and it was tied with seven minutes to go. But Penn State had a six-minute drought without a field goal while committing three turnovers and the Tigers went up by six. A hook shot from Schieffelin with a minute to go made it a five-point lead and free throws sealed it from there. The eight-point final margin was the largest of the game.

Konan Niederhauser’s dunk to open the second half tied the game but a Hunter 3-pointer gave the lead back to Clemson. Penn State took its first lead of the second half on a 9-0 run, seven coming from Baldwin, to go up 57-54 with midway through the period.

Penn State had its largest lead of seven in the first half but three consecutive 3s put Clemson ahead with three minutes to go and the Tigers led at 38-36 at halftime.

“He’s just a warrior,” PSU coach Mike Rhoades said of Baldwin to the Penn State Sports Network. “But we needed other guys to help him in other areas. We had a lot of open 3s that we didn’t make what we’ve been making all year. But I think (Clemson’s) physicality and their length had something to do with that.”

Notes: Clemson had a 16-9 edge on points off turnovers. … The Nittany Lions host Buffalo on Sunday at 2 p.m.

PENN ST. (6-1) Hicks 3-6 0-0 7, Konan Niederhauser 6-7 2-5 14, Baldwin 6-14 6-7 20, Dilione 4-11 0-0 9, Johnson 2-6 0-0 4, Kern 4-8 3-3 11, Dunn 0-1 0-0 0, Nzeh 1-2 0-0 2, Carter 0-1 0-0 0, Stewart 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-56 11-15 67.

CLEMSON (6-1): Schieffelin 7-15 4-4 18, Wiggins 6-10 0-1 14, Lakhin 2-7 2-2 6, C.Hunter 4-12 6-7 17, Zackery 2-4 2-2 8, D.Hunter 0-3 2-4 2, Jones 4-6 0-0 10, Reeves 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-57 16-20 75.

Halftime­–Clemson 38-36. 3-Point Goals–Penn St. 4-18 (Baldwin 2-6, Dilione 1-4, Hicks 1-4, Carter 0-1, Dunn 0-1, Johnson 0-2), Clemson 9-19 (C.Hunter 3-6, Zackery 2-2, Jones 2-3, Wiggins 2-4, Lakhin 0-1, Schieffelin 0-1, D.Hunter 0-2). Rebounds–Penn St. 28 (Konan Niederhauser, Dilione, Kern 6), Clemson 31 (Schieffelin 13). Assists–Penn St. 18 (Baldwin 11), Clemson 17 (Schieffelin 8). Total Fouls–Penn St. 19, Clemson 15.

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