Starling Scores 25 in Orange Road Loss

Wednesday, January 22

Clemson, SC

7 PM

Syracuse University

9-10,3-5ACC

Clemson

16-4,8-1ACC

Syracuse

Clemson

1/22/2025 9:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Clemson (16-4, 8-1 ACC) defeated Syracuse (9-10, 3-5 ACC) on Wednesday night in Littlejohn Coliseum, 86-72, in Clemson, S.C. The Orange were led by J.J. Starling's 25-point performance. The guard shot 50-percent from behind-the-arc in the win and had an impressive 17 first-half points. Clemson was led by Chase Hunter's 23 points while three other Tigers scored in double figures.

How The Game Was Decided
Clemson closed the first half on a 10-0 run to lead 48-29 at halftime. The Tigers held the Orange scoreless for the final 4:54 of action in the opening period. Syracuse was unable to cut the deficit to single digits in the second half despite getting hot late in the game, making five of its last six attempts from the field. Clemson held on for the 14-point win.

Starling's Hot Hand
Starling had his second-straight game with 20-plus points, tallying 25 on 10-of-16 shooting from the field. Starling scored 17 points in the first half, going 7-for-9, including a trio of 3-pointers. Starling has scored in double figures in 11-of-12 appearances this season and has had six 20-point games.

Lampkin Streak Ends
Center Eddie Lampkin Jr. was one rebound shy of extending his streak to five-straight double doubles. The Orange big man finished with 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds. He has scored in double figures in five-straight games.

Tigers Forced Turnovers
Syracuse had nine turnovers in the first half of the contest. Clemson capitalized, scoring 14 points off the giveaways while Syracuse did not score off either of the Tigers' two turnovers. Syracuse had four turnovers in the final four minutes of the opening frame, sparking Clemson's 10-0 run that extended the lead to 19 at the break. Syracuse had better control of the ball in the second half, nearly cutting their turnovers in half to finish with 14 total.

Notable Numbers

Lampkin Jr. had his fifth straight game in double figures with 14 points. Of his nine rebounds, four came on the offensive glass.
Starling had his seventh game this season with 20-plus points. His five made 3-pointers were a season best.
Kyle Cuffe Jr. scored nine reserve points, falling just short of his seventh game this season with double-digit points.
Jaquan Carlos and Elijah Moore paced the Orange with three assists each.
For the 12th time this season, Jyare Davis eclipsed five points and five rebounds in a game, posting six and five against the Tigers, respectively.
The Tigers doubled up Syracuse in the paint, winning the battle inside, 40-20.
Syracuse outscored Clemson 43-38 in the second half.
The Orange bench outpaced Clemson's, 20-15.
Clemson improves to 11-6 all-time in the series and has won the last four meetings.
Syracuse is now 1-9 all-time in Littlejohn Coliseum.

Up Next
The Orange return home to host Pittsburgh on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Fans can watch the action live on ESPN2.

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