CLEMSON – Clemson outscored Presbyterian 40-21 in the second half and got a game-high 21 points from Al-Amir Dawes in coming back to defeat Presbyterian 64-53 in the season opener for both teams at Littlejohn Coliseum Tuesday night.
The Tigers trailed by eight at the half, but Dawes scored 16 of his 21 in the second half and Clemson used an 18-2 run to pull away from the determined Blue Hose. Clemson shot 21-45 from the field (46.7 percent), hit 8-19 from 3-point range (42.1 percent), but was just 14-25 (56 percent) from the free throw line.