Behind the play of Aamir Simms, Nick Honor and Jonathan Baehre, Clemson exploded in the last 12 minutes Thursday night to beat Purdue, 81-70, in the Space Coast Challenge at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Fla.
The victory gave the Tigers (2-0) the tournament championship. Clemson extended its lead to 15 points at one point, 73-58, with 2:30 to play and then hung on to win the game.
Simms scored 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers. Honor 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting. He was 4-for-7 from behind the arch.