ACC Basketball: No. 12 Louisville rolls past Clemson

In an ACC basketball game between No. 12 Louisville and Clemson, the Tigers were routed by the Cardinals.

The Louisville Cardinals continue to play well as they moved to 16-3 overall and 4-2 in conference after a 92-60 beatdown of Clemson.

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The Tigers proved that they can compete with teams early on but cannot manage to close out games. The Tigers have lost five in a row and have fallen to 1-5 in conference play.

Donovan Mitchell went on a tear in the first half and finished tied for a team-high with 18 points.

Adel’s 18 points for the Cardinals were a career high. He started the second half with two straight three-pointers. Louisville was able to easily spread the ball around and had five players record double-digits in points.

Louisville was without starting point guard Quentin Snider (out 2-to-3 weeks) and Clemson initially hung with them. Once the Cardinals were able to find a rhythm, though there was no looking back.

Three of Clemson’s last four defeats have come by five points or less, and that may have been a factor in this blowout loss on the road to an experienced and talented team. Louisville closed the game on a 12-0 run and ended up outscoring the Tigers by 22 points in the second half.

Clemson star Jaron Blossomgame was held to only 10 points, his second lowest total on the season. He was never able to get going offensively.

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The Tigers struggled overall offensively, shooting 41.8 percent from the floor and 32 percent from behind the arc. Louisville was hot from the floor, shooting 56.3 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from three-point range.