DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ian Schieffelin had 18 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in leading Clemson to a 75-67 win over previously unbeaten Penn State on Tuesday in 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.
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 beyond 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 score, 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.
Clemson had a 16-9 edge on points off turnovers.
