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Lakhin leads No. 23 Clemson to 85-65 win over North Carolina

AP
Feb 10, 2025

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Viktor Lakhin scored 22 points, including a season-best four 3-pointers, and No. 23 Clemson rolled past North Carolina 85-65 on Monday night.

Chase Hunter added 19 points with four 3s for the Tigers (20-5, 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who followed up their 77-71 win over then-No. 2 Duke on Saturday night with a dominant showing against the Tar Heels (14-11, 7-6).

It's the first time Clemson has beaten Duke and North Carolina in the same year since the 2019-20 season.

While the Duke game was tight throughout, Clemson took control of this one early. All but two of Lakhin’s points came in the first half, and the 6-foot-11 Cincinnati transfer also finished with five of Clemson’s eight blocks.

The Tigers were up 49-33 at the break, and North Carolina never made a second-half charge.

R.J. Davis led UNC with 18 points.

North Carolina: The Tar Heels were hoping to begin a late push for an NCAA bid. Instead, they struggled from long distance and at the foul line.

Clemson: The Tigers have lost just once in their past nine games - in double overtime to Georgia Tech at home last week - and appear a legitimate threat to win the program's second ACC regular-season title.

Davis’ 3-pointer put North Carolina ahead 23-21 midway through the first half. That’s when Lakhin followed with a 3 to start a 28-10 burst to end the half.

Clemson reached 20 wins for a third straight season and the seventh time in coach Brad Brownell’s 15 seasons.

North Carolina plays at Syracuse on Saturday night.

Clemson visits Florida State on Saturday.

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1st Half
UNC
Tar Heels
33
CLEM
Tigers
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ven-Allen Lubin vs. Viktor Lakhin (Ian Schieffelin gains possession)
19:42		Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
19:40		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
19:38	+3	Viktor Lakhin makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)	0-3
19:09	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	2-3
18:53		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
18:51		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
18:28		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
18:26		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
17:57		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
17:42	+3	Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	5-3
17:28		Viktor Lakhin misses two point jump shot
17:26		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
17:10	+2	RJ Davis makes two point jump shot	7-3
16:57	+3	Dillon Hunter makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)	7-6
16:40		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Jaeden Zackery steals)
16:31	+3	Viktor Lakhin makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	7-9
16:16	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	9-9
15:53		Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
15:51		Tigers offensive rebound
15:51		TV timeout
15:40		Del Jones misses two point jump shot
15:35		Chauncey Wiggins offensive rebound
15:35		Ian Schieffelin misses two point layup
15:33		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
15:24		Ian Schieffelin misses two point layup
15:22		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point dunk (RJ Davis assists)	11-9
14:47		Jaeden Zackery turnover (bad pass)
14:28		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Chase Hunter steals)
14:12	+2	Chauncey Wiggins makes two point jump shot	11-11
14:00		Drake Powell misses three point jump shot
13:58		Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
13:39	+2	Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup	11-13
13:39		Ian Jackson shooting foul (Jaeden Zackery draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Jaeden Zackery makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-14
13:23		Dillon Hunter blocks Seth Trimble's two point layup
13:21		Myles Foster defensive rebound
13:18	+3	Chauncey Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Dillon Hunter assists)	11-17
12:58		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
12:56		Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
12:54		Chauncey Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Ian Jackson steals)
12:48	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup	13-17
12:25		Jalen Washington blocks Myles Foster's two point layup
12:23		Myles Foster offensive rebound
12:21		Drake Powell personal foul
12:10		Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup
12:08		Myles Foster offensive rebound
12:07		Jalen Washington shooting foul (Myles Foster draws the foul)
12:07	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-18
12:07	+1	Myles Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-19
11:53		Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
11:51		Dillon Hunter defensive rebound
11:40		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
11:38		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
11:34		Viktor Lakhin blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point layup
11:32		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
11:30	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	15-19
11:13		Del Jones turnover (lost ball) (Seth Trimble steals)
11:11	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup	17-19
11:11		Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
11:11		TV timeout
11:11	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-19
11:05		Chase Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Ian Jackson steals)
10:58		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
10:56		Seth Trimble offensive rebound
10:56		Seth Trimble misses two point layup
10:54		Seth Trimble offensive rebound
10:54	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup	20-19
10:32		Drake Powell blocks Jake Heidbreder's two point layup
10:30		Myles Foster offensive rebound
10:28	+2	Myles Foster makes two point layup	20-21
10:12		Ian Jackson turnover (lost ball)
9:51		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:24	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot	23-21
9:12	+3	Viktor Lakhin makes three point jump shot (Dillon Hunter assists)	23-24
8:58		Viktor Lakhin blocks Jae'Lyn Withers's two point layup
8:56		Dillon Hunter defensive rebound
8:52	+3	Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Dillon Hunter assists)	23-27
8:35	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	25-27
8:23		Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul (Jaeden Zackery draws the foul)
8:23		Jaeden Zackery misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:23	+1	Jaeden Zackery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-28
8:10		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot
8:08		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
7:54	+2	Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	25-30
7:34		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass)
7:34		TV timeout
7:18	+2	Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup	25-32
6:55		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
6:53		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
6:45	+3	Viktor Lakhin makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)	25-35
6:28	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup (Jae'Lyn Withers assists)	27-35
6:06		Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
6:04		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
5:43		RJ Davis misses two point layup
5:41		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
5:28	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup (Jake Heidbreder assists)	27-37
5:28		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-38
5:04		Dillon Hunter personal foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
4:54		Ian Schieffelin personal foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
4:49	+2	RJ Davis makes two point jump shot	29-38
4:25	+2	Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Jake Heidbreder assists)	29-40
4:11	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup	31-40
3:54	+3	Jaeden Zackery makes three point jump shot	31-43
3:42		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Viktor Lakhin steals)
3:23		Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup
3:21		Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
3:17	+2	Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup	31-45
2:59		Drake Powell misses three point jump shot
2:57		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
2:33		Viktor Lakhin turnover (bad pass)
2:33		TV timeout
2:09		RJ Davis turnover (bad pass)
1:50		Chauncey Wiggins misses two point jump shot
1:48		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
1:28		Drake Powell misses two point jump shot
1:26		Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
1:17	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point layup	31-47
0:47		Drake Powell misses three point jump shot
0:45		Dillon Hunter defensive rebound
0:39		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:19	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup	31-49
0:13		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:04	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point jump shot	33-49
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNC
Tar Heels
32
CLEM
Tigers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Chase Hunter personal foul
19:36	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	35-49
19:20	+3	Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)	35-52
19:07		Viktor Lakhin blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point layup
19:05		Tar Heels offensive rebound
19:02		Seth Trimble turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Zackery steals)
18:55		Elliot Cadeau personal foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul)
18:44		Dillon Hunter misses two point jump shot
18:42		Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
18:22		Jaeden Zackery misses two point jump shot
18:20		RJ Davis defensive rebound
18:11		Chase Hunter blocks RJ Davis's two point layup
18:09		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
18:06		Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul
17:51		Chase Hunter turnover (bad pass) (RJ Davis steals)
17:46	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	37-52
17:27	+2	Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup	37-54
17:27		Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul (Jaeden Zackery draws the foul)
17:27	+1	Jaeden Zackery makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-55
17:15		Dillon Hunter shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
17:15		Elliot Cadeau misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:15		Elliot Cadeau misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:15		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
16:54		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
16:52		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
16:40		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
16:38		Drake Powell offensive rebound
16:35	+3	Elliot Cadeau makes three point jump shot (Drake Powell assists)	40-55
16:10		Jalen Washington blocks Viktor Lakhin's two point jump shot
16:08		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
16:05		Chase Hunter shooting foul (Drake Powell draws the foul)
16:05		Drake Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:05		Drake Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:05		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
15:43		Seth Trimble blocks Jake Heidbreder's two point layup
15:42		Jake Heidbreder offensive rebound
15:42		TV timeout
15:30	+3	Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)	40-58
15:23		Jaeden Zackery personal foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
15:06	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	42-58
14:46	+2	Chauncey Wiggins makes two point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)	42-60
14:26		Jaeden Zackery personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
14:12		Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
14:12		Tigers defensive rebound
13:49		Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
13:47		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
13:44	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	44-60
13:19	+3	Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot	44-63
13:09		Ty Claude misses two point layup
13:07		Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound
12:49	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists)	44-65
12:24		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Ian Schieffelin steals)
12:05		Ian Schieffelin misses three point jump shot
12:03		Ty Claude defensive rebound
11:48		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
11:46		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
11:23		Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot
11:21		RJ Davis defensive rebound
11:12		Chauncey Wiggins blocks Ian Jackson's two point jump shot
11:12		Drake Powell offensive rebound
11:12		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass)
11:12		TV timeout
10:59		Ty Claude personal foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul)
10:40		Dillon Hunter misses three point jump shot
10:40		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
10:40		Drake Powell personal foul
10:29		Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup
10:27		Ty Claude defensive rebound
10:09		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
10:07		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
9:53	+2	Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup	44-67
9:38	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point jump shot	46-67
9:28		Elliot Cadeau personal foul (Dillon Hunter draws the foul)
9:20		Viktor Lakhin turnover (bad pass)
9:08		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
9:06		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
8:56		Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot
8:54		Jaeden Zackery offensive rebound
8:39		Jaeden Zackery turnover (bad pass) (Seth Trimble steals)
8:33	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup	48-67
8:16	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point layup	48-69
7:57		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
7:55		Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound
7:35	+2	Jaeden Zackery makes two point jump shot	48-71
7:14		RJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Zackery steals)
7:07	+3	Dillon Hunter makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)	48-74
7:00		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
7:00		TV timeout
6:49		Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Hunter steals)
6:47		Chase Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Seth Trimble steals)
6:43		Chase Hunter shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
6:33		TV timeout
6:33		Seth Trimble misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:33	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-74
6:31		Jaeden Zackery turnover (lost ball) (Drake Powell steals)
6:29	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup (Drake Powell assists)	51-74
5:54		Seth Trimble shooting foul (Chauncey Wiggins draws the foul)
5:54	+1	Chauncey Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-75
5:54	+1	Chauncey Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-76
5:43		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
5:40		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
5:39		Jaeden Zackery turnover (lost ball)
5:39		RJ Davis turnover (lost ball)
5:23		Drake Powell shooting foul (Chase Hunter draws the foul)
5:23		Chase Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:23	+1	Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-77
5:14		Chase Hunter blocks Seth Trimble's two point layup
5:12		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
5:09	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	53-77
4:59		Chauncey Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (RJ Davis steals)
4:56	+2	Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)	55-77
4:56		Tigers 30 second timeout
4:31		Viktor Lakhin misses two point jump shot
4:26		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
4:26		Ian Schieffelin misses two point layup
4:24		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
4:22		Seth Trimble misses two point layup
4:20		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
4:05		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
4:03		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
3:53		Viktor Lakhin blocks RJ Davis's two point layup
3:53		Tar Heels offensive rebound
3:53		TV timeout
3:46	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup	57-77
3:41		Dillon Hunter offensive foul
3:41		Dillon Hunter turnover (offensive foul)
3:33		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
3:31		Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound
3:27		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (bad pass) (Jaeden Zackery steals)
3:22	+2	Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup	57-79
3:13	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Seth Trimble assists)	60-79
3:02		Seth Trimble personal foul (Jaeden Zackery draws the foul)
3:02		Jaeden Zackery misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:02		Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound
2:43	+2	Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)	60-81
2:34		Viktor Lakhin blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point layup
2:32		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
2:23		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
2:23		Tigers offensive rebound
2:13	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point dunk (Jaeden Zackery assists)	60-83
2:05		Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
2:03		James Brown offensive rebound
1:56		Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
1:54		Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
1:32		Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot
1:32		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
1:32		Jake Heidbreder personal foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
1:32	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-83
1:32	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-83
1:15	+2	Jake Heidbreder makes two point jump shot	62-85
1:02		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
1:00		Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
0:54		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:39		Ian Jackson blocks Matt Kelly's three point jump shot
0:37		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
0:37		Matt Kelly shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
0:34		Ian Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:34	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-85
0:22		Asa Thomas misses two point layup
0:20		Drake Powell defensive rebound
0:18	+2	Cade Tyson makes two point layup (Drake Powell assists)	65-85
0:00		End of period

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Cade Tyson makes two point layup (Drake Powell assists)