It was simple – and painful mathematics.
Subtract 23 points from a team that already escapes during a season, and the figures simply do not add up.
Not even an elegant performance of 30 points of the guard Markus Burton Could help Notre Dame to sniff an upheaval in a defeat of 83-68 against a special team from Clemson in Clemson, SC, Wednesday evening.
“He does his part”, Irish head coach Micah Shrewsberry Said at the post-match press conference of his second-year student. “We just need more.”
Minus two runners – 14 points marker Braeden Shrewsberrywhich, it was announced an hour before the Tipoff, will miss the rest of the season with a downward injury of the abdomen, and a marker of nine points and a colleague leaving Matt Allocco (wrist injury) – The Irish did not have enough fire power to follow the balanced and seasoned tigers n ° 13.
Not that there are not some encouraging stretches for the Irish 12-16 (6-11 ACC). But they were all short -lived due to the constant offensive pressure that Clemson can, and applied from the inside and the outside.
In front of 8,761 in Littlejohn Coliseum, the Tigers (23-5 in total) ran their ACC brand at 15-2, a school record for the championship victories which has a match behind Duke in the championship race.
Micah Shrewsberry obtained the energy level he was looking for from his club, and that helped provide some short moments of hope.
With more than six minutes and more in the first seme Jr Konieczny.
It only lasted 1:10, because Ian SchieffelinA senior of 6-8 with 12 points and nine rebounds per match, took over, making a personal race of 10 points.
He finished with a 24 -point career summit on a shooting of 9 for 11 with nine rebounds, including five spicy on the offensive side.
“They have two very good offensive rearers, and they are doing a great job to clean in the back,” said Shrewsberry about 6-11 Viktor Lakhin and Schieffelin. “But because of the pressure that (guards) Hunter And Jaeden Zackery Put yourself in the pick and roll by attacking the rim, you have to stop the ball. You have to engage in the ball. So, you are a little open to things like that (offensive rebounds).
“So they scored 18 points in the first six minutes. They scored 13 points in the last 3 h 19. We had them (had) held at one point per minute. Right now (two runners), we simply do not have the bodies to maintain this effort which we must keep guard in this way. And I thought that … they just worn us.
Thanks to the intrepid Burton, whose training in the teeth of the defense of the Tigers made it possible to achieve many free throw opportunities, the Irish people remained close before Clemson closed half-time on a race of 7-0 to increase 39-31 at the break.
Burton, a scorer of 21.5 points per game, went 8 for the field for the night, 2 for 4 out of 3s and the shield of free throws of 85.5% when arriving in the match ends 12 for 13. His night pushed him on the career brand of 1,000 points at the seventh fastest pace of ND History, at 54 games.
Burton’s total of Wednesday was two less from his career summit and the third 30 -point game in his career.
Shrewsberry explained how special Burton is in describing what he faced.
“We have two runners, right?” He said. “Two guys who get 40% out of 3. I think of the amount of pressure currently. He drives his ball, and there is a guy guarding him and there are four other people who stand around him, and he continues to continue to score, to continue playing, to play major minutes. “”
Burton, who needed a massage in the middle of the game to continue, played 36 minutes without turnover and collected five assists with four rebounds. Most of his offensive help came from 6 to 9 Tae Daviswhich was 6 for 12 for 15 points. He came on average 15.8.
Konieczny, with an average of four points per match, added eight, going 4 for 6 on the field.
The Irish held the top scorer in Clemson, Hunter (17.0 points per game). Eight, but there are many other weapons.
Tigers, 11th in the country at 3 points at 38.8%, hit their average with nine 3, four from non-starter Jake HeidbrederIn seven tests. Schieffelin, who also collected more than 1,000 points for his career during the match, was 2 for 2 of the Arc, and Clemson finished 9 for 23 from there.
“He deserves several voices for All-League because he is a problem,” said Shrewsberry about Schieffelin. “It’s a problem for us and it’s a problem for everyone who play it.”
Lakhin had 18 points, seven above his average.
Notre Dame fought at an advantage of 32-31 on the glass, Konieczny leading with seven. But the Irish offensive could simply not keep the pace against the defense of score of the 45th in the country with 66.5 points gave an upcoming match.
Notre Dame succeeded in the deficit six to 43-37 on a Konieczny lay-up three minutes after the start of the second half, but Clemson took off from there. And less than five minutes later, the tigers increased by 54-40 and en route to his 13th two-digit Victoire ACC.
With the season of the season, Shrewsberry has a good overview of three of its first -year students.
Sir Mohammed I started and had a bucket and four rebounds in 17 minutes. Garrett Sundra was on the ground for 17 minutes and had two points and three rebounds. And Cole CertainAfter a 12 -point performance in last Saturday’s victory against Pittsburgh, had two points on the line. It was 0 for 3 on 3s.
ND, in equality for 13th in the ACC, is in Wake Forest on Saturday at 5:15 p.m..
