National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Clemson 83, Southern Illinois 75
When: 3:00 PM ET, Friday, December 23, 2011
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials: # Todd Apo, # Don Daily, # Mike Greenstein
Attendance: N/A

Tanner Smith scored 10 of his career-high 26 points in overtime as Clemson rallied from a miserable first half to defeat Southern Illinois 83-75 on Friday in a consolation game at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.

Rod Hall added 18 points for the Tigers (7-5), who won the first overtime game in the three-year history of this event.

Clemson, which went without a field goal for more than 12 minutes in its opening-round loss to Texas-El Paso on Thursday, outdid itself against Southern Illinois (3-7) as it went without a field goal for the final 13:35 of the first half, allowing the Salukis to turn an eight-point deficit into a 31-24 advantage at the break.

The field-goal drought mercifully ended 63 seconds into the second half on a 3-pointer by Hall after 16 consecutive missed shots.

Despite the shooting woes, Clemson managed to take a 50-47 lead midway through the second half, but a number of defensive lapses led to three dunks and a layup as the Salukis rolled off 10 unanswered points.

However, the Tigers rallied to knot it at 62 on a three-point play by Hall with less than four seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.

In the extra period, Clemson hit 16-of-18 from the foul line and Smith scored eight points during a 10-2 run.

Mamadou Seck rebounded from a foul-plagued performance in Thursday’s blowout loss to Kansas State with 18 points for Southern Illinois.
Top Game Performances
 
Clemson   Southern Illinois
Tanner Smith 26 Scoring Mamadou Seck 18
Tanner Smith 3 Assists Kourtney Goff 5
Bryan Narcisse 12 Rebounds Dantiel Daniels 7
Tanner Smith 8 Free Throws Made Mamadou Seck 4
Tanner Smith 3 Steals Jeff Early 2
Milton Jennings 1 Blocks Davante Drinkard 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Clemson 83 42.6 5-15 26-34 11 40 1 6 14
Southern Illinois 75 42.4 8-18 11-15 15 31 4 9 14