Eastern Kentucky faces tough challenge at Clemson
After a win Friday night at East Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky coach A.W. Hamilton joked that he didn't want to discuss the Colonels' next opponent, Clemson.
"Let's just talk about ETSU right now," Hamilton said.
Reality comes Tuesday when Eastern Kentucky (2-0) plays at Clemson (2-0), which is coming off an appearance in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight last spring.
In its strong start, with wins over two mid-majors, Clemson has yet to trail.
In the Tigers' 88-62 win on Friday over Saint Francis (Pa.), Ian Schieffelin had 16 points and 13 rebounds while Jaeden Zackery delivered 16 points, six assists and four steals.
Zackery, who averaged double-figure scoring for each of the past three years at Boston College, has excelled at both ends of the floor.
On Friday, when Clemson coach Brad Brownell said he thought his team "had some guys that just didn't play quite as hard," he also singled out Zackery for his effort.
"Jaeden Zackery was terrific all night," Brownell said. "I thought his on-ball defense was really good."
Zackery's presence at the point has allowed backcourt mate Chase Hunter to focus on scoring.
Hunter leads the Tigers with an average of 15 points per game, hitting 57.9 percent from the floor and 5 of 9 from beyond the arc (55.6 percent).
Eastern Kentucky counters with its top scorer, George Kimble III, a transfer from Division II Eckerd College, who is averaging 18 points and 4.5 assists per game.
Jordan Crawford, a transfer from College of Charleston, is averaging 14.5 points per game.
Devontae Blanton, who entered the year 12th on the school's all-time scoring list, is putting up 14 points, 5.5 rebounds and five assists per game.
As Eastern Kentucky awaits the renovation of its home arena, the Colonels are playing a heavy road schedule. Of their first 15 games, only four are at their alternate home gym, 13 miles south at Berea College.
"We gotta go on the road," Hamilton said. "We gotta be tough. We gotta be together. We gotta play in front of big crowds like this and find a way to win games."
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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2:45 | Â | Devontae Blanton offensive rebound | Â | |
2:47 | Â | George Kimble III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Crawford steals) | Â | |
3:07 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins offensive rebound | Â | |
3:09 | Â | Del Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:35 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Del Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Tyler Andrews misses two point layup | Â | |
3:38 | Â | Tyler Andrews offensive rebound | Â | |
3:40 | Â | Cyril Martynov misses two point layup | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Cyril Martynov offensive rebound | Â | |
3:43 | Â | George Kimble III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:56 | Â | Myles Foster turnover (Jordan Crawford steals) | Â | |
4:00 | Â | George Kimble III turnover (lost ball) (Myles Foster steals) | Â | |
4:06 | Â | George Kimble III offensive rebound | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Tyler Andrews misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:28 | +1 | Del Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-37 | |
4:28 | +1 | Del Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-36 | |
4:28 | Â | Cyril Martynov personal foul | Â | |
4:34 | Â | Del Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Mayar Wol misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:58 | +3 | Del Jones makes three point jump shot (Jake Heidbreder assists) | 29-35 | |
5:09 | Â | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Jordan Crawford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:29 | Â | Del Jones turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:29 | Â | Del Jones offensive foul | Â | |
5:35 | Â | George Kimble III turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
5:51 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Chauncey Wiggins assists) | 29-32 | |
6:03 | Â | Yvens Paul personal foul | Â | |
6:16 | Â | Yvens Paul personal foul | Â | |
6:28 | +2 | Yvens Paul makes two point tip layup | 29-30 | |
6:30 | Â | Yvens Paul offensive rebound | Â | |
6:32 | Â | George Kimble III misses two point layup | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Ian Schieffelin personal foul | Â | |
6:44 | Â | George Kimble III defensive rebound | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:03 | +2 | Jackson Holt makes two point jump shot | 27-30 | |
7:17 | +2 | Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup | 25-30 | |
7:27 | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â | |
7:29 | Â | George Kimble III blocks Jaeden Zackery's two point layup | Â | |
7:34 | Â | George Kimble III turnover (Viktor Lakhin steals) | Â | |
7:42 | Â | Jaeden Zackery personal foul | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Cyril Martynov offensive rebound | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Viktor Lakhin blocks Devontae Blanton's two point jump shot | Â | |
8:03 | Â | Colonels 30 second timeout | Â | |
8:03 | +3 | Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists) | 25-28 | |
8:15 | Â | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | Â | |
8:17 | Â | Jackson Holt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:32 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point tip layup | 25-25 | |
8:33 | Â | Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound | Â | |
8:35 | Â | Jake Heidbreder misses two point layup | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Chase Hunter offensive rebound | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Viktor Lakhin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Viktor Lakhin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Cyril Martynov shooting foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul) | Â | |
9:08 | +2 | Cyril Martynov makes two point layup (Devontae Blanton assists) | 25-23 | |
9:21 | Â | Ian Schieffelin personal foul | Â | |
9:21 | Â | Devontae Blanton defensive rebound | Â | |
9:21 | Â | Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:30 | +3 | Devontae Blanton makes three point jump shot | 23-23 | |
9:55 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins turnover | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Del Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:08 | Â | Jake Heidbreder defensive rebound | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Mayar Wol misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:14 | Â | Devontae Blanton defensive rebound | Â | |
10:16 | Â | Del Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:39 | +2 | Mayar Wol makes two point tip layup | 20-23 | |
10:40 | Â | Mayar Wol offensive rebound | Â | |
10:42 | Â | Devontae Blanton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Cyril Martynov defensive rebound | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:19 | +2 | Devontae Blanton makes two point jump shot | 18-23 | |
11:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:48 | Â | Myles Foster turnover (traveling) | Â | |
12:11 | +3 | George Kimble III makes three point jump shot | 16-23 | |
12:33 | +3 | Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 13-23 | |
12:36 | Â | Del Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
12:38 | Â | George Kimble III blocks Ian Schieffelin's two point layup | Â | |
12:52 | Â | Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Devontae Blanton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:59 | Â | Devontae Blanton defensive rebound | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Del Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
13:18 | Â | Mayar Wol turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
13:41 | +2 | Myles Foster makes two point layup | 13-20 | |
13:42 | Â | Myles Foster offensive rebound | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Del Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:57 | +3 | Mayar Wol makes three point jump shot (George Kimble III assists) | 13-18 | |
14:00 | Â | George Kimble III offensive rebound | Â | |
14:02 | Â | Jordan Crawford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:21 | Â | Colonels 30 second timeout | Â | |
14:21 | +3 | Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 10-18 | |
14:24 | Â | Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound | Â | |
14:26 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:33 | Â | Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound | Â | |
14:35 | Â | Tyler Andrews misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:04 | +2 | Chase Hunter makes two point dunk (Jaeden Zackery assists) | 10-15 | |
15:06 | Â | Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound | Â | |
15:08 | Â | Jordan Crawford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:42 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Chase Hunter assists) | 10-13 | |
15:51 | +3 | Jordan Crawford makes three point jump shot | 10-11 | |
16:10 | +2 | Chase Hunter makes two point dunk | 7-11 | |
16:12 | Â | George Kimble III turnover (Jaeden Zackery steals) | Â | |
16:27 | +1 | Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-9 | |
16:27 | Â | Yvens Paul personal foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul) | Â | |
16:27 | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup (Jaeden Zackery assists) | 7-8 | |
16:33 | Â | Jaeden Zackery offensive rebound | Â | |
16:35 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:38 | Â | Yvens Paul personal foul | Â | |
17:03 | +3 | Jackson Holt makes three point jump shot (Mayar Wol assists) | 7-6 | |
17:05 | Â | Mayar Wol offensive rebound | Â | |
17:07 | Â | George Kimble III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:14 | Â | Colonels offensive rebound | Â | |
17:16 | Â | Viktor Lakhin blocks George Kimble III's two point layup | Â | |
17:29 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists) | 4-6 | |
17:39 | +2 | Devontae Blanton makes two point jump shot | 4-4 | |
18:10 | +1 | Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 | |
18:10 | +1 | Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-3 | |
18:10 | Â | Montavious Myrick personal foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul) | Â | |
18:16 | Â | Jaeden Zackery offensive rebound | Â | |
18:18 | Â | Viktor Lakhin misses two point layup | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Viktor Lakhin offensive rebound | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Montavious Myrick blocks Ian Schieffelin's two point layup | Â | |
18:23 | Â | Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:52 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins offensive rebound | Â | |
18:54 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:01 | +2 | Mayar Wol makes two point layup (George Kimble III assists) | 2-2 | |
19:20 | Â | Colonels offensive rebound | Â | |
19:22 | Â | George Kimble III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:47 | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
19:48 | Â | Chase Hunter defensive rebound | Â | |
19:50 | Â | Mayar Wol misses three point jump shot | Â | |
20:00 | Â | (Colonels gains possession) | Â |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
 | Devontae Blanton offensive rebound | 2:45 |
 | George Kimble III misses three point jump shot | 2:47 |
 | Chauncey Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Crawford steals) | 3:06 |
 | Chauncey Wiggins offensive rebound | 3:07 |
 | Del Jones misses three point jump shot | 3:09 |
 | Del Jones defensive rebound | 3:35 |
 | Tyler Andrews misses two point layup | 3:36 |
 | Tyler Andrews offensive rebound | 3:38 |
 | Cyril Martynov misses two point layup | 3:40 |
 | Cyril Martynov offensive rebound | 3:41 |
 | George Kimble III misses three point jump shot | 3:43 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 29 | 37 |
Field Goals | 12-32 (37.5%) | 14-32 (43.8%) |
3-Pointers | 5-15 (33.3%) | 4-13 (30.8%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 5-7 (71.4%) |
Total Rebounds | 16 | 23 |
Offensive | 9 | 13 |
Defensive | 5 | 9 |
Team | 2 | 1 |
Assists | 4 | 9 |
Steals | 2 | 3 |
Blocks | 3 | 2 |
Turnovers | 5 | 5 |
Fouls | 7 | 4 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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E. Kentucky 2-0 | 90.0 PPG | 48.5 RPG | 17.5 APG |
Clemson 2-0 | 89.5 PPG | 41.0 RPG | 17.5 APG |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
M. Wol | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
D. Blanton | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
J. Holt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Kimble III | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
M. Myrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
M. Wol | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
D. Blanton | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
J. Holt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Kimble III | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
M. Myrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Martynov | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Y. Paul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Andrews | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Buttry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
R. Todd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Davis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Harris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
R. Holbrook | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Mayor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Nussbaum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 29 | 14 | 4 | 12/32 | 5/15 | 0/0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
C. Hunter | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4/4 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
V. Lakhin | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
I. Schieffelin | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
J. Zackery | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1/6 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
C. Wiggins | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
C. Hunter | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4/4 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
V. Lakhin | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
I. Schieffelin | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
J. Zackery | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1/6 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
C. Wiggins | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
D. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Heidbreder | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Foster | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Nauseef | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Hunter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Reeves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Kelly | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Latiff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Roberts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 37 | 22 | 9 | 14/32 | 4/13 | 5/7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 9 |