Clemson led the game 60-52 with just over 4 and half mintues to go before scoring on seven consecutive possessions to turn a close game into a laugher.
Sharrod Ford added 12 points and 11 boards and Chris Hobbs and Shawan Robinson scored 11 points each to help pace the Tigers.
The Tigers continued their trend of outrebounding the opposition, doing so again Monday evening by a 47-31 margin.
The game was never truly in doubt, even though Radford did provide several scares. After Clemson jumped out to a 9-point halftime advantage, the Highlanders would get no closer than 3 points the rest of the way.
Clemson has now won two games in a row under first year head coach Oliver Purnell.
The Tigers won't play again until December 30th, when they face Boston College for a 7:00 tip-off at Littlejohn Coliseum.
RADFORD
Gill 4-8 3-4 12, Zaharias 2-3 0-0 4, Popoola 4-7 0-0 8, Bynum 1-8 0-0 3, Holcomb-Faye 5-15 6-10 18, Jeffers 2-5 0-0 5, Goodin 2-10 0-0 4, Oliver 0-1 2-2 2, McIntyre 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 21-59 11-18 58.
CLEMSON (6-4)
Babalola 0-4 2-2 2, Hobbs 4-8 3-6 11, Ford 4-8 4-5 12, Hamilton 3-6 0-0 7, Christie 8-16 2-2 20, Rice 1-3 0-0 3, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Shay 0-1 0-0 0, Long 0-0 0-0 0, Hudson 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 2-8 6-6 11, Akingbala 3-6 2-3 8. Totals 25-60 19-24 74.
Halftime- Clemson 40-31. 3-Point goals- Radford 5-20 (Gill 1-1, Popoola 0-2, Bynum 1-5, Holcomb-Faye 2-4, Jeffers 1-3, Goodin 0-5), Clemson 5-15 (Babalola 0-3, Hamilton 1-2, Christie 2-5, Rice 1-2, Robinson 1-3). Fouled out- None. Rebounds- Radford 31 (Gill 11), Clemson 47 (Ford 11). Assists- Radford 9 (Gill, Holcomb-Faye 3), Clemson 15 (Hamilton 5). Total fouls- Radford 19, Clemson 17. A- 6,000.
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