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Final · Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, SC · attendance 6,103 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Clemson beat American 82-73

By Hardwood Bricks staff ·

Clemson beat American 82-73 at Littlejohn Coliseum.

Ace Buckner led Clemson with 26 points and 6 assists. Madden Collins had 23 points for American. Liutauras Lelevicius led all players with 10 rebounds for Clemson.

Clemson had 12 offensive rebounds to American's 4. American covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 12.2 points.

Scoring · Clemson: Ace Buckner 26, Liutauras Lelevicius 17, Dylan Faulkner 12, Cole Certa 10, Chase Thompson 8, Dallas Thomas 7, David Fuchs 2. American: Madden Collins 23, Wyatt Nausadis 11, Greg Jones 10, Julen Iturbe 10, Matt Mayock 9, Dean Hogans 6, Eric Michaels 2, Chris Eagan 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games
AMER 61, CLEM 82model score
-21.2model spread (home)
142.4model total
12.2points off the final margin
FavoriteCLEM -15.55.7 Lost Over 141.50.9 Won
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

Spread (home)TotalML homeML awaySource
Close-15.5141.5-21001100DraftKings via ESPN
Margin +9 (home) ATS AMER covered Total 155 → over

Travel and rest coming in

TeamRest daysMiles inRoad streakTime zone
AMER 33212same
CLEM non-Patriot team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

StatAMERCLEM
FG26-5626-61
FG%4643
3PT13-2812-27
3P%4644
FT8-1218-24
FT%6775
Rebounds2940
Offensive rebounds412
Defensive rebounds2528
Assists915
Steals88
Blocks43
Turnovers1211
Points off turnovers712
Fast break points07
Points in paint2228
Fouls2012
Largest lead714
Possessions (est.)69.771.4
Points per 100 possessions104.7114.8
Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

American University Eagles

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTOREBREBASTTOSTLBLKPF
Madden Collins G 322310-201-42-3 1531100
Greg Jones F 28103-72-22-2 0211202
Julen Iturbe F 27103-82-62-2 1814102
Matt Mayock F 2593-43-30-0 0231211
Eric Michaels F 1821-20-00-0 0100035
Wyatt Nausadis 23113-83-82-3 0011202
Merrick Smith 1300-10-00-2 2600002
Kade Sebastian 1200-10-10-0 0202003
Dean Hogans 1262-42-40-0 0101001
DJ Sandi 600-00-00-0 0001002
Chris Eagan 421-10-00-0 0000000
Alexander Bryant DNP
Carson McDonald DNP
Noah Jones DNP
Matthew Casey DNP
Jack Anderson DNP
Kamran Prince DNP

Clemson Tigers

PlayerMINPTSFG3PTFTOREBREBASTTOSTLBLKPF
Ace Buckner G 36269-145-83-5 0063103
Dylan Faulkner F 33123-70-06-8 0621213
Liutauras Lelevicius F 29175-85-72-2 21021013
Cole Certa G 29102-121-75-6 1301200
David Fuchs F 1421-40-10-0 2431101
Chase Thompson 3083-90-22-2 3511110
Dallas Thomas 2773-61-20-1 1611002
Trent Steinour 200-10-00-0 0001100
Blake Davidson DNP
Carter Welling DNP
Will Stevens DNP
Amare James DNP
Harris Reynolds DNP
Zac Foster DNP