In Clemson’s sixth straight win this season, the Tigers put away rival South Carolina 64-48 Tuesday with a defensive discipline head coach Brad Brownell and the team have been working to execute all offseason.

A lively crowd in Littlejohn Coliseum paired with Clemson’s ability to control both ends of the floor allowed the Tigers to keep the lead the whole night.

Following the victory, the media spoke to head coach Brad Brownell and guard Marcquise Reed about the win over rival South Carolina.

Here is what we heard:

Clemson’s defense took control of the game right off the bat, which caused South Carolina to shoot just 35.2 percent from the field and went 2-of-16 behind the arc.

“Good game for our guys,” Brownell said afterward. “Really like a workman-like performance. When you play against, South Carolina, you know it’s going to be physical. I thought our guys matched that intensity level. I thought our ability to make it hard for them to score and not get a bunch of put-backs was a key to the game.

“Guys put their chin straps on. I thought we were prepared on how to guard some things, but guys did a great job at halftime adjusting to one or two things that keep them at bay.”

A key cog in this win was Reed, who tallied five three pointers in route to his career-high of 25 points altogether.

“They had a couple mismatches out there, and we just tried to take advantage of that,” Reed said. “We’re playing pretty good basketball right now. It was a great bounce-back game, coming back from Florida. So coming back with a positive mindset and everybody out there is humble, it’s a good feeling.”

Reed was not the only player who stood out. Shelton Mitchell put up 10 points and Gabe DeVoe added 12 more in Clemson’s second straight win over the Gamecocks.

“I think this is a very coachable group,” Reed said. “We have a very mature team, a lot of juniors and seniors. That maturity is carrying to our whole team.”

Clemson’s seniority has helped aid in the program’s development. This team can win on offense and defense, whereas last year, that was not the case.

“Really good teams win in the 80s and the 50s,” Brownell said. “Last year’s team we could win a little bit more by scoring, but this year’s team we can win both ways and that’s when we have a chance to have more success.”

Clemson, who is now 10-1 on the season, will host Louisiana-Lafayette this Friday at 3 p.m. in Littlejohn Coliseum.