CLEMSON — There was a sense of relief on Brad Brownell’s face following Clemson’s 92-77 victory over North Dakota Monday night at Littlejohn Coliseum.

“It was one of those tough, tough games,” Clemson’s head coach said. “They do a nice job of running some motion and moving the ball. They are quick and small and they play with great pace. Then they grind it to the last 10 or 12 seconds on the shotclock, so when you guard that long and they make a three, it is very demoralizing.”

The Hawks (1-2) demoralized the Tigers quite often in the first half as they made 8 of 17 three-point attempts. Their 8 first-half triples where three more than they had combined in their first two games. They were shooting just 12 percent from behind the arc prior to Monday, yet connect on 13 of 27 threes (48.1 %) against Clemson.

North Dakota led 40-38 at the half.

The Tigers (3-0) rallied behind the play of Chase Thompson and Liutauras Lelevicius in the second half, who each scored 21 points. Clemson also got 13 points and six assists from Ace Buckner and 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists from Dylan Faulkner.

Clemson also shot the three well, as it connected on 9 of 18 shots from behind the arc.