CLEMSON, S.C. – Nunu Agara and Elena Bosgana had double-doubles and Bosgana hit a 3-pointer to force overtime, but Clemson closed the extra period on an 8-0 run to beat Stanford on Sunday, 65-61.
Agara scored 16 of her team-high 18 in the second half and overtime to go with 11 rebounds for her fifth career double-double, while Bosgana had 15 points and a game-high 12 boards for her second career double-double.
Down by as many as five in the fourth quarter, it was Agara who fed Bosgana for a 3-pointer to tie the game at 56 with 42 seconds remaining. Neither team was able to score on its ensuing possessions – Clemson had two and Stanford one – and the Cardinal went to overtime for the second time this season.
Agara scored Stanford’s first four in overtime and the Cardinal went up 61-57 when Brooke Demetre split a pair of free throws with 1:49 to go, but Clemson would score the game’s final eight points to secure the win. Stanford missed its last seven shots in overtime and went the final 3:27 with Demetre’s free throw as its only point.
Demetre had 10 points and seven rebounds for Stanford in the game that featured 14 ties and 12 lead changes.
Loyal McQueen led Clemson with 26 points and was 12-of-14 at the line. As a team, the Cardinal converted just 10-of-19 on free throws (.526).
Stanford led by as many as seven in the first half, going up 26-19 when Bosgana made the other of her two 3-pointers with 5:38 on the clock in the second quarter.
Stanford made a change to its starting lineup, with freshman Shay Ijiwoye and sophomore Chloe Clardy earning their first career starts in the backcourt. Along with sophomore Nunu Agara in the front court, it was the first time Stanford had started three underclassmen since Feb. 7, 2020, when sophomores Lacie and Lexie Hull and freshman Ashten Prechtel joined seniors Nadia Fingall and Kiana Williams in the first five in a game against UCLA.
The Cardinal, which has played one home game in the last 37 days, returns to Maples Pavilion to host Florida State on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m.