GREENVILLE, S.C. (Interstat) — Clemson defeated East Tennessee State 76-57 on Thursday at Bi-Lo Center in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game, using a second-quarter response and a late fourth-quarter burst to improve to 2-0. Mia Moore led the Lady Tigers with 20 points, and Clemson placed four players in double figures. East Tennessee State fell to 1-1. Attendance was 1,115.

Clemson opened with the first seven points as Edie Clarke made a 3-pointer and a layup and Taliyah Henderson added a layup. Lucy Hood answered with a 3-pointer for East Tennessee State, and the Lady Buccaneers stayed close behind two floating jump shots from Daniela López. Clemson took a 10-3 lead on Moore’s first 3-pointer, but East Tennessee State trimmed the deficit to 13-14 on Alanna Tatum’s two free throws late in the opening period. Mackenzie Nelson’s layup made it 16-13 Clemson. Carmen Richardson also made a jump shot off a turnover for East Tennessee State, while Clarke and Moore did most of Clemson’s early scoring.

East Tennessee State took its first lead early in the second quarter. Lucia France made a layup, and Anala Nelson’s layup gave the Lady Buccaneers a 17-16 edge with 8:47 left in the second. Kimora Fields made a free throw to tie it, and Julia Scott hit a 3-pointer for Clemson. Emmah McAmis answered with a layup for East Tennessee State before Moore and Henderson hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions. Sydney-James Desroches hit a 3-pointer for East Tennessee State and later made a free throw, while France made a hook shot. Henderson’s second 3 of the quarter and Clarke’s layup helped Clemson carry momentum into halftime.

Clemson stretched its lead after halftime. Moore opened the third quarter with a floating jumper and a layup, and Clarke added two layups around another Moore basket. Hood hit a 3-pointer for East Tennessee State, and France and López also scored inside. Julia Scott and Rusne Augustinaite hit 3-pointers for Clemson, while McAmis scored twice at the rim and made two free throws. Mackenzie Nelson added a layup, Fields scored on a layup and Scott made a free throw. Richardson made a free throw late in the third, and Augustinaite’s second 3-pointer of the game pushed the margin to 59-43 early in the fourth quarter.

East Tennessee State made one more push. Anala Nelson scored three straight layups, and López added a layup to cut Clemson’s lead to 61-49 with 7:25 remaining. The Lady Tigers answered with a decisive burst. Moore hit a 3-pointer, Clarke made a jumper, Scott made two jumpers and Mackenzie Nelson hit a 3-pointer to push the lead to 73-55 with 1:37 left. Anala Nelson made two free throws for East Tennessee State before Meeyah Green closed the scoring with a 3-pointer for Clemson.

Moore finished with 20 points, three rebounds and five assists in 36 minutes. Clarke added 13 points, four rebounds, one assist and one block in 16 minutes. Scott had 12 points, six rebounds and four blocks in 16 minutes. Mackenzie Nelson contributed nine points, three rebounds and seven assists in 33 minutes. Henderson had 10 points, two rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes. Augustinaite added six points, four rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes.

For East Tennessee State, López had 10 points, six rebounds and one block in 33 minutes. Anala Nelson added 10 points and two rebounds in 20 minutes. France scored eight points with five rebounds and one block in 27 minutes. Desroches had six points, two rebounds and one block in 19 minutes. McAmis and Richardson provided additional scoring for the Lady Buccaneers.

Clemson shot 30 of 54 from the floor, including 12 of 22 from 3-point range, and made 4 of 6 free throws. East Tennessee State was 22 of 54 from the floor, 3 of 13 from beyond the arc and 10 of 13 at the line. Clemson had 4 offensive rebounds, 9 assists, 5 blocks and 12 turnovers. East Tennessee State had 3 offensive rebounds, 10 assists, 3 blocks and 11 turnovers. East Tennessee State scored 57 points from 68 possessions, an offensive rating of 83.6. Clemson scored 76 points from 65 possessions, an offensive rating of 117.2.

East Tennessee State had opened its season with a home win over West Florida, while Clemson had beaten Radford in its opener. East Tennessee State returns home to face UVA Wise on Sunday. Clemson hosts UNC Greensboro on Sunday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Clemson to win 64-58 before tip-off, and its ELO system gave the Lady Tigers a 96.7 percent probability of winning.