Viktor Lakhin scored 22 factors, Clemson held participant of the 12 months candidate Cooper Flagg in verify for many of the sport and the Tigers defeated No. 2 Duke 77-71 on Saturday night time to snap the Blue Devils’ 16-game successful streak.
Flagg’s slip proved pricey with 14 seconds left, leading to an enormous turnover with the Blue Devils trailing by two.
In line with Fox Sports activities Analysis, this was the highest-ranked win for Clemson because the Tigers beat No. 1 UNC in 2001. Earlier than Saturday, Clemson had misplaced 16 straight video games in opposition to opponents ranked within the AP prime two. It was additionally the Tigers’ fifth straight win in opposition to an AP top-five opponent, the longest energetic streak within the nation.
Chase Hunter scored 14 factors and Ian Schieffelin added 12 factors and 10 rebounds for Clemson (19-5, 11-2 ACC). The Tigers ended the Blue Devils’ probabilities of an unbeaten common season within the Atlantic Coast Convention and denied the Blue Devils (20-3, 12-1) a possibility to take excessive rating within the nation for the primary time within the coach Jon Scheyer period.
No. 1 Auburn lost 90-81 to No. 6 Florida earlier within the day, opening the door for Duke to say the highest spot with a win.
Tyrese Proctor had 23 factors and Flagg had 18 factors on 6-of-17 capturing for Duke (20-3, 12-1).
Clemson trailed by six at halftime, however used a 12-0 run within the second half to take a 56-49 lead with just below 10 minutes to go.
Hunter sealed the win by blocking Proctor’s layup with 7.9 seconds left.
Takeaways
Duke: The Blue Devils depth was impacted with Mason Gillis lacking his second straight sport with an sickness. Flagg had simply 4 factors within the first 34 minutes of the sport.
Clemson: The Tigers confirmed loads of grit bouncing again from an 89-86 triple time beyond regulation loss to Georgia Tech on Tuesday night time. Clemson additionally beat then-No. 4 Kentucky at residence in December.
Key stat
Clemson received regardless of making simply 13-of-22 free throws.
Up subsequent
Duke hosts California on Wednesday night time. Clemson hosts North Carolina on Monday night time.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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