National Basketball Association
Clemson 73, Wake Forest 68
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 31, 2016
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials:
# Tony Chiazza, # Brent Hampson, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
10034
By The Sports Xchange
Clemson scored the game's last 15 points for a 73-68 victory against host Wake Forest in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener Saturday afternoon at Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Clemson's Marcquise Reed scored 21 points off the bench, converting a key four-point play in the second half.
Jaron Blossomgame added 14 points and Donte Grantham had 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Tigers opened ACC play with a road victory for only the eighth time.
Clemson (11-2, 1-0 ACC) took its first lead of the game with 1:15 remaining on Grantham's basket.
Wake Forest missed a pair of potential tying 3-point shots in the final minute before Blossomgame's dunk sealed it.
The outcome pushed Clemson's winning streak to nine games -- its longest since 2010-11.
John Collins scored 20 points and Bryant Crawford and Keyshawn Woods added 16 points apiece for Wake Forest (9-5, 0-2 ACC).
Wake Forest led 36-31 at halftime, with Crawford scoring the team's final five points before the break.
A four-point play by Reed drew the Tigers within 54-51, but Wake Forest racked up the next 10 points, capped by a Woods 3-pointer.
Clemson climbed back to within 68-67 and never let up.
Wake Forest was trying to win its ACC home opener for the fifth time in the last seven seasons.
Top Game Performances
Clemson |
|
Wake Forest |
Marcquise Reed 21 |
Scoring |
John Collins 20 |
Shelton Mitchell 5 |
Assists |
Bryant Crawford 4 |
Donte Grantham 10 |
Rebounds |
Bryant Crawford 8 |
Marcquise Reed 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Keyshawn Woods 4 |
Marcquise Reed 4 |
Steals |
Bryant Crawford 2 |
Jaron Blossomgame 1 |
Blocks |
John Collins 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Clemson
|
73 |
46.6 |
8-20 |
11-20 |
16 |
30 |
3 |
11 |
11 |
Wake Forest
|
68 |
41.7 |
8-23 |
10-11 |
12 |
34 |
3 |
4 |
16 |