National Basketball Association
Clemson 56, Georgia Tech 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 14, 2013
Where: Hank McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Bernard Clinton, # Joe Lindsay, # Ray Natalli
Attendance:
6862
By SportsDirect Inc.
Clemson 56, Georgia Tech 53: K.J. McDaniels scored 14 points, and Milton Jennings blocked a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds as the visiting Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak.
Clemson (13-11, 5-7 ACC) built a 47-35 lead on Jennings’ 3-pointer with 7:55 remaining. The Yellow Jackets (13-10, 3-8) fought back, pulling within 55-53 on Chris Bolden’s two free throws with 34 seconds left.
Georgia Tech had one last chance with seven seconds left, but Jennings blocked Mfon Udofia’s potential game-tying 3-pointer with two seconds remaining.
Devin Booker added 13 points for the Tigers, who had not won since beating Georgia Tech 63-60 on Jan. 29. Jennings added 12 points.
Marcus Georges-Hunt led Georgia Tech with 11 points. Robert Carter Jr. finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets, who shot 3-for-13 from 3-point range.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Clemson shot 9-for-17 from the free-throw line, missing two of three attempts in the final 32 seconds. … Clemson scored eight of the game’s first nine points and led by as many as eight before the Yellow Jackets rallied to within 20-15 at halftime.
Top Game Performances
| Clemson |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
K.J. McDaniels 14 |
Scoring |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 11 |
|
Devin Booker 2 |
Assists |
Mfon Udofia 4 |
|
Devin Booker 8 |
Rebounds |
Robert Carter 11 |
|
K.J. McDaniels 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Bolden 3 |
|
Devin Booker 2 |
Steals |
Daniel Miller 2 |
|
Devin Booker 3 |
Blocks |
Daniel Miller 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Clemson
|
56 |
42.0 |
5-12 |
9-17 |
10 |
27 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
| Georgia Tech
|
53 |
34.5 |
3-13 |
12-17 |
9 |
37 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
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