National Basketball Association
Clemson 75, Virginia Tech 54
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 14, 2015
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials:
# Sean Hull, # William Humes, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
8645
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Clemson 75, Virginia Tech 54:
Jordan Roper scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers, as the
Tigers cruised to an easy home victory over the Hokies.
Jaron Blossomgame had 14 points
and seven rebounds for Clemson (15-10, 7-6 ACC), while Roper finished
with a team-high five assists. Rod Hall added nine points and Landry
Nnoko chipped in eight points, six rebounds and three blocks.
Malik Muller led Virginia Tech
(10-15, 2-10) with 17 points, including five 3-pointers. Adam Smith
had 13 points for the Hokies, who shot 36.7 percent from the field.
The Tigers jumped out of the gate
fast, scoring the game's first 10 points, including eight by Roper,
and the lead increased to 21-4 with just under 13 minutes to play on Sidy Djitte's layup. The lead hit 22 at 34-12 on Austin Ajukwa's free throws with
under six minutes left before halftime, though Virginia Tech pulled
back within 19 by the break.
Any hope the Hokies had of coming
back in the second half was over in the first four minutes, as the
Tigers went on a 17-2 run that included a pair of 3-pointers by Roper
and one by Blossomgame. Clemson had just one field goal over a span
of nine minutes but Tech was only able to cut the lead to 20 as the
Tigers were never seriously threatened the rest of the way.
GAME
NOTEBOOK: The Tigers won the rebound battle, 38-28. … The Hokies
lost for the 11th time in 13 games. … Clemson came into
the game averaging just 10.5 assists per game but had 16 on 27 made
field goals.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia Tech |
|
Clemson |
|
Malik Muller 17 |
Scoring |
Jordan Roper 21 |
|
Devin Wilson 5 |
Assists |
Jordan Roper 5 |
|
Christian Beyer 4 |
Rebounds |
Jaron Blossomgame 7 |
|
Adam Smith 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Rod Hall 4 |
|
Shane Henry 1 |
Steals |
Jordan Roper 2 |
|
Shane Henry 1 |
Blocks |
Landry Nnoko 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia Tech
|
54 |
36.7 |
8-23 |
10-16 |
8 |
24 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
| Clemson
|
75 |
47.4 |
11-29 |
10-15 |
16 |
37 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
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