National Basketball Association
Clemson 95, Wake Forest 83
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina
Officials:
# Tim Nestor, # Raymond Styons, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
6929
By The Sports Xchange
Sophomore guard Marcquise Reed came off the bench to score 21 points as Clemson kept its flickering postseason hopes alive with a 95-83 ACC victory against Wake Forest on Tuesday night at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S,C.
The 95 points were the most scored in an ACC game in seven seasons under coach Brad Brownell.
Clemson (14-11, 4-9 ACC), coming off losses to Syracuse and Duke by a total of three points, finally got over the hump against Wake Forest (15-11, 6-8), thanks in large part to Reed, who is in his first season after transferring from Robert Morris.
Reed connected on 5 of 10 shots from the floor and 9 of 10 free throws for Clemson, which trailed 15-14 with 11 minutes left in the first half, but took control from there. The Tigers built a 46-32 advantage at halftime and the lead swelled to as many as 21 points early in the second half.
Forward Jaron Blossomgame added 17 points for Clemson while guards Shelton Mitchell, who was coming off a career-high 23-point game at Duke, added 15 points, as did fellow guard Avry Holmes. Clemson made 10 of 19 shots from 3-point range in halting a three-game losing streak and defeating the Demon Deacons for a fourth consecutive time.
Sophomore center Josh Collins scored 29 points and had a game-high 10 rebounds for Wake Forest while sophomore guard Bryant Crawford added 25 points.
Top Game Performances
| Wake Forest |
|
Clemson |
|
John Collins 29 |
Scoring |
Marcquise Reed 21 |
|
Brandon Childress 3 |
Assists |
Jaron Blossomgame 3 |
|
John Collins 10 |
Rebounds |
Jaron Blossomgame 10 |
|
John Collins 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Shelton Mitchell 9 |
|
Austin Arians 2 |
Steals |
Jaron Blossomgame 1 |
|
John Collins 2 |
Blocks |
Elijah Thomas 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wake Forest
|
83 |
50.8 |
5-17 |
12-14 |
15 |
34 |
3 |
4 |
18 |
| Clemson
|
95 |
50.9 |
10-19 |
27-35 |
12 |
25 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
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