Duke Has Win Streak Snapped At Clemson
Duke who is the third ranked team in the country in the AP Top 25 poll this week won nine straight after their first loss of the season to Stephen F. Austin on November 26th at home.
In their most recent road game in South Carolina Duke was going for their tenth straight win but instead they suffered their second loss of the season as well as their first Atlantic Coast Conference loss of the season at Clemson.
Clemson led 40-33 at halftime and stretched the lead to nine points before Duke rallied. The Blue Devils got back into the game despite having Cassius Stanley on the bench with four fouls just barely three minutes into the second half.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/14/mens-basketball-no-3-duke-stumbles-at-clemson-79-72.aspx
With Duke down nine, Tre Jones and Vernon Carey Jr. scored all but three of Duke's next 17 points as the Blue Devils went ahead 57-54 with 9:18 left. Duke still led 62-59 with 6:40 remaining. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/14/mens-basketball-no-3-duke-stumbles-at-clemson-79-72.aspx
That's when Clemson took control with a 14-3 run, including eight points from Simms. His three-point play made it 73-65 with 2:16 remaining.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/14/mens-basketball-no-3-duke-stumbles-at-clemson-79-72.aspx
Mack scored 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting. Simms was 10 of 15 from the field and had nine rebounds and five assists.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/14/mens-basketball-no-3-duke-stumbles-at-clemson-79-72.aspx
Carey scored 20 points for Duke, Jones had 17 points and Stanley finished with 14 points.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/14/mens-basketball-no-3-duke-stumbles-at-clemson-79-72.aspx
Duke was paced by Vernon Carey Jr., who potted 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/14/mens-basketball-no-3-duke-stumbles-at-clemson-79-72.aspx
Clemson led 40-33 at halftime and stretched the lead to nine points before Duke rallied. The Blue Devils got back into the game despite having Cassius Stanley on the bench with four fouls just barely three minutes into the second half.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/14/mens-basketball-no-3-duke-stumbles-at-clemson-79-72.aspx
With Duke down nine, Tre Jones and Vernon Carey Jr. scored all but three of Duke's next 17 points as the Blue Devils went ahead 57-54 with 9:18 left. Duke still led 62-59 with 6:40 remaining.”according to
https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/14/mens-basketball-no-3-duke-stumbles-at-clemson-79-72.aspx
While Duke suffered only their second loss of the season Clemson continued their domination of teams located on tobacco road as they beat NC State in their inaugural meeting of the season on January 4th then went to Chapel Hill and took North Carolina to overtime over the weekend and won before returning to South Carolina where they beat Duke.
Fresh off a noteworthy win over the North Carolina Tar Heels, the Clemson University men’s basketball team took down another Tobacco Road blue blood on Tuesday, as the Tigers upset No. 3 Duke. Clemson downed the Blue Devils 79-72 at Littlejohn Coliseum, leading to a court storming and marking the first time since the 1995-96 campaign that the Tigers defeated Duke and North Carolina in the same season. As a result of the victory, Clemson Head Coach Brad Brownell notched his 178th victory at the helm of the Tiger program, making him the all-time winningest head coach in Clemson men’s basketball history. “according to https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-takes-down-no-3-duke-as-simms-drops-25/
Clemson (9-7, 3-3) controlled the pace of the game throughout, shooting 56.6 percent from the floor and forcing 15 turnovers. The Tigers outrebounded the Blue Devils (15-2, 5-1) 35-27 and also scored 38 points in the paint as compared to Duke’s 34 points in the paint. Both teams knocked down eight 3-pointers and shot 50 percent from the free throw line, but Clemson was able to stave off Duke via its efficient shooting from the field.”according to https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-takes-down-no-3-duke-as-simms-drops-25/
Scoring a career-high 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting, Aamir Simms led Clemson by way of his 10-of-15 shooting performance. Simms connected on two 3-point shots and pulled down nine rebounds to go along with his five assists. Tevin Mack matched his season high with 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting. Mack sank a pair of 3-balls and corralled nine rebounds, as well. In addition to solid spot-up shooting, Mack consistently got to the basket for pivotal layups. John Newman III tabbed 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Newman excelled on defense, too, recording four steals and two blocks, both of which are career-best marks. Vernon Carey Jr. paced Duke with 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting.”according to https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-takes-down-no-3-duke-as-simms-drops-25/
In the first half, Clemson fell down 4-0 but raced to a 40-33 lead at halftime. The Tigers shot the ball at a percentage of 57.7 over the course of the first 20 minutes of action and forced nine turnovers on the defensive end. Clemson led by as many as nine points in the first half, which was highlighted by Newman throwing down a thunderous, posterizing dunk at the 8:18 mark. That emphatic slam was part of a 6-0 run that Newman singlehandedly put together, as he made a 3-pointer the next time down the floor.”according to https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-takes-down-no-3-duke-as-simms-drops-25/
Duke cut into Clemson’s lead at the start of the second half, but the Tigers regained the momentum with a 7-0 run that culminated in Clemson going up 49-40 at the 16:46 mark. The Blue Devils were able to erase that deficit and eventually led by three points in the second half. After Duke garnered a 62-59 advantage with 6:36 remaining, the Tigers outscored the Blue Devils 20-10 the rest of the way. Newman effectively iced the game when he put Clemson up by eight points via a corner trey just under the https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-takes-down-no-3-duke-as-simms-drops-25/2-minute mark, and the Tigers held the Blue Devils at bay in the game’s final moments.”according to
Once the final buzzer sounded in Clemson’s 79-72 triumph, the exuberant Clemson students celebrated by storming the court. The Tigers defeated the Tar Heels and the Blue Devils in back-to-back games for the first time since the 1989-90 season, and Clemson will look to build off that impressive stretch moving forward. Also of note, the No. 3 Blue Devils are the highest-ranked team to be beaten by a Brownell-coached Clemson squad.”according to https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-takes-down-no-3-duke-as-simms-drops-25/
Duke will return home on Saturday night looking to rebound against Louisville who won at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.