National Basketball Association
Duke 78, Clemson 56
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 21, 2015
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Dwayne Gladden, # Raymond Styons
Attendance:
9314
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No. 5 Duke 78, Clemson 56: Quinn Cook tied his career best of 27 points and Justise Winslow matched his season best of 20 points while collecting a career-high 13 rebounds as the host Blue Devils cruised past the Tigers in ACC play.
Tyus Jones contributed 11 points, nine assists and four steals as the Blue Devils (24-3, 11-3) won their seventh consecutive contest despite being without center Jahlil Okafor (ankle). Grayson Allen scored 10 points off the bench for Duke, which also received four steals from Winslow while recording 10 overall.
Jaron Blossomgame had 10 points and seven rebounds as Clemson (15-12, 7-8) lost for the fourth time in five games. Donte Grantham had eight points and eight rebounds as the Tigers lost at Duke for the 16th straight time.
Clemson was within 51-41 with 14:02 left after a 3-pointer by Demarcus Harrison before the Blue Devils began pulling away. Cook’s layup capped a 10-0 burst to make it a 20-point margin with just 10 minutes left and Cook’s third 3-pointer made it 71-45 with 7:10 remaining.
The Tigers led by five early in the contest but a 14-4 run capped by Winslow’s hoop gave Duke a five-point lead with 8:21 left in the first half. A 16-3 burst helped the Blue Devils open up a 16-point lead and they took a 42-27 lead into the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Okafor was injured in Wednesday’s victory over North Carolina. … The Tigers were 4-of-18 from 3-point range. … Cook has made at least one 3-pointer in 37 consecutive games to match the school record set by Trajan Langdon (1995-96).
Top Game Performances
Clemson |
|
Duke |
Jaron Blossomgame 10 |
Scoring |
Quinn Cook 27 |
Rod Hall 4 |
Assists |
Tyus Jones 9 |
Donte Grantham 8 |
Rebounds |
Justise Winslow 13 |
Jaron Blossomgame 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Grayson Allen 3 |
Rod Hall 2 |
Steals |
Tyus Jones 4 |
Landry Nnoko 4 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Clemson
|
56 |
41.5 |
4-18 |
8-12 |
10 |
28 |
5 |
7 |
14 |
Duke
|
78 |
51.7 |
7-20 |
11-13 |
15 |
29 |
0 |
10 |
11 |