National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Clemson 65, East Tennessee St. 58
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 1, 2012
Where: J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials: # Mike Eades, # Ron Groover, # Brian Shey
Attendance: 6287

Devin Booker scored 22 points, and host Clemson rallied from nine points down early in the second half to beat East Tennessee State 66-58.

T.J. Sapp hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points for the Tigers (8-6), who closed the game on a 20-11 run in the final eight minutes. Booker added seven rebounds and four blocked shots.

East Tennessee State (5-7) took a 47-46 lead on Sheldon Cooley’s jumper with 7:44 to go. The Tigers responded with a Sapp 3-pointer and a Booker dunk, giving Clemson a 51-47 advantage with 5:49 to go.

Andre Young stretched the lead to 56-49 with a 3-pointer with 2:27 to go. Young just missed a triple double, scoring 12 points to go with eight rebounds and seven assists.

The Buccaneers led 39-30 three minutes into the second half on Jarvis Jones’s 3-pointer. Clemson crawled back, taking a 44-43 lead on Young’s 3-pointer with 11:47 to go.

Adam Sollazzo led East Tennessee State with 27 points. Tommy Hubbard scored 19 points with eight rebounds.

Clemson opens ACC play Saturday, hosting Florida State. East Tennessee State hosts USC Upstate on Wednesday.
Top Game Performances
 
East Tennessee St.   Clemson
Adam Sollazzo 27 Scoring Devin Booker 22
Adam Sollazzo 5 Assists Andre Young 7
Tommy Hubbard 8 Rebounds Andre Young 8
Adam Sollazzo 9 Free Throws Made Devin Booker 6
Isiah Brown 2 Steals Milton Jennings 3
Isiah Brown 1 Blocks Devin Booker 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
East Tennessee St. 58 45.5 4-8 14-23 9 25 3 7 20
Clemson 65 44.0 7-18 14-22 18 28 8 14 16