Clemson 59, Wake Forest 57: Josh Smith scored six points, including the winning basket with half a second to play to give the Tigers a home win over the Demon Deacons.

Rod Hall drove to the hoop in the closing seconds and missed a short shot, but Smith was able to rebound the miss and put it in in one motion to help Clemson (11-8, 3-4 ACC) win despite leading for less than a minute all game. Donte Grantham led the Tigers with 13 points to go along with seven rebounds while Jordan Roper scored 12 in the winning effort.

Devin Thomas scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Wake Forest (9-11, 1-6), which dropped its third straight. Codi Miller-McIntyre added 14 points for the Demon Deacons, who shot just 31.1 percent from the field.

Clemson started off slow, scoring just two points in the first seven minutes of the game, allowing Wake Forest to open up a 10-point lead. The deficit was still 10 with just under nine minutes to go when the Demon Deacons went cold, going scoreless for more than three minutes and the Tigers pulled back within two before Wake Forest closed the half on a 9-4 run to lead by six at the break.

Clemson continued to fight back thoughout the second half before finally taking its first lead with 58.6 seconds to play on Grantham's free throw, though Thomas tied the game with a free throw with 35.1 seconds to go. Thomas missed his second attempt and the Deacons got the offensive rebound, but a steal by Grantham with 27 seconds to go gave Clemson the ball, setting the stage for Smith's heroics.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Tigers were able to win despite shooting 4-of-18 from 3-point range and 55.6 percent from the free-throw line. … Wake Forest won the battle on the boards 45-43. … Clemson G Damarcus Harrison had his streak of 14 straight games with a 3-pointer snapped, going 0-of-1 from beyond the arc.