National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Clemson 64, Georgia Tech 62
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2012
Where: J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials: # Brian Dorsey, # Tim Kelly, # Ray Natill
Attendance: 9135
Where: J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials: # Brian Dorsey, # Tim Kelly, # Ray Natill
Attendance: 9135
Senior guard Andre Young poured in a career-high 29 points as host Clemson snapped a three-game skid with a 64-62 win over Georgia Tech.
Young, who came in 18 of 30 on 3-pointers in his career against Tech, used excellent screens to nail 7 of 9 from beyond the arc Saturday.
The Tigers (10-9, 2-3 ACC) beat Tech for the fourth straight time.
The Yellow Jackets (8-11, 1-4) committed an astonishing 17 first-half turnovers and trailed 34-19 at the break. They entered the game averaging 14.5 turnovers and finished with 22.
Rebuilding Tech rallied late thanks to a scoring surge by Glen Rice Jr., who finished with 19 points and 8 rebounds. But the Jackets never had a chance to tie; Mfon Udofia hit a 3-pointer with one second left to tighten the final score.
Tech has lost three straight and seven of eight under first-year coach Brian Gregory.
A campus-wide power outage interrupted the game for 22 minutes in the first half.
Clemson’s win tied the all-time series at 60-60.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia Tech | Clemson | |
| Glen Rice Jr. 19 | Scoring | Andre Young 29 |
| Glen Rice Jr. 3 | Assists | Tanner Smith 5 |
| Glen Rice Jr. 8 | Rebounds | Devin Booker 6 |
| Glen Rice Jr. 4 | Free Throws Made | Devin Booker 5 |
| Pierre Jordan 1 | Steals | Tanner Smith 4 |
| Daniel Miller 1 | Blocks | Catalin Baciu 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Georgia Tech | 62 | 43.8 | 9-18 | 11-21 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| Clemson | 64 | 46.8 | 8-17 | 12-20 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 13 |