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In a classic ACC thriller, the Clemson Tigers knocked off the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils, 77-71. Trailing by 1 in the final minute, Chase Hunter was able to slice through the lane and put the Tigers ahead by 1 point. From there, Viktor Lakhin came up with a huge block of Sion James' shot attempt and the Tigers were able to salt the game away at the foul line. Lakhin scored a team-high 22 points on 9-12 shooting to go along with 4 rebounds and 3 blocked shots while Hunter added 14 points in the win. Tyrese Proctor scored a game-high 23 points and Cooper Flagg scored 14 of his 18 points in the 2nd half of the loss. What a game for Dick Vitale to make his return to color commentating for!
Read MoreThe Cardinal avoided a home upset and defeated the visiting Wolfpack, 74-73. Stanford trailed for most of the first half, before taking a nine-point lead with 8:30 left in the 2nd half. However, with 17 seconds left in the game, Stanford trailed by one until Oziyah Sellers drove the length of the court for the go-ahead basket. NC State had a shot to win the game, but Trey Parker's corner three-pointer was halfway down before it rimmed out for the Cardinal's win. Maxime Raynaud got his 20th double-double of the season by scoring 25 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. 21 of those 25 points were scored in the second half. Sellers added 12 points. Freshman Trey Parker had the best game of his young NC State career, scoring a career-high 19 points and dishing out five assists. Dontrez Styles scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Read MoreFor the 13th time in a row and 21 of the last 23 meetings, the Cavaliers have defeated the Yellow Jackets. This time Virginia defeated Georgia Tech 75-61 in Charlottesville on an evening where former coach Tony Bennett had a banner raised into the rafters. UVA had 21 assists on 30 made field goals. Isaac McKneely scored 20 points with four made three-pointers. Dai Dai Ames also made four three-pointers on his way to 18 points. Andrew Rohde added 11 points and nine assists. For Georgia Tech, Naithan George scored 20 points, with six rebounds, and five assists. Duncan Powell had 18 points.
Read MoreThe Demon Deacons have now won consecutive games on the West Coast, 5 of their last 6 road games and 3 straight games overall as they defeated the Golden Bears 76-66. The Deacs turned in a season high 12 steals and shot 73.9% from the field in the second half. Wake guards Hunter Sallis and Cam Hildreth combined for 43 points and 13 rebounds with Hildreth swiping a season-high 5 steals, and Sallis grabbing 8 boards. Efton Reid also had himself an evening with a season-high 19 points with a block and a steal for WF. Freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson paced the Golden Bears with 21 points including 3 triples.
Read MoreIn a back-and-forth game that some called "must-win," the North Carolina Tar Heels outlasted the Pitt Panthers, 67-66 R.J. Davis scored a game-high 18 points on 6-12 shooting, including 3-5 from three-point range and knocked down a big jumper to give the Heels the final lead with just under a minute to play. Davis also added a couple of nice dimes on his way to 3 assists in the win. Ven-Allen Lubin had his best game since transferring to UNC, finishing with 17 points on 8-12 shooting to go along with 4 rebounds, a blocked shot and numerous hustle lays for the Heels. There were 11 ties and 13 lead changes in the game. Cameron Corhen was a force inside, scoring 17 points on 7-9 shooting while Jaland Lowe scored 15 points before fouling out in the loss.
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