Clemson falls short in 65-61 road loss at #16/18 Virginia

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Virginia went on a 23-8 run in eight minutes to open

the second half in a crucial stretch as Virginia defeated Clemson 65-61 on

Tuesday at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers, who trailed at the half

30-26, improved to 18-3 on the season, 5-2 in the ACC. Clemson fell to

11-10 with the loss, 3-4 in league play.

Devin BookerDevin Booker

Jr. Forward

#31 6-8, 245

Whitmire, SC

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straight outing. The Whitmire, SC native hit a pair of three-pointers and

was also 4-of-4 at the line. Tanner SmithTanner Smith

Sr. Guard

#5 6-5, 210

Alpharetta, GA

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in the second half. Clemson shot 41 percent for the game, but Virginia

shot an astounding 55.8 percent from the field and won the rebound margin

34-19.

Mike Scott was outstanding for the Cavaliers. The senior All-ACC

candidate poured in a game-high 23 points. He was supported by Joe

Harris’ five three-pointers and 19 total points.

Somewhat surprisingly, the two defensive-minded clubs came out exchanging

baskets. The Tigers took an 11-10 lead on a layup inside by Catalin

Baciu, but Scott answered with his fourth basket in the opening six

minutes to make it a one-point UVA lead. A three by Joe Harris made it

15-11 in favor of the Cavs, but Baciu answered with another basket in the

paint to cut it to two before even the first media timeout, which didn’t

come until the 11:32 mark of the opening half.

Consecutive baskets by K.J. McDanielsK.J. McDaniels

Fr. Guard

#32 6-5, 190

Birmingham, AL

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an Akil Mitchell follow gave the lead right back to UVA as the defenses

began to settle down. Clemson held a 23-20 lead after a third inside

bucket by Baciu. But, Harris answered with two inside scores and the

Cavaliers were back in front 24-23 at the 5:21 mark.

The Tigers held a 30-26 lead at intermission after holding Virginia to

just two points over the course of the final five-plus minutes in the

opening stanza. The Cavs hit just five of their last 15 field goal

attempts, while Devin ColemanDevin Coleman

Fr. Guard

#15 6-2, 200

Philadelphia, PA

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from the free throw line.

The second began much in the same fashion as the first, with the two teams

hitting shots early on. Smith drilled his second three of the game, but

Harris answered with a second trifecta of his own to pull UVA to within

two at 35-33. Sammy Zeglinski followed with another triple, giving UVA

its first lead since the opening half. UVA opened the lead to 41-35, its

largest of the game, but Devin Booker answered with a three.

The lead extended to 49-38 in favor of the Cavs on an inside basket by

Darion Atkins. Clemson trimmed the deficit to 51-45 on consecutive

baskets by Smith, first a triple from the wing and then a leaner in the

lane. Clemson cut it to five the next possession, but the Cavs responded

with more outside shooting from Harris. He hit a three at 6:54 to push

the lead right back to 10 at 56-46 before T.J. SappT.J. Sapp

Fr. Guard

#1 6-3, 190

Fort Lauderdale, FL

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ball of his own, his first since the Boston College game on Jan. 12.

The Tigers cut it to four on a pair of free throws by Booker with 3:14 to

play. Malcolm Brogdon scored his only hoop of the game on a putback off

his own miss to put the lead at 59-53 with under three to go. Booker’s

second deep ball of the game cut the lead to just three with 58 seconds

left. The Tigers had the ball with under 25 seconds to go still down

three, but Andre YoungAndre Young

Sr. Guard

#11 5-9, 175

Albany, GA

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made both free throws to provide the five-point gap. Smith made a three

to cut it to 63-61, but again Scott stepped to the line and calmly made

both to provide the final count.

The Tigers return to action Saturday, also in the state of Virginia.

Clemson will play at Virginia Tech at 4:00 PM in a game televised by the

ACC’s Regional Sports Network.

VISITORS: Clemson 11-10, 3-4 ACC


                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS


## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN


21 Narcisse, Bryan..... f  3-8    0-2    0-0    1  1  2   3   6  0  0  0  1  29


31 Booker, Devin....... f  5-10   2-4    4-4    0  1  1   4  16  2  2  0  0  23


01 Sapp, T.J........... g  1-5    1-3    1-2    0  2  2   2   4  5  0  0  1  22


05 Smith, Tanner....... g  5-8    4-5    0-0    0  4  4   1  14  3  0  0  0  32


11 Young, Andre........ g  3-12   1-6    0-0    0  1  1   0   7  2  0  0  2  35


04 Hall, Rod...........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   7


10 Baciu, Catalin......    3-3    0-0    0-1    0  1  1   1   6  0  1  1  1  17


15 Coleman, Devin......    0-3    0-0    4-4    0  3  3   2   4  0  1  0  0  21


22 Sullivan, Bernard...    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   6


32 McDaniels, K.J......    2-4    0-1    0-0    3  0  3   0   4  0  0  0  0   8


   TEAM................                         2     2


   Totals..............   22-54   8-21   9-11   6 13 19  13  61 12  4  1  5 200


TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-25 48.0%   2nd Half: 10-29 34.5%   Game: 40.7%  DEADB


3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-6  33.3%   2nd Half:  6-15 40.0%   Game: 38.1%   REBS


F Throw % 1st Half:  4-5  80.0%   2nd Half:  5-6  83.3%   Game: 81.8%    1





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HOME TEAM: Virginia 18-3, 5-2 ACC


                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS


## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN


23 Scott,Mike.......... f  8-11   0-0    7-8    1  9 10   1  23  0  2  3  1  34


25 Mitchell,Akil....... f  2-5    0-0    4-6    1  6  7   1   8  1  2  0  0  35


01 Evans,Jontel........ g  2-4    0-0    0-0    0  3  3   4   4  6  5  0  1  24


12 Harris,Joe.......... g  7-9    5-6    0-0    1  2  3   2  19  3  1  0  0  36


13 Zeglinski,Sammy..... g  2-8    1-7    0-1    0  4  4   1   5  4  1  0  1  36


02 Jesperson,Paul......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   5


22 Brogdon,Malcolm.....    1-4    0-1    0-0    1  1  2   1   2  1  0  0  0  22


32 Atkins,Darion.......    2-2    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   2   4  0  0  2  0   8


   TEAM................                         2  1  3


   Totals..............   24-43   6-14  11-15   7 27 34  12  65 15 11  5  3 200


TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-24 50.0%   2nd Half: 12-19 63.2%   Game: 55.8%  DEADB


3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-6  16.7%   2nd Half:  5-8  62.5%   Game: 42.9%   REBS


F Throw % 1st Half:  1-2  50.0%   2nd Half: 10-13 76.9%   Game: 73.3%    3





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Officials: Ed Corbett, Sean Corbin, Joe Lindsay


Technical fouls: Clemson-None. Virginia-None.


Attendance: 10919


Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total


Clemson.......................   30   31  -   61


Virginia......................   26   39  -   65


Points in the paint-CU 18,VA 22. Points off turnovers-CU 8,VA 7.


2nd chance points-CU 2,VA 8. Fast break points-CU 2,VA 5.


Bench points-CU 14,VA 6. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-16 times.


Last FG-CU 2nd-00:11, VA 2nd-02:46.


Largest lead-CU by 5 2nd-18:46, VA by 11 2nd-12:02.

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