Defensive effort leads to 56-37 victory over Georgia Tech

by CU Athletic Communications - Tue Feb 21 22:03:47 GMT-04:00 2012

ATLANTA – Clemson allowed its fewest points ever in an ACC regular season

game in a 56-37 win Tuesday at Philips Arena over Georgia Tech. The win

improved Clemson’s record to 14-13 on the season, 6-7 in the ACC. With

the loss, Tech dropped to 9-18, 2-11 in conference play. The victory was

Clemson’s third in the last four trips to Atlanta over the Jackets.

Clemson was led in scoring by junior forward Milton JenningsMilton Jennings

Jr. Forward

#24 6-9, 225

Summerville, SC

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13 of his 15 points in the first 20 minutes of play. Jennings made

6-of-11 shots, including 2-of-5 from three. Tanner SmithTanner Smith

Sr. Guard

#5 6-5, 210

Alpharetta, GA

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added six rebounds and six assists. The Tigers shot 45 percent and held

the Jackets to 31 percent shooting, while forcing 18 Tech turnovers. The

Yellow Jackets were led by Kammeon Holsey’s 12 points and 11 from guard

Brandon Reed.

Georgia Tech jumped in front 4-3 after a media timeout, but the Tigers

responded with a 12-3 run. Clemson got threes from Young and Jennings

during the run. Tech pulled to within three at 16-13, but a miss on a

jumper and long rebound to Smith led to a break where he found freshman

Bernard SullivanBernard Sullivan

Fr. Forward

#22 6-7, 225

Gastonia, NC

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convert a three-point play the old fashioned way.

Jennings pushed the lead to double digits for the first time at 24-13 on a

putback off a blocked shot by Tech’s Daniel Miller. Reed hit a three to

bring it back to an eight-point deficit, but Jennings connected on a

three-point play inside to make it 27-16. Holsey hit a follow shot

underneath to make it 27-18 at half in favor of Clemson.

The Tigers came out the locker room with consecutive backdoor layups from

brilliant Smith assists. The first came on an emphatic slam by Booker for

his first points of the game. He put the lead at 18 on an alley-oop from

Young that made it 40-22. The lead grew to as much as 21 with 3:59 left

in the game. K.J. McDanielsK.J. McDaniels

Fr. Guard

#32 6-5, 190

Birmingham, AL

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tremendous follow dunk with just over five minutes remaining. He scored

eight of his 10 points in the second half.

The Tigers return home to face NC State on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2:30 PM.

The weekend will serve as Clemson’s 100th anniversary celebration. An

alumni game will be held Friday at 7 PM at Littlejohn Coliseum. Admission

to the alumni game will be free.

VISITORS: Clemson 14-13, 6-7 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 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 14

24 Jennings, Milton.... f 6-11 2-5 1-3 4 1 5 4 15 0 1 1 2 24

31 Booker, Devin....... c 3-9 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 3 8 1 0 0 3 31

05 Smith, Tanner....... g 4-7 0-3 0-0 0 6 6 1 8 6 3 0 3 33

11 Young, Andre........ g 4-9 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 9 4 2 0 0 31

01 Sapp, T.J........... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

02 Fields, Carson...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

04 Hall, Rod........... 1-4 0-0 1-1 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 18

10 Baciu, Catalin...... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 11

15 Coleman, Devin...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

22 Sullivan, Bernard... 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 8

32 McDaniels, K.J...... 4-5 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 0 10 0 1 0 0 13

TEAM................ 1 3 4

Totals.............. 23-51 3-13 7-9 10 21 31 15 56 11 13 1 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd Half: 12-24 50.0% Game: 45.1% DEADB

3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 0-5 0.0% Game: 23.1% REBS

F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100 % 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 77.8% 2,2

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HOME TEAM: Georgia Tech 9-18, 2-11 ACC

TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS

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

14 Morris, Jason....... f 0-5 0-2 0-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 17

24 Holsey, Kammeon..... f 5-5 0-0 2-5 4 4 8 2 12 0 4 0 1 27

05 Miller, Daniel...... c 2-6 0-0 1-2 3 4 7 1 5 0 1 2 0 30

00 Udofia, Mfon........ g 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 3 4 0 1 25

23 Reed, Brandon....... g 4-9 3-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 11 0 2 0 1 30

01 Royal, Julian....... 4-8 0-3 1-2 4 0 4 4 9 0 1 0 0 20

02 Jordan, Pierre...... 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 16

04 Foreman, Nick....... 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 22

11 Peek, Aaron......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

13 Moore, McPherson.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5

33 Craig, Derek........ 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7

TEAM................ 2 2 4

Totals.............. 15-48 3-17 4-11 15 18 33 14 37 5 18 5 5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-20 40.0% 2nd Half: 7-28 25.0% Game: 31.3% DEADB

3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 1-12 8.3% Game: 17.6% REBS

F Throw % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 36.4% 2

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Officials: Jamie Luckie, Ray Natili, Bernard Clinton

Technical fouls: Clemson-None. Georgia Tech-None.

Attendance: 5412

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Clemson....................... 27 29 - 56

Georgia Tech.................. 18 19 - 37

Points in the paint-CU 28,GT 22. Points off turnovers-CU 19,GT 12.

2nd chance points-CU 11,GT 15. Fast break points-CU 2,GT 0.

Bench points-CU 16,GT 9. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-1 time.

Last FG-CU 2nd-02:02, GT 2nd-01:31.

Largest lead-CU by 21 2nd-03:59, GT by 4 1st-17:25.

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