WATCH: Clemson and GT players and coaches after 72-70 Tiger win

Gabe DeVoe scored a career-high 25 points

by David Hood - Senior Writer - Sun Jan 28 20:52:33 GMT-04:00 2018

ATLANTA, GA – Marcquise Reed hit the go-ahead shot with 24 seconds to play and Gabe DeVoe set a career-high with 25 points as No. 17 Clemson overcame a 12-point first-half deficit and held on to defeat Georgia Tech 72-70 Sunday evening at McCamish Pavilion.

Clemson improves to 17-4 overall and 6-3 in the ACC. Tech falls to 10-11 overall and 3-5 in the ACC.

It was a night of career-highs for the Tigers – Reed had a career-high 11 assists, the most for a player under head coach Brad Brownell. DeVoe also set a career-high with 10 field goals made, while Shelton Mitchell hit a career-high four 3-pointers. Mitchell added 17 points while Reed had 13.

The last time the Tigers were a ranked team on the road at Georgia Tech, the Tigers won 81-73 on Feb. 22, 2009. Clemson now holds a 70-63 edge in the series with Tech and has won 14-of-the-last-18 matchups. Brownell is 13-4 against Georgia Tech, including 5-3 in Atlanta. The 17 wins match last season’s victory total.

The Tigers committed just seven turnovers.

Notes: The win improves Clemson to a 6-3 mark in ACC play … it’s the ninth time in program history (64 ACC seasons) the Tigers have started a conference season at least 6-3 … since the ACC moved to an 18-game schedule in 2012-13, the Tigers have now matched their best start through nine games when playing at least five road games … it’s the first time since 1986-87 that Clemson is 21 games into a season without losing consecutive games … Clemson is now 5-1 in games decided by five points or less or in OT … that leads the ACC in wins by five or less … Gabe DeVoe notched career-highs in points (25), field goals made (10) and matched his high in threes made (5) … Marcquise Reed set a new career-high with 11 assists (the most for a player under head coach Brad Brownell at Clemson) … Reed’s double-double is the second of the season and his career (also had 16 points and 11 rebounds vs. Hofstra on Nov. 17).