National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida St. 75, Clemson 69
When: 6:15 PM ET, Sunday, December 12, 2010
Where: Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Officials: # Bryan Kersey, # Sean Hull, # Les Jones
Attendance: 7015

Deividas Dulkys scored 17 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:36 left, lifting Florida State to a 75-69 victory over Clemson in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams Sunday in Tallahassee. Chris Singleton added 13 points for the Seminoles (7-2, 1-0), who rallied from a four-point deficit inside the final five minutes to win their second game in a row.

Down 61-57, Michael Snaer kicked off a game-ending 18-8 run with a basket. Dulkys followed with a 3-pointer with 3:36 to go, pushing Florida State ahead 62-61. On their next possession, the Seminoles rebounded three consecutive misses at the offensive end, Singleton scoring from inside to push the lead to 64-61.

Clemson (5-4, 0-1) got within 64-63 on two Devin Booker free throws with 2:10 to play, but another Dulkys 3-pointer with 1:55 remaining made it 67-63. The Seminoles sealed the victory at the free-throw line, hitting 6-of-6 from the line in the final 38 seconds.

Demontez Stitt scored a game-high 18 points for Clemson, leading five Tigers in double figures.

The Seminoles play host to Stetson on Wednesday night, then open a five-game road trip. Clemson plays host to Savannah State on Friday.
Top Game Performances
 
Clemson   Florida St.
Demontez Stitt 18 Scoring Deividas Dulkys 17
Andre Young 5 Assists Derwin Kitchen 7
Devin Booker 7 Rebounds Derwin Kitchen 9
Demontez Stitt 5 Free Throws Made Deividas Dulkys 2
Jerai Grant 4 Steals Deividas Dulkys 3
Jerai Grant 3 Blocks Chris Singleton 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Clemson 69 40.7 8-22 17-20 11 30 5 8
Florida St. 75 43.5 8-19 13-17 15 32 7 8