National Basketball Association
Clemson 63, Wake Forest 49
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials:
# Tim Kelly, # Dwayne Gladden, # Karl Hess
Attendance:
10000
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Jerai Grant and Demontez Stitt each scored 14 points and Devin Booker collected a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds as Clemson took control early and rolled to a 63-49 win over visiting Wake Forest on Saturday.
Clemson (19-9, 8-6 ACC) continued to build its NCAA Tournament at-large resume, keeping a hold on fifth place in the ACC while sending last place Wake Forest (8-21, 1-13) to its eighth straight loss – seven of those coming by 14 points or more.
The Tigers limited the Demon Deacons to 34 percent shooting, including just 2 of 12 from 3-point range. It was the second-lowest scoring output of the season for Wake Forest.
Nikita Mescheriakov came off the bench to score a career-best 11 points to lead the Demon Deacons.
The Tigers held the Wake’s starters to just 32 points, while collecting 11 steals and six blocked shots – four by Grant, who also added seven rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| Wake Forest |
|
Clemson |
|
Nikita Mescheriakov 11 |
Scoring |
Jerai Grant 14 |
|
Gary Clark 4 |
Assists |
Tanner Smith 7 |
|
Travis McKie 12 |
Rebounds |
Devin Booker 10 |
|
Gary Clark 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Devin Booker 2 |
|
Gary Clark 3 |
Steals |
Jerai Grant 2 |
|
Carson Desrosiers 2 |
Blocks |
Jerai Grant 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wake Forest
|
49 |
33.9 |
2-12 |
7-11 |
11 |
36 |
4 |
7 |
|
| Clemson
|
63 |
43.4 |
6-18 |
11-16 |
18 |
36 |
6 |
11 |
|
