National Basketball Association
Clemson 70, UAB 52
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Where: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Mike Roberts, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
10025
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Jerai Grant had 22 points and eight rebounds, and Clemson won its first NCAA tournament game in 14 years with a 70-52 victory over Alabama-Birmingham on Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio.
Milton Jennings added 11 points, and Devin Booker and Tanner Smith scored 10 apiece for Clemson (22-11), which will meet No. 5 seed West Virginia in Thursday's second round.
Jamarr Sanders poured in a team-high 19 points for UAB (22-9).
Clemson raced to a 25-7 lead midway through the first half and left little doubt in the game which involved the final two at-large teams to receive NCAA bids. The Blazers never got closer than eight points the rest of the way.
The Tigers will have a quick turnaround. They were scheduled to leave Dayton at approximately 2 a.m. ET Wednesday morning and fly to Tampa, Fla. After a practice Wednesday, the Tigers will meet the Mountaineers Thursday in a 12:15 p.m. ET tip-off.
UAB senior guard Aaron Johnson sustained a broken leg late in the second half.
Top Game Performances
| Clemson |
|
UAB |
|
Jerai Grant 22 |
Scoring |
Jamarr Sanders 19 |
|
Andre Young 5 |
Assists |
Aaron Johnson 7 |
|
Devin Booker 7 |
Rebounds |
Cameron Moore 8 |
|
Devin Booker 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Ovie Soko 4 |
|
Tanner Smith 4 |
Steals |
Aaron Johnson 2 |
|
Jerai Grant 1 |
Blocks |
Cameron Moore 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Clemson
|
70 |
52.0 |
4-13 |
14-16 |
17 |
25 |
2 |
10 |
|
| UAB
|
52 |
37.5 |
12-24 |
4-7 |
10 |
27 |
3 |
4 |
|
