National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
N.C. State 66, Clemson 61
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Brian Dorsey, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance: 8828

North Carolina State 66, Clemson 61: Ralston Turner scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half as the visiting Wolfpack used a dominant stretch after the break to knock off the Tigers.

Anthony Barber had 16 points for N.C. State (18-12, 9-8 ACC), which hit 9-of-20 3-pointers. Trevor Lacey tallied 10 points and Abdul-Malik Abu hauled in 10 rebounds as the Wolfpack won for the fourth time in five games.

Clemson (16-13, 8-9) shot 29.9 percent from the floor and endured a stretch of more than 14 minutes without a field goal in the second half before freshman Gabe DeVoe - who had all of his career-high 18 points in the final three-plus minutes - caught fire. Donte Grantham scored 12 points and Jaron Blossomgame grabbed 10 boards for the Tigers.

Rod Hall had a jumper in an early 7-0 run and scored back-to-back baskets for Clemson late in the first half to help the hosts take a 21-20 lead into halftime. The Tigers opened up a six-point lead early in the second half before Turner buried consecutive 3s to ignite a 25-3 burst that featured Clemson's field-goal drought and left the Wolfpack with a 49-33 lead with just over four minutes left.

DeVoe ended the dry spell with a 3-pointer with 3:26 left and the Tigers got within 52-42 moments later on a three-point play by Austin Ajukwa. Turner then hit the first of 12 late free throws for N.C. State, helping to offset 13 points in the final minute for DeVoe.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Turner was 12-of-15 from the line to help N.C. State finish 23-of-32. ... Barber had seven of the Wolfpack's 16 turnovers, while the Tigers had just eight. ... This marked the last scheduled game at Littlejohn Coliseum before it shuts down for renovations and opens again for the 2016-17 season.
Top Game Performances
 
N.C. State   Clemson
Ralston Turner 23 Scoring Gabe DeVoe 18
Trevor Lacey 3 Assists Austin Ajukwa 2
Abdul-Malik Abu 10 Rebounds Jaron Blossomgame 10
Ralston Turner 12 Free Throws Made Donte Grantham 5
Trevor Lacey 1 Steals Sidy Djitte 2
Beejay Anya 4 Blocks Landry Nnoko 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
N.C. State 66 37.0 9-20 23-32 9 39 8 2 16
Clemson 61 29.9 5-20 16-19 6 35 8 6 8