National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
N.C. State 77, Clemson 74
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 20, 2016
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Tim Kelly, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 17536

Forward Abdul-Malik Abu provided 17 points and 16 rebounds as North Carolina State overcame a rough outing by the Atlantic Coast Conference scoring leader to defeat Clemson 77-74 on Saturday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C.

Guard Maverick Rowan poured in 20 points and forward Caleb Martin scored 16 points for N.C. State (14-13, 4-10 in the ACC). Martin and Rowan both made four 3-point shots.

Guard Anthony Barber, who entered the game at 23.7 points per game, finished with eight points on 1-for-12 shooting from the field.

Forward Jaron Blossomgame scored 33 points for Clemson (16-11, 9-6), which is considered a bubble team for the NCAA Tournament. He shot 12-for-22 from the field.

The Tigers, who had a two-game winning streak snapped, have been off to one of their best starts in ACC play. Center Sidy Djitte added 12 points.

N.C. State pulled away from a 52-52 tie to win for the second time in the last three games.

Blossomgame scored 11 consecutive Clemson points during a stretch late in the game.

N.C. State, which has a three-game home winning streak going into Wednesday night's visit from first-place North Carolina, led 35-34 at halftime in what was a closely contested game throughout.

Of N.C. State's ACC victories, this marked the team's lowest point total.
Top Game Performances
 
Clemson   N.C. State
Jaron Blossomgame 33 Scoring Maverick Rowan 20
Donte Grantham 7 Assists Anthony Barber 5
Sidy Djitte 8 Rebounds Abdul-Malik Abu 16
Jaron Blossomgame 6 Free Throws Made Anthony Barber 6
Donte Grantham 3 Steals Caleb Martin 1
Landry Nnoko 4 Blocks Abdul-Malik Abu 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Clemson 74 45.3 7-27 9-12 16 26 6 6 1
N.C. State 77 46.7 9-20 12-16 13 39 7 1 10