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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Clemson 65, Georgia Tech 56
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 5, 2011
Where: Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Bryan Kersey, # Jamie Luckie, # Raymond Styons
Attendance: 6219

Jerai Grant had 20 points, seven rebounds and two blocks as Clemson won its first ACC road game, beating Georgia Tech 65-56 Saturday.

Demontez Stitt added 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals for Clemson (16-7, 5-4 ACC), which improved to 2-5 overall on the road, 1-4 in the league. Andre Young scored 14 for the Tigers, making 4 of 6 from 3-point range.

Iman Shumpert had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Georgia Tech (10-12, 3-6), which lost its third straight.

Clemson made just two of its first nine shots and turned the ball over 10 times in the first 9:13 as the Yellow Jackets sped to a 17-5 lead. The Tigers quickly settled down and then took over as Grant scored 10 of his 12 first-half points during a 22-0 run. Clemson made 10 of its last 11 field-goal attempts.

Georgia Tech went without a point for 7:03 before closing within 33-25 at the half. The Yellow Jackets came back in the second half to tie the game 40-40 with 13:07 left, but Clemson responded with a 10-2 run capped by two dunks from Milton Jennings.



Top Game Performances
 
Clemson   Georgia Tech
Jerai Grant 20 Scoring Iman Shumpert 17
Demontez Stitt 5 Assists Glen Rice Jr. 3
Jerai Grant 7 Rebounds Iman Shumpert 8
Jerai Grant 8 Free Throws Made Iman Shumpert 7
Demontez Stitt 3 Steals Iman Shumpert 3
Jerai Grant 2 Blocks Daniel Miller 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Clemson 65 56.8 7-14 16-22 11 24 3 6
Georgia Tech 56 41.2 2-15 12-17 9 23 1 8