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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston College 59, Clemson 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 12, 2012
Where: Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Officials: # Les Jones, # Jamie Luckie, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 3829
Freshman Dennis Clifford scored 15 points, including a pair of go-ahead baskets down the stretch, and Boston College pulled out a back-and-forth 59-57 Atlantic Coast Conference home win over Clemson.

The Tigers (9-7, 1-1 ACC) had a chance to tie when Devin Booker was fouled with one second left, but Booker missed the first free throw and Clemson was called for a lane violation when Booker attempted to intentionally miss the second foul shot.

The Eagles (6-10, 1-1 ACC) held Clemson without a field goal for the final 5:55 and held the Tigers to 38.5 percent (20-of-52) from the field.

The lead changed hands four times in the final nine minutes, but the Tigers never led after Clifford's dunk made it 56-54 with 2:59 left.

Clifford scored seven of Boston College's last 11 points to get within one point of his career high set Dec. 21 against Sacred Heart. He has scored in double figures in five of the past six games after doing so only four times in the first 10 games. Clifford also had a team-high seven rebounds.

Freshman Lonnie Jackson scored 14 points for Boston College, which won for just the second time in the past eight meetings.

The Tigers dropped to 10-49 in ACC road openers.
Top Game Performances
 
Clemson   Boston College
Andre Young 12 Scoring Dennis Clifford 15
Andre Young 3 Assists Lonnie Jackson 4
Milton Jennings 12 Rebounds Dennis Clifford 7
Tanner Smith 4 Free Throws Made Dennis Clifford 5
Tanner Smith 4 Steals Matt Humphrey 1
Catalin Baciu 1 Blocks Ryan Anderson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Clemson 57 39.2 5-19 12-19 7 32 4 10 14
Boston College 59 50.0 8-19 11-20 12 21 2 3 15