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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Notre Dame 81, Clemson 67
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 7, 2015
Where: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials: # Clarence Armstrong, # William Covington Jr., # Earl Walton
Attendance: 9149

No. 11 Notre Dame 81, Clemson 67: Jerian Grant scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half and added eight assists as the Fighting Irish turned away the visiting Tigers in the regular-season finale.

Zach Auguste scored 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting and Demetrius Jackson added 14 as Notre Dame (26-5, 14-4 ACC) earned its fifth win in the last six games. Steve Vasturia contributed 12 points for the Fighting Irish, who will serve as the No. 3 seed in the upcoming ACC tournament.

Jaron Blossomgame scored 17 of his 22 points in the first half and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Clemson (16-14, 8-10). Landry Nnoko collected 19 points and nine boards for the Tigers, who suffered their fourth straight road loss and finished tied for ninth in the ACC.

Blossomgame went 8-of-9 from the field in the first half and knocked down two jumpers in the final minute to keep Clemson within 38-31 at the break. Nnoko’s tip cut the deficit to five points before a quick 7-0 burst by Notre Dame spread the lead to double figures.

Jackson scored five straight points to spread the gap to 55-38 with just over 14 minutes to play and drained a 3-pointer with 9 1/2 minutes left to keep it a 16-point gap. Grant converted three-point plays on back-to-back possessions to push the advantage to 75-56 as the Fighting Irish closed it out.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Notre Dame, which entered the day second in the nation with a team field-goal percentage of 50.9, shot 54.5 percent against the Tigers. … Clemson went 11-of-34 from the floor in the second half and went 4-of-18 from 3-point range in the contest. … The Fighting Irish were outrebounded 40-28 but made up the difference by only committing four turnovers.
Top Game Performances
 
Clemson   Notre Dame
Jaron Blossomgame 22 Scoring Zach Auguste 19
Gabe DeVoe 4 Assists Jerian Grant 8
Jaron Blossomgame 10 Rebounds Bonzie Colson 5
Landry Nnoko 5 Free Throws Made Jerian Grant 6
Austin Ajukwa 1 Steals Zach Auguste 2
Donte Grantham 1 Blocks Zach Auguste 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Clemson 67 40.6 4-18 11-15 18 40 2 2 9
Notre Dame 81 54.5 7-21 14-18 20 26 2 7 4