TULSA WORLD HOMEPAGE | WIRELESS

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on RSS
Sports Extra! Sports Extra Tulsa World Follow us on ...


SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS
    Sports Editor
Mike Strain

Sports Columnist
Dave Sittler

The Picker
Entertaining & Infuriating

LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

TULSA WORLD

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA

National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Clemson 65, Boston College 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina
Officials: # Bill Covington, # Jerry Heater, # Lamont Simpson
Attendance: 8101

Junior forward Jaron Blossomgame scored 23 points and Clemson handed Boston College its 13th consecutive loss in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Wednesday night, defeating the Eagles 65-54 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.

It was the 12th 20-point game of the season for Blossomgame, who has scored in double figures in 22 of 26 games this season.

Clemson (16-10, 9-5 ACC) matched its win total from last season with four regular-season games remaining and improved to 13-3 at home this season.

The Tigers also got 17 points from junior guard Avry Holmes and 10 points from sophomore forward Donte Grantham.

Holmes turned in a strong defensive performance, limiting guard Eli Carter -- the Eagles' leading scorer -- to five points on 1-of-17 shooting from the field, including 0 of 7 from 3-point range.

Boston College (7-19, 0-13) led 34-31 at halftime and 43-42 with 12 minutes remaining, but Clemson used a barrage of 3-pointers to key a 16-5 run that provided a 58-48 advantage with six minutes remaining.

Center Dennis Clifford paced Boston College with 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Freshman guard Sammy Barnes-Thompkins made 5-of-8 shots from the field and chipped in 14 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Boston College   Clemson
Dennis Clifford 17 Scoring Jaron Blossomgame 23
Eli Carter 6 Assists Avry Holmes 5
Dennis Clifford 6 Rebounds Jaron Blossomgame 8
Eli Carter 3 Free Throws Made Avry Holmes 7
Eli Carter 2 Steals Avry Holmes 3
Dennis Clifford 1 Blocks Donte Grantham 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston College 54 38.9 7-19 5-5 12 22 1 4 11
Clemson 65 40.7 9-25 12-17 14 34 5 6 9