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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Clemson 63, Wake Forest 49
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials: # Tim Kelly, # Dwayne Gladden, # Karl Hess
Attendance: 10000
Jerai Grant and Demontez Stitt each scored 14 points and Devin Booker collected a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds as Clemson took control early and rolled to a 63-49 win over visiting Wake Forest on Saturday.

Clemson (19-9, 8-6 ACC) continued to build its NCAA Tournament at-large resume, keeping a hold on fifth place in the ACC while sending last place Wake Forest (8-21, 1-13) to its eighth straight loss – seven of those coming by 14 points or more.

The Tigers limited the Demon Deacons to 34 percent shooting, including just 2 of 12 from 3-point range. It was the second-lowest scoring output of the season for Wake Forest.

Nikita Mescheriakov came off the bench to score a career-best 11 points to lead the Demon Deacons.

The Tigers held the Wake’s starters to just 32 points, while collecting 11 steals and six blocked shots – four by Grant, who also added seven rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Wake Forest   Clemson
Nikita Mescheriakov 11 Scoring Jerai Grant 14
Gary Clark 4 Assists Tanner Smith 7
Travis McKie 12 Rebounds Devin Booker 10
Gary Clark 3 Free Throws Made Devin Booker 2
Gary Clark 3 Steals Jerai Grant 2
Carson Desrosiers 2 Blocks Jerai Grant 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wake Forest 49 33.9 2-12 7-11 11 36 4 7
Clemson 63 43.4 6-18 11-16 18 36 6 11