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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Clemson 73, Wake Forest 68
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 31, 2016
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials: # Tony Chiazza, # Brent Hampson, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 10034

Clemson scored the game's last 15 points for a 73-68 victory against host Wake Forest in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener Saturday afternoon at Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Clemson's Marcquise Reed scored 21 points off the bench, converting a key four-point play in the second half.

Jaron Blossomgame added 14 points and Donte Grantham had 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Tigers opened ACC play with a road victory for only the eighth time.

Clemson (11-2, 1-0 ACC) took its first lead of the game with 1:15 remaining on Grantham's basket.

Wake Forest missed a pair of potential tying 3-point shots in the final minute before Blossomgame's dunk sealed it.

The outcome pushed Clemson's winning streak to nine games -- its longest since 2010-11.

John Collins scored 20 points and Bryant Crawford and Keyshawn Woods added 16 points apiece for Wake Forest (9-5, 0-2 ACC).

Wake Forest led 36-31 at halftime, with Crawford scoring the team's final five points before the break.

A four-point play by Reed drew the Tigers within 54-51, but Wake Forest racked up the next 10 points, capped by a Woods 3-pointer.

Clemson climbed back to within 68-67 and never let up.

Wake Forest was trying to win its ACC home opener for the fifth time in the last seven seasons.
Top Game Performances
 
Clemson   Wake Forest
Marcquise Reed 21 Scoring John Collins 20
Shelton Mitchell 5 Assists Bryant Crawford 4
Donte Grantham 10 Rebounds Bryant Crawford 8
Marcquise Reed 6 Free Throws Made Keyshawn Woods 4
Marcquise Reed 4 Steals Bryant Crawford 2
Jaron Blossomgame 1 Blocks John Collins 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Clemson 73 46.6 8-20 11-20 16 30 3 11 11
Wake Forest 68 41.7 8-23 10-11 12 34 3 4 16