Jaron Blossongame's dunk clinches Clemson's upset of Duke
Jaron Blossomgame scored 17 points, including the clinching dunk with 13.5 seconds left, to lift Clemson to a 68-63 victory over No. 9 Duke on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Duke Blue Devils
63
Clemson Tigers
68
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE | 35 | 28 | 63 |
| CLEM | 33 | 35 | 68 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Michigan State Spartans | L 73-79 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | W 113-52 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Army Black Knights | W 84-50 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 63-68
Avry Holmes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 63-67
Avry Holmes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 63-66
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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DunkShot 0:15 63-66
Jaron Blossomgame made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Roper.
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LayUpShot 0:38 63-64
Grayson Allen made Layup.
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JumpShot 0:57 61-64
Landry Nnoko made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Roper.
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PersonalFoul 1:44 61-62
Foul on Landry Nnoko.
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LayUpShot 1:44 61-62
Matt Jones made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:22 59-62
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 56-62
Marshall Plumlee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:52 55-62
Foul on Landry Nnoko.
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TipShot 3:15 55-62
Jordan Roper made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:45 55-60
Jordan Roper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe DeVoe.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:39 55-57
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:39 54-57
Foul on Avry Holmes.
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LayUpShot 5:59 54-57
Jaron Blossomgame made Layup. Assisted by Landry Nnoko.
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DunkShot 6:18 54-55
Grayson Allen made Dunk.
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JumpShot 6:38 52-55
Jordan Roper made Jumper.
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DunkShot 7:02 52-53
Marshall Plumlee made Dunk. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:27 50-53
Jaron Blossomgame made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Roper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:20 50-50
Donte Grantham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Roper.
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JumpShot 9:23 50-47
Luke Kennard made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:35 48-47
Donte Grantham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:35 48-46
Foul on Chase Jeter.
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LayUpShot 9:35 48-46
Donte Grantham made Layup. Assisted by Jaron Blossomgame.
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PersonalFoul 9:41 48-44
Foul on Jaron Blossomgame.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:56 48-44
Jaron Blossomgame made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:56 48-43
Jaron Blossomgame made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:56 48-42
Foul on Matt Jones.
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PersonalFoul 10:06 48-42
Foul on Chase Jeter.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:27 48-42
Jaron Blossomgame made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:27 48-41
Jaron Blossomgame made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:27 48-40
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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PersonalFoul 10:45 48-40
Foul on Gabe DeVoe.
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LayUpShot 10:45 48-40
Grayson Allen made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:56 46-40
Avry Holmes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:56 46-39
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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JumpShot 11:28 46-39
Derryck Thornton made Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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PersonalFoul 11:38 44-39
Foul on Landry Nnoko.
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PersonalFoul 11:56 44-39
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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PersonalFoul 13:21 44-39
Foul on Brandon Ingram.
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PersonalFoul 14:35 44-39
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:06 44-39
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marshall Plumlee.
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PersonalFoul 15:19 41-39
Foul on Gabe DeVoe.
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PersonalFoul 15:20 41-39
Foul on Gabe DeVoe.
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PersonalFoul 15:38 41-39
Foul on Jaron Blossomgame.
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JumpShot 15:58 41-39
Donte Grantham made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 17:16 41-37
Foul on Donte Grantham.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:39 41-37
Matt Jones made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 18:06 38-37
Landry Nnoko made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Roper.
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TipShot 18:34 38-35
Landry Nnoko made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:37 38-33
Derryck Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 35-33
Jaron Blossomgame made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 35-32
Jaron Blossomgame made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 35-31
Foul on Brandon Ingram.
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JumpShot 0:30 35-31
Sidy Djitte made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Roper.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 35-29
Foul on Donte Grantham.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 35-29
Foul on Sidy Djitte.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 35-29
Foul on Brandon Ingram.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 35-29
Foul on Avry Holmes.
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End Game 0:00 63-68
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 63-68
Avry Holmes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 63-67
Avry Holmes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 63-66
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 63-66
Avry Holmes Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:06 63-66
Matt Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:14 63-66
Clemson Timeout
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DunkShot 0:15 63-66
Jaron Blossomgame made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Roper.
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LayUpShot 0:38 63-64
Grayson Allen made Layup.
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JumpShot 0:57 61-64
Landry Nnoko made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Roper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:19 61-62
Landry Nnoko Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:19 61-62
Jaron Blossomgame missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:44 61-62
Landry Nnoko Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 61-62
Matt Jones missed Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 1:44 61-62
Clemson Timeout
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PersonalFoul 1:44 61-62
Foul on Landry Nnoko.
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LayUpShot 1:44 61-62
Matt Jones made Layup.
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Steal 1:53 59-62
Matt Jones Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:53 59-62
Jordan Roper Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:59 59-62
Jordan Roper Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:59 59-62
Luke Kennard missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:08 59-62
Avry Holmes Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 2:17 59-62
Duke Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:22 59-62
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
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Defensive Rebound 2:30 56-62
Marshall Plumlee Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:30 56-62
Marshall Plumlee Block.
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LayUpShot 2:30 56-62
Avry Holmes missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 56-62
Marshall Plumlee made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:52 55-62
Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 55-62
Marshall Plumlee missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:52 55-62
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 2:52 55-62
Foul on Landry Nnoko.
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Offensive Rebound 2:53 55-62
Marshall Plumlee Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:53 55-62
Landry Nnoko Block.
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LayUpShot 2:53 55-62
Marshall Plumlee missed Layup.
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TipShot 3:15 55-62
Jordan Roper made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 3:15 55-60
Jordan Roper Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:15 55-60
Avry Holmes missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:21 55-60
Avry Holmes Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:21 55-60
Landry Nnoko Block.
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Team Stats
DUKE
CLEM
25-51
FG
25-55
49
Field Goal %
45
11-25
3PT
6-16
44
Three Point %
38
2-7
FT
12-13
29
Free Throw %
92
24
Rebounds
36
4
Offensive Rebounds
10
20
Defensive Rebounds
26
16
Assists
15
4
Steals
8
1
Blocks
7
13
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
9
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
16
12
Largest Lead
7
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