Kennard, No. 18 Duke hold on to beat Clemson 64-62
Luke Kennard scored 25 points and No. 18 Duke held on to beat Clemson 64-62 on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Clemson Tigers
62
Duke Blue Devils
64
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEM | 18 | 44 | 62 |
| DUKE | 29 | 35 | 64 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks | W 92-77 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs American University Eagles | W 82-73 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Stetson Hatters | W 85-72 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:36 62-64
Marcquise Reed made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 60-64
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 60-63
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 60-62
Foul on Sidy Djitte.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 60-62
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:10 59-62
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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LayUpShot 1:10 59-62
Shelton Mitchell made Layup.
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TipShot 1:46 57-62
Elijah Thomas made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:03 55-62
Jayson Tatum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amile Jefferson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:33 55-59
Shelton Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 52-59
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 52-58
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:23 52-57
Foul on Marcquise Reed.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 52-57
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:49 51-57
Foul on Matt Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:42 51-57
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:42 51-56
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:42 51-55
Foul on Marcquise Reed.
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PersonalFoul 5:22 51-55
Foul on Donte Grantham.
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PersonalFoul 5:43 51-55
Foul on Amile Jefferson.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:51 51-55
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:51 51-54
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:51 51-53
Foul on Donte Grantham.
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PersonalFoul 6:31 51-53
Foul on Jayson Tatum.
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PersonalFoul 6:58 51-53
Foul on Jaron Blossomgame.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:37 51-53
Marcquise Reed made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:37 50-53
Marcquise Reed made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:37 49-53
Foul on Amile Jefferson.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:51 49-53
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:51 49-52
Foul on Sidy Djitte.
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JumpShot 8:12 49-52
Shelton Mitchell made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:29 47-52
Luke Kennard made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:00 47-50
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:08 47-47
Foul on Elijah Thomas.
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LayUpShot 9:17 47-47
Shelton Mitchell made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:43 45-47
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
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DunkShot 10:10 45-44
Marcquise Reed made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 10:15 43-44
Foul on Jaron Blossomgame.
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LayUpShot 10:37 43-44
Gabe DeVoe made Layup. Assisted by Jaron Blossomgame.
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DunkShot 11:17 41-44
Elijah Thomas made Dunk. Assisted by Shelton Mitchell.
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PersonalFoul 11:40 39-44
Foul on Elijah Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:51 39-44
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:51 38-44
Foul on Frank Jackson.
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LayUpShot 11:51 38-44
Shelton Mitchell made Layup.
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JumpShot 12:16 36-44
Luke Kennard made Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:37 36-42
Marcquise Reed made Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:57 34-42
Frank Jackson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:24 34-40
Foul on Luke Kennard.
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PersonalFoul 13:40 34-40
Foul on Jaron Blossomgame.
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LayUpShot 13:40 34-40
Amile Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
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PersonalFoul 13:45 34-38
Foul on Gabe DeVoe.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:01 34-38
Avry Holmes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:01 33-38
Avry Holmes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:01 32-38
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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LayUpShot 14:34 32-38
Jaron Blossomgame made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:48 30-38
Sidy Djitte made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:48 29-38
Foul on Luke Kennard.
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LayUpShot 14:49 29-38
Sidy Djitte made Layup.
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LayUpShot 15:26 27-38
Shelton Mitchell made Layup.
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JumpShot 16:01 25-38
Amile Jefferson made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 62-64
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:13 62-64
Elijah Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:13 62-64
Frank Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:36 62-64
Marcquise Reed made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 60-64
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 60-63
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 60-62
Foul on Sidy Djitte.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 60-62
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:10 59-62
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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LayUpShot 1:10 59-62
Shelton Mitchell made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:22 57-62
Sidy Djitte Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:22 57-62
Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:43 57-62
Clemson Timeout
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TipShot 1:46 57-62
Elijah Thomas made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 1:46 55-62
Elijah Thomas Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:46 55-62
Shelton Mitchell missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:03 55-62
Jayson Tatum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amile Jefferson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:33 55-59
Shelton Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Thomas.
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Defensive Rebound 2:48 52-59
Elijah Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:48 52-59
Luke Kennard missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:07 52-59
Amile Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:07 52-59
Marcquise Reed missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 52-59
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 52-58
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:23 52-57
Foul on Marcquise Reed.
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Defensive Rebound 3:49 52-57
Jayson Tatum Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 52-57
Shelton Mitchell missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:49 52-57
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:49 51-57
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:49 51-57
Foul on Matt Jones.
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Defensive Rebound 3:58 51-57
Marcquise Reed Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:58 51-57
Elijah Thomas Block.
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LayUpShot 3:58 51-57
Amile Jefferson missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 4:02 51-57
Amile Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:02 51-57
Jayson Tatum missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:31 51-57
Amile Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:31 51-57
Donte Grantham missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:42 51-57
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:42 51-56
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:42 51-55
Foul on Marcquise Reed.
Showing the last 40 of 301 events.
Team Stats
CLEM
DUKE
22-58
FG
21-50
38
Field Goal %
42
2-9
3PT
11-26
22
Three Point %
42
16-20
FT
11-15
80
Free Throw %
73
38
Rebounds
34
11
Offensive Rebounds
5
27
Defensive Rebounds
29
6
Assists
13
7
Steals
2
3
Blocks
5
7
Turnovers
10
1
Team Turnovers
0
7
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
17
Fouls
16
4
Largest Lead
14
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