Clemson Tigers at Duke Blue Devils
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72 - 79
72 - 79
Kennard comes through late for No. 14 Duke against Clemson
The fifth-seeded Blue Devils (24-8) play fourth-seeded and No. 8 Louisville on Thursday at Barclays Center.
Kennard took a while to find his shot but finished with 20 points. Freshmen Jayson Tatum and Frank Jackson each scored 20 and picked up the slack while Kennard was cold.
Jaron Blossomgame led Clemson (17-15) with 19 points and eight rebounds.
Duke built a 13-point lead midway through the second half but could not put away Clemson. Marcquise Reed converted a 3-point play with 2:51 left in the game to cut Duke's lead to 69-68 and get the small contingent of Tigers fans pumped up.
Kennard answered with a jumper to push the lead back to three. He dropped in a fall-away from the baseline with 1:14 left to up the lead to 75-70.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Matt Jones Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Amile Jefferson Block. | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Marcquise Reed missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Jayson Tatum made Free Throw. | 72 - 79 |
Statistics
 CLEM |
 DUKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-56 | FG | 30-61 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 24-26 | FT | 14-18 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Barclays Center
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,732 | Capacity:
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,732 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |