Clemson Tigers at Duke Blue Devils
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Boozer, Evans lead No. 4 Duke past No. 20 Clemson 67-54 to stay in control of ACC race
Isaiah Evans added 17 points for the Blue Devils (23-2, 12-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who made 11 of 16 shots after halftime and pushed a 31-26 edge past a 20-point margin midway through the second half.
This marked Duke's 29th straight home win and eighth victory against an AP Top 25 opponent this year. The Blue Devils entered the weekend tied with No. 2 Michigan for the national lead with 10 Quadrant 1 wins to top a postseason resume.
The 6-foot-9, 250-pound Boozer, who began the day ranked fifth nationally in scoring by averaging 23.0 points, made 7 of 14 shots with a pair of 3-pointers to go with eight rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Carter Welling scored 12 points for the Tigers (20-6, 10-3), who entered the week tied with Duke for the ACC lead. But Clemson lost at home Wednesday to a Virginia Tech team trying to shore up its NCAA Tournament chances, then struggled to make much of anything Saturday, with the Blue Devils holding the Tigers to long stretches of contested looks.
Notably, Clemson made just 5 of 15 layups in this one while the Tigers finished with a season-low scoring output — the previous low was 63 points in a Jan. 31 victory over Pittsburgh — despite finishing with just nine turnovers.
Clemson made just 6 of 24 3-pointers on the way to its 22nd straight loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium since a 75-70 win in January 1995.
Duke: The Blue Devils host Syracuse on Monday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Dillon Hunter makes 25-foot three pointer | 54 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Cayden Boozer subbing in for Duke | 51 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Isaiah Evans subbing out for Duke | 51 - 67 |
Statistics
 CLEM |
 DUKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-57 | FG | 23-54 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 10-29 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 8-10 | FT | 11-15 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 22 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 6 | Percent Led | 91 |
Game Information
Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 9,314 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 33-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 29-5 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 25-8 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-10 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-10 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-16 |
| 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 |