Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers
· T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament - 2nd Round
Clemson defeats Wake Forest 71-62 to reach quarterfinals of ACC Tournament
Fifth-seeded Clemson (23-9) launched 13 3-pointers in the first 12-plus minutes, making seven of them en route to a 29-18 lead. The Tigers finished the first half 9 for 18. Clemson's reserves did much of the damage, making 5 of 6 from deep, and the Tigers led 41-23 at halftime.
The only free throw attempts of the first half were two misses by Clemson's Nick Davidson with 5:42 remaining.
Clemson led 52-32 after 6 1/2 minutes of the second half before the Demon Deacons' Nate Calmese scored nine unanswered points on a 3-pointer, a three-point trip to the free-throw line, and another 3-pointer.
Clemson went back up by 16 with seven minutes remaining, but Wake Forest got within eight points while the Tigers were missing nine straight shots and Godfrey missed the front end of the 1-and-1 three times in a row. Ace Buckner ended the drought with a layup and the Tigers made six free throws in the final 64 seconds to finish it off.
Juke Harris led 13th-seeded Wake Forest (17-16) with 22 points. It was his 33rd consecutive game scoring in double digits, extending his school record. Calmese scored 20 points and Tre’Von Spillers had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Ten players played at least 10 minutes for Clemson and they all scored at least three points although Godfrey was the only one to reach double figures.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Nate Calmese makes 24-foot three point jumper (Myles Colvin assists) | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Dillon Hunter misses 10-foot floating jump shot | 59 - 71 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
 CLEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-50 | FG | 26-64 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 10-31 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 8-13 | FT | 9-15 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 20 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 5 | Percent Led | 89 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 9,620 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 23-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 23-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
| 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 |