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02/07 21:24 CST No. 20 Clemson routs California 77-55, ties Duke for first
place in ACC
No. 20 Clemson routs California 77-55, ties Duke for first place in ACC
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) --- Ace Buckner and RJ Godfrey each scored 13 points as
No. 20 Clemson overwhelmed California 77-55 and moved into a first-place tie
with No. 4 Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Saturday.
The Tigers (20-4, 10-1) and Blue Devils meet in Durham, North Carolina, next
Saturday. Duke (21-2, 10-1) lost 71-68 at No. 14 North Carolina on Saturday.
Clemson has won 14 consecutive ACC road games, tied for the second-longest road
win streak in conference history. Duke won 24 in a row from 1998 through 2001.
The Blue Devils also had a 14-game road ACC win streak (1962-64).
Jake Wahlin and Carter Welling each had 13 points for the Tigers, who went 27
for 59 (55.1%) from the floor, including 12 for 26 (46.2%) from beyond the arc.
Justin Pippen led Cal (17-7, 5-6) with a game-high 19 points.
Pippen's 3-pointer less than five minutes into the game gave the Bears a 13-9
lead. The Tigers then put together a 23-1 spurt capped by Wahlin's 3 that put
Clemson up 32-14 with three minutes left in the half.
Dai Dai Ames scored for California on the ensuing possession, ending the Bears'
field-goal drought at nearly 13 minutes.
Clemson entered Saturday second in the ACC in fewest points allowed per game at
64.5. The Tigers led 39-20 at halftime as they held the Bears to 6 for 25
shooting in the opening half. California also committed nine turnovers in the
first 20 minutes.
Cal played without center Lee Dort. He missed his fourth straight game because
of a leg injury he suffered in the Bears' 78-66 win at Stanford on Jan. 24.
Up next
Clemson: Hosts Virginia Tech on Wednesday.
Cal: Plays at Syracuse on Wednesday.
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