Duke, Clemson meet for spot in ACC Tournament tile game vs. Virginia :: WRAL.com
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Duke continues its quest to win back-to-back ACC Tournaments
on Friday night when the Blue Devils take on the Clemson Tigers.
Tipoff is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET. The game airs on
ESPN2.
The winner of the Duke-Clemson game will play No. 2 seed Virginia, which routed third-seeded Miami in the first semifinal, in Saturday’s title game (8:30 p.m., ESPN).
READ MORE: Who is Duke’s mystery bench player? His dad won two national titles with the Blue Devils
Duke (30-2) is coming off an 80-79
win over Florida State on Thursday night.
Sophomore guard Isaiah Evans made seven 3-pointers and
finished with a career-high 32 points in the win. ACC player of the year
Cameron Boozer added 23 points and 10 rebounds.
The Blue Devils have won nine games in a row and had a 19-2
run in the second half after trailing by eight with 13 minutes left. Maliq
Brown had 12 rebounds in the win.
Meanwhile, Clemson held
off UNC 80-79 on Thursday night. The Tigers nearly let an 18-point second-half
lead slip away.
Senior guard Dillon Hunter had 14 points and went 4-for-4
from the free throw line in the final minute for the Tigers (24-9), who had six
players finish in double figures in scoring.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this
story.
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