National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 75, Clemson 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 12, 2017
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Tony Chiazza, # Ron Groover, # Jerry Heater
Attendance:
5602
By The Sports Xchange
Center Ben Lammers posted his eighth double-double of the season with 23 points and 10 rebounds and Georgia Tech beat Clemson 75-63 on Thursday to end a two-game losing streak.
Lammers scored six points during Georgia Tech's 21-11 run in the second half after Clemson had taken a one-point lead. The junior was 8-for-17 from the field and 7-for-7 from the line. Seven of his rebounds were on the defensive glass.
Georgia Tech (10-6, 2-2 ACC) also got 16 points and eight rebounds from Quinton Stephens, 13 points from Josh Okogie and 10 points from Tadric Jackson. Stephens and Jackson each had a pair of timely 3-point baskets.
Clemson (11-5, 1-3 ACC) was led by Jaron Blossomgame, who didn't score his first points until 7:36 left in the first half. The senior, who grew up in Atlanta, was 8-for-13 and had six rebounds. Avry Holmes scored 14 points for the Tigers.
Clemson had a 37-36 lead on Blossomgame's dunk with 16:38 in the second half before Georgia Tech regained the momentum on 3-pointers from Stephens and Jackson. The Yellow Jackets never trailed again.
Georgia Tech led by as many as eight points on three occasions in the first half, the last 28-20 on Abdoulaye Gueye's layup with 5:15 left. Clemson closed with a 10-4 run, six of those points coming from Blossomgame, and cut the Yellow Jackets' lead to 32-30 at halftime.
Clemson stayed close thanks to Holmes, who hit three 3-point shots and scored nine points. Lammers had nine points, including a slam, to lead the Yellow Jackets with nine points.
Georgia Tech begins a three-game road trip starting on Sunday at N.C. State. Clemson returns home to play Virginia on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
Clemson |
|
Georgia Tech |
Jaron Blossomgame 20 |
Scoring |
Ben Lammers 23 |
Shelton Mitchell 5 |
Assists |
Josh Heath 8 |
Jaron Blossomgame 6 |
Rebounds |
Ben Lammers 10 |
Jaron Blossomgame 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Ben Lammers 7 |
Sidy Djitte 3 |
Steals |
Josh Okogie 2 |
Jaron Blossomgame 2 |
Blocks |
Abdoulaye Gueye 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Clemson
|
63 |
36.7 |
7-24 |
12-17 |
12 |
28 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
Georgia Tech
|
75 |
46.6 |
4-12 |
17-19 |
19 |
35 |
4 |
5 |
13 |