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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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