National Basketball Association
Clemson 63, Miami - Florida 59
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, February 20, 2011
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Tim Nestor, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
5846
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Demontez Stitt scored 17 points - and converted some key free throws - as Clemson pulled out a 63-59 victory at Miami (Fla.) on Sunday afternoon.
The Tigers (18-9, 7-6 ACC) won a late foul-shooting contest, taking a 58-57 lead on a pair of free throws from Stitt with 34.5 seconds remaining. Andre Young hit two more from the line with 10 seconds left to stretch the margin to 61-58, and Stitt rebounded an intentional miss by Adrian Thomas at the other end to seal it.
Overall, Clemson hit 18 of 21 free throws - including 11 of 13 from Stitt. Miami hit 15 of its 23 attempts.
Young led Clemson with 18 points.
Durand Scott scored 16 points and Thomas added 13 points to pace the Hurricanes (16-11, 4-8).
Nine of Miami's last 10 games have been decided by four points or less. The Hurricanes are 4-5 in those contests.
Top Game Performances
| Clemson |
|
Miami - Florida |
|
Andre Young 18 |
Scoring |
Durand Scott 16 |
|
Tanner Smith 8 |
Assists |
Malcolm Grant 5 |
|
Demontez Stitt 5 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Johnson 9 |
|
Demontez Stitt 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Durand Scott 4 |
|
Tanner Smith 2 |
Steals |
Durand Scott 3 |
|
Jerai Grant 1 |
Blocks |
Reggie Johnson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Clemson
|
63 |
42.6 |
5-11 |
18-21 |
12 |
22 |
3 |
7 |
|
| Miami - Florida
|
59 |
48.7 |
6-16 |
15-23 |
12 |
27 |
5 |
5 |
|