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FINAL
Jan 14, 2020

Game Recap

Clemson gets rare ACC double in 79-72 win over No. 3 Duke. emson gave its weary fans something to celebrate a night after losing the national championship game in football, getting a career-high 25 points from Aamir Simms in a 79-72 upset of No. 3 Duke on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
DUKE333972
CLEM403979
Duke Blue Devils logoDUKEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Matt Hurt151-10-00-04101212
1Vernon Carey Jr.318-140-14-972213420
2Cassius Stanley295-82-42-421003414
3Tre Jones366-152-73-554103317
14Jordan Goldwire352-62-30-02440126
41Jack White283-42-31-25020149
12Javin DeLaurier140-00-00-01010020
15Alex O'Connell122-60-20-01100204
TOTAL27-5450.0%8-2040.0%10-2050.0%2713102152072
Clemson Tigers logoCLEMSONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Aamir Simms3610-152-33-695003225
15John Newman III335-72-42-432422214
2Al-Amir Dawes231-70-31-23210323
0Clyde Trapp291-20-11-23310333
13Tevin Mack3110-142-40-290121022
5Hunter Tyson112-32-31-20000017
55Trey Jemison III40-10-00-01000030
21Khavon Moore60-00-00-02100000
10Curran Scott271-40-13-41520335
TOTAL30-5356.6%8-1942.1%11-2250.0%311894151679

Play-by-Play

1st halfdukeclem
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Duke
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +2 (19:44) Matthew Hurt made Layup. Assisted by Vernon Carey Jr..
    20
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (19:21) Al-Amir Dawes missed Jumper.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (19:21) Tre Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (19:13) Tre Jones Turnover.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (19:13) John Newman III Steal.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (19:01) Foul on John Newman III.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (19:01) John Newman III Turnover.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +2 (18:53) Vernon Carey Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Tre Jones.
    40
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +2 (18:31) Aamir Simms made Jumper. Assisted by Clyde Trapp.
    42
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (18:18) Vernon Carey Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (18:18) Al-Amir Dawes Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +2 (18:02) Tevin Mack made Layup. Assisted by Clyde Trapp.
    44
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (17:42) Matthew Hurt Turnover.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (17:23) Curran Scott missed Layup.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (17:23) Matthew Hurt Block.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (17:23) Matthew Hurt Defensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +2 (17:16) Cassius Stanley made Layup.
    64
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +3 (16:55) Tevin Mack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aamir Simms.
    67
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (16:28) Matthew Hurt Turnover.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (16:28) Al-Amir Dawes Steal.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (16:21) Al-Amir Dawes missed Layup.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (16:21) Curran Scott Offensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (16:20) Foul on Matthew Hurt.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +1 (16:20) Curran Scott made Free Throw.
    68
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (16:20) Curran Scott missed Free Throw.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (16:20) Jordan Goldwire Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (16:10) Foul on Al-Amir Dawes.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +3 (16:05) Jordan Goldwire made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Jones.
    98
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (15:51) Aamir Simms missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (15:51) Cassius Stanley Defensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (15:28) Tre Jones Turnover.
  • (15:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (15:09) Foul on Jack White.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +2 (15:02) Aamir Simms made Jumper.
    910
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (14:41) Cassius Stanley Turnover.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (14:41) Clyde Trapp Steal.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (14:15) Aamir Simms missed Layup.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (14:15) Jack White Defensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +2 (14:07) Tre Jones made Jumper.
    1110
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +3 (13:52) Hunter Tyson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aamir Simms.
    1113
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (13:37) Foul on Hunter Tyson.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +2 (13:28) Vernon Carey Jr. made Jumper.
    1313
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +3 (12:53) Hunter Tyson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khavon Moore.
    1316
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (12:33) Jordan Goldwire missed Layup.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (12:33) Vernon Carey Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +2 (12:28) Vernon Carey Jr. made Layup.
    1516
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (12:12) Trey Jemison missed Jumper.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (12:12) Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +2 (12:03) Alex O'Connell made Layup. Assisted by Vernon Carey Jr..
    1716
  • (11:45) Official TV Timeout
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (11:45) Foul on Tre Jones.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (11:45) Al-Amir Dawes missed Free Throw.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (11:45) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +1 (11:45) Al-Amir Dawes made Free Throw.
    1717
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (11:30) Tre Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (11:30) Aamir Simms Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (11:08) Curran Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (11:08) Matthew Hurt Defensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (10:55) Vernon Carey Jr. missed Layup.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (10:55) Clemson Defensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (10:35) Foul on Vernon Carey Jr..
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +2 (10:28) Aamir Simms made Layup. Assisted by Curran Scott.
    1719
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (10:28) Foul on Cassius Stanley.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +1 (10:28) Aamir Simms made Free Throw.
    1720
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (10:12) Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (10:12) Vernon Carey Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +2 (10:07) Vernon Carey Jr. made Dunk.
    1920
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (9:42) Tevin Mack Turnover.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (9:32) Foul on Curran Scott.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (9:32) Cassius Stanley missed Free Throw.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (9:32) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (9:32) Cassius Stanley missed Free Throw.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (9:32) Aamir Simms Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (9:24) Curran Scott Turnover.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (9:24) Jordan Goldwire Steal.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (9:14) Tre Jones missed Layup.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (9:14) John Newman III Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +2 (8:58) Clyde Trapp made Jumper.
    1922
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +3 (8:37) Cassius Stanley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Goldwire.
    2222
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +2 (8:18) John Newman III made Dunk.
    2224
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (8:18) Foul on Javin DeLaurier.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +1 (8:18) John Newman III made Free Throw.
    2225
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (8:05) Cassius Stanley missed Layup.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (8:05) John Newman III Block.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (8:05) Trey Jemison Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +3 (7:56) John Newman III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Al-Amir Dawes.
    2228
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (7:49) Duke Timeout
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (7:44) Foul on Tre Jones.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (7:44) Tre Jones Turnover.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (7:33) Foul on Trey Jemison.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (7:26) Cassius Stanley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (7:26) Vernon Carey Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (7:16) Foul on Clyde Trapp.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +1 (7:16) Vernon Carey Jr. made Free Throw.
    2328
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +1 (7:16) Vernon Carey Jr. made Free Throw.
    2428
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +3 (6:57) Aamir Simms made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Newman III.
    2431
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (6:37) Tre Jones missed Jumper.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (6:37) Clyde Trapp Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (6:22) Clyde Trapp missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (6:22) Tre Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (6:13) Foul on Al-Amir Dawes.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +1 (6:13) Cassius Stanley made Free Throw.
    2531
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +1 (6:13) Cassius Stanley made Free Throw.
    2631
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +2 (6:00) Curran Scott made Layup. Assisted by Aamir Simms.
    2633
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (5:44) Alex O'Connell missed Layup.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (5:44) John Newman III Block.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (5:44) Aamir Simms Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (5:21) Aamir Simms missed Jumper.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (5:21) Jack White Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (5:10) Foul on Clyde Trapp.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +1 (5:10) Tre Jones made Free Throw.
    2733
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +1 (5:10) Tre Jones made Free Throw.
    2833
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (5:10) Tre Jones missed Free Throw.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (5:10) Tevin Mack Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (4:55) John Newman III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (4:55) Cassius Stanley Defensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (4:42) Alex O'Connell missed Layup.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (4:42) Tevin Mack Block.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (4:42) Aamir Simms Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +2 (4:17) Aamir Simms made Layup.
    2835
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +3 (4:00) Cassius Stanley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex O'Connell.
    3135
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +2 (3:41) Al-Amir Dawes made Layup.
    3137
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (3:33) Cassius Stanley Turnover.
  • (3:28) Official TV Timeout
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (3:09) Clemson Timeout
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (3:01) Foul on Vernon Carey Jr..
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +1 (3:01) John Newman III made Free Throw.
    3138
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (3:01) John Newman III missed Free Throw.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (3:01) Matthew Hurt Defensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (2:49) Alex O'Connell Turnover.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (2:49) John Newman III Steal.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (2:49) Foul on Cassius Stanley.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (2:49) John Newman III missed Free Throw.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (2:49) Jack White Defensive Rebound.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (2:22) Jordan Goldwire missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (2:22) Khavon Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    +2 (2:07) Tevin Mack made Layup.
    3140
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (1:47) Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (1:47) Al-Amir Dawes Defensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (1:30) Al-Amir Dawes Turnover.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (1:30) Jordan Goldwire Steal.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    +2 (1:25) Alex O'Connell made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Goldwire.
    3340
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (0:58) Tevin Mack missed Jumper.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (0:58) Khavon Moore Offensive Rebound.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (0:39) Al-Amir Dawes Turnover.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (0:16) Alex O'Connell Turnover.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (0:16) Curran Scott Steal.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (0:05) Curran Scott Turnover.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (0:05) Jordan Goldwire Steal.
  • Duke Blue Devils logo
    (0:01) Jordan Goldwire missed Layup.
  • Clemson Tigers logo
    (0:01) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

72Points79
27-54(50%)Field Goal(%)30-53(56.6%)
8-20(40%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)
10-20(50%)Free Throw(%)11-22(50%)
27(4)Rebounds(Offensive)35(7)
13Assists18
10Steals9
2Blocks4
15Turnovers16
20(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
4Largest Lead9

Game Details

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 · 6:00 PM
Littlejohn Coliseum · Clemson, SC
attendance: 8,464 (94.0%)
tv: ESPN
spread: DUKE -10.5
over/under: 133.5