Clemson Tigers vs. Duke Blue Devils

Mar 13, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CLEM	22	39	61
DUKE	41	32	73

Game Recap

No. 1 Duke uses strong 1st half to beat Clemson 73-61 and return to ACC Tournament championship game. Cameron Boozer had 24 points, 14 rebounds and five assists and No. 1 Duke ran out to a 19-point halftime lead and held on to beat Clemson 73-61 on Friday night to advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game.

Player Stats

CLEMSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Jake Wahlin	14	0-3	0-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	2	0
0RJ Godfrey	27	6-11	0-0	6-6	6	1	1	1	1	4	18
21Ace Buckner	28	2-10	1-4	6-6	2	2	2	0	1	2	11
4Butta Johnson	30	2-8	1-6	3-5	1	1	0	1	1	0	8
2Dillon Hunter	31	1-6	1-3	1-2	3	4	0	1	0	3	4
3Chase Thompson	12	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	3	5
8Dallas Thomas	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
11Nick Davidson	27	1-5	0-2	1-2	5	1	1	0	1	2	3
1Jestin Porter	27	4-7	3-5	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	12
TOTAL	-	18-5532.7%	7-2528.0%	18-2378.3%	24	10	7	3	6	17	61

DUKE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Maliq Brown	21	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	0	2	3	2
12Cameron Boozer	37	6-9	3-4	9-12	14	5	0	1	4	4	24
7Dame Sarr	28	3-7	1-4	1-2	3	0	1	0	0	3	8
3Isaiah Evans	32	1-9	0-7	4-4	10	2	0	0	2	2	6
2Cayden Boozer	37	6-12	1-2	3-3	3	1	0	0	3	3	16
14Nikolas Khamenia	31	5-10	3-6	1-1	6	1	1	0	0	3	14
8Darren Harris	14	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3


TOTAL	-	23-5046.0%	9-2437.5%	18-2281.8%	40	9	4	1	11	20	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCLEMDUKE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Clemson.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Duke.
(19:45) Jake Wahlin misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(19:42) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
(19:18) Isaiah Evans bad pass turnover.
(19:01) Butta Johnson bad pass turnover.
(19:01) Maliq Brown Steal.
(18:42) Cayden Boozer bad pass turnover.
(18:42) Jake Wahlin Steal.
+2 (18:38) RJ Godfrey makes 1-foot dunk (Ace Buckner assists).
20
+2 (18:17) Cayden Boozer makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
22
(17:49) Butta Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:46) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
(17:40) Foul on Jake Wahlin.
(17:40) Cameron Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:40) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:40) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
23
(17:25) Ace Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:21) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) Cameron Boozer bad pass turnover.
(17:07) Nick Davidson Steal.
(16:49) Dillon Hunter misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:45) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(16:39) Isaiah Evans misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:36) Nick Davidson Defensive Rebound.
(16:17) Foul on Maliq Brown.
+3 (16:10) Chase Thompson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Butta Johnson assists).
53
(15:50) Foul on Chase Thompson.
+1 (15:50) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
54
+1 (15:50) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
55
(15:28) Foul on Dame Sarr.
+1 (15:28) Ace Buckner makes free throw 1 of 2.
65
+1 (15:28) Ace Buckner makes free throw 2 of 2.
75
+2 (15:14) Cayden Boozer makes driving layup.
77
(14:52) Ace Buckner misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:49) Chase Thompson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:49) Chase Thompson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
97
(14:28) Foul on Chase Thompson.
+3 (14:24) Nikolas Khamenia makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cameron Boozer assists).
910
+2 (14:08) RJ Godfrey makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
1110
(13:51) Cayden Boozer misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(13:48) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(13:35) Ace Buckner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:31) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:07) Cameron Boozer makes 22-foot three pointer.
1113
(12:47) Dallas Thomas misses driving layup.
(12:46) Duke Defensive Rebound.
(12:33) Foul on RJ Godfrey.
+1 (12:33) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
1114
+1 (12:33) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
1115
+3 (12:20) Jestin Porter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dillon Hunter assists).
1415
(12:10) Duke Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Duke retains its timeout.
(11:50) Isaiah Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:48) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
(11:21) Jake Wahlin bad pass turnover.
(11:21) Nikolas Khamenia Steal.
(11:03) Nikolas Khamenia misses 8-foot jumper.
(11:01) Clemson Defensive Rebound.
(10:40) Foul on Maliq Brown.
+1 (10:39) Butta Johnson makes free throw 1 of 3.
1515
(10:39) Butta Johnson misses free throw 2 of 3.
(10:39) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:39) Butta Johnson makes free throw 3 of 3.
1615
(10:12) Nikolas Khamenia misses layup.
(10:11) Dame Sarr Offensive Rebound.
(10:09) Isaiah Evans misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:06) Dillon Hunter Defensive Rebound.
(9:41) Nick Davidson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(9:38) Nikolas Khamenia Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:28) Dame Sarr makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Evans assists).
1618
(8:58) Jestin Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:56) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Dame Sarr misses layup.
(8:49) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
(8:24) Jake Wahlin misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:22) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(8:19) Foul on Dillon Hunter.
+1 (8:19) Dame Sarr makes free throw 1 of 2.
1619
(8:19) Dame Sarr misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:19) Clemson Defensive Rebound.
(8:19) Foul on Nikolas Khamenia.
(8:04) Ace Buckner misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:00) Nikolas Khamenia Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Cayden Boozer misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(7:50) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:44) RJ Godfrey makes layup (Ace Buckner assists).
1819
(7:13) Isaiah Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:09) Darren Harris Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:03) Cayden Boozer makes driving layup.
1821
(6:40) Butta Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:36) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:28) Darren Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1824
(6:01) Foul on RJ Godfrey.
(6:01) RJ Godfrey turnover.
(5:45) Nikolas Khamenia misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:43) Nick Davidson Defensive Rebound.
(5:43) Foul on Cameron Boozer.
(5:28) Dillon Hunter misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:24) Nikolas Khamenia Defensive Rebound.
(5:10) Foul on Ace Buckner.
+1 (5:10) Isaiah Evans makes free throw 1 of 2.
1825
+1 (5:10) Isaiah Evans makes free throw 2 of 2.
1826
(4:59) Foul on Isaiah Evans.
(4:43) Nick Davidson misses 10-foot hook shot.
(4:41) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:25) Cayden Boozer makes driving layup (Nikolas Khamenia assists).
1828
(4:25) Foul on Dillon Hunter.
+1 (4:25) Cayden Boozer makes free throw 1 of 1.
1829
(4:13) Foul on Darren Harris.
+1 (4:13) Jestin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2.
1929
(4:13) Jestin Porter misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:11) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
(3:54) Isaiah Evans bad pass turnover.
(3:54) Dallas Thomas Steal.
(3:53) Foul on Darren Harris.
+1 (3:53) Ace Buckner makes free throw 1 of 2.
2029
+1 (3:53) Ace Buckner makes free throw 2 of 2.
2129
+2 (3:43) Nikolas Khamenia makes layup (Cameron Boozer assists).
2131
(3:17) Dallas Thomas misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:15) Ace Buckner Offensive Rebound.
(3:09) Foul on Ace Buckner.
(3:09) Ace Buckner turnover.
+2 (2:53) Isaiah Evans makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Cameron Boozer assists).
2133
(2:41) Foul on Nikolas Khamenia.
+1 (2:41) Nick Davidson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2233
(2:40) Nick Davidson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:39) Isaiah Evans Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Isaiah Evans misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:22) Cameron Boozer Offensive Rebound.
(2:21) Cameron Boozer misses layup.
(2:21) Butta Johnson Block.
(2:18) Jestin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Jestin Porter misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:12) Nikolas Khamenia Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Foul on Nick Davidson.
+1 (2:06) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
2234
+1 (2:06) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
2235
(1:50) Ace Buckner misses 14-foot step back jumpshot.
(1:47) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(1:35) Foul on Jake Wahlin.
(1:35) Cameron Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:35) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:35) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
2236
(1:19) RJ Godfrey misses layup.
(1:14) RJ Godfrey Offensive Rebound.
(1:14) RJ Godfrey misses tip in layup.
(1:14) Cameron Boozer Block.
(1:11) Cayden Boozer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:01) Cameron Boozer makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
2238
(0:35) RJ Godfrey misses layup.
(0:33) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:10) Nikolas Khamenia makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cameron Boozer assists).
2241
(0:00) Butta Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CLEM

DUKE

61Points73

18-55(32.7%)Field Goal(%)23-50(46.0%)

7-25(28.0%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)18-22(81.8%)

27(8)Rebounds(Offensive)41(9)

10Assists9

7Steals4

3Blocks1

6Turnovers11

17(0)Fouls(Technical)20(1)

2Largest Lead20

Game Details

Friday, March 13, 2026 · 9:35 PM

Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC

attendance: 17,711 (190.2%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: DUKE -10.5

over/under: 134.5