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No. 18 Clemson Routs U-Va.
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Terrence Oglesby scored 18 points and No. 18 Clemson used its inside power to snap a two-game skid with a 75-57 victory over Virginia last night in Clemson, S.C.
The Tigers (23-6) improved to 9-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, guaranteeing back-to-back winning seasons in the league for just the second time in school history.
Clemson also held Virginia's star freshman, Sylven Landesberg, to three foul shots. Landesberg came in averaging 17.4 points, but missed all six shots he took.
Calvin Baker had 18 points to lead the Cavaliers (9-17, 3-12), who have lost four in a row.
The Tigers had lost back-to-back games to Virginia Tech and Florida State. It was only the second time this season they had lost consecutive games. They trailed the Cavaliers 33-32 early in the second half.
But Oglesby's outside touch and an assortment of dunks from forwards Trevor Booker, Raymond Sykes and Jerai Grant helped Clemson pull away.
"It fueled the energy," Virginia Coach Dave Leitao said. "It fueled the crowd."
Sykes finished with 14 points while Booker had 13 points and 15 rebounds, his 11th double-double this season.
Virginia didn't help itself with three technical fouls, one in the first half on Leitao and two others after the break.
-- DUKE 84, FLORIDA STATE 81: In Durham, N.C., Gerald Henderson scored nine of his 21 points in the final two minutes as the No. 7 Blue Devils held off the No. 24 Seminoles.
Kyle Singler scored 20 points, Jon Scheyer added 17 and Henderson had 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (25-5, 11-4 ACC), who won their fifth straight and moved a half-game behind No. 2 North Carolina in the league standings.
