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No. 5 Duke shoots for 100th victory over No. 23 Clemson
Jan 19, 2008 - 2:29 PM No. 23 Clemson (14-3) at No. 5 Duke (14-1) 6:00 pm ESTDURHAM, North Carolina (Ticker) - It's been more than 11 years since Duke lost to Clemson.
The No. 5 Blue Devils go for victory No. 100 in the series on Saturday.
Duke (14-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has defeated the No. 23 Tigers (14-3, 2-1) 21 consecutive times dating to an overtime loss on January 7, 1997. The Blue Devils lead the all-time series, 99-27.
The Blue Devils have won four consecutive games, including a 70-57 victory at Florida State on Wednesday. Duke is 8-0 at home this season, averaging 92.6 points while shooting better than 50 percent from the field.
The Tigers have won two straight, including a 70-54 home victory over North Carolina State on Tuesday. Clemson is 5-1 away from home this season, but has won at Duke only twice in the last 31 years.
Junior forward K.C. Rivers averages 15.4 points and 6.9 rebounds to pace the Tigers.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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CLEMSON (23) 38 42 80
DUKE (5) 43 50 93 FINAL
Jan 19 8:21 PM - NCAA BB
(23) CLEMSON 38
(5) DUKE 43 HALFTIME
Jan 19 7:00 PM
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