CLEMSON – No. 11 Clemson University men’s basketball used an 18-5 first-half burst to take a 15-point lead and cruised to a 65-47 win over Virginia Tech in the regular-season finale in Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday evening.
The Tigers (26-5, 18-2 ACC) set a program record for regular season wins and tied for the most wins on-court in school history overall and won their 15th ACC game of the season by double-digits, tied for third-most in league history.
Clemson has already earned a double-bye and will open play in the ACC Tournament on Thursday in Charlotte’s Spectrum Center. As the No. 3 seed, Clemson will open play at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2.
The Tigers were opportunistic on defense, forcing a season-high 23 turnovers and turning those into 25 points, while holding the Hokies to their second-lowest scoring output of the season. Clemson had 15 steals on the night, with four players tallying two or more, and were whistled for just six team personal fouls on the night. The Tigers did most of their offensive damage inside, hitting on .584 percent of field goal attempts inside the arc and 44 points in the paint, offsetting a 3-for-20 night from
