National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Clemson 77, Boston College 69
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Where: J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials: # Mike Eades, # Ray Natili, # Patrick Adams
Attendance: 8925

Jerai Grant scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Demontez Stitt added 16 as Clemson stayed on the NCAA Tournament bubble with a 77-69 victory over Boston College on Tuesday.

Andre Young chipped in 15 points and five assists off the bench for the Tigers (17-7, 6-4 ACC), who get No. 21 North Carolina at home on Saturday looking for a signature win to impress the selection committee.

Reggie Jackson scored 27 points and Joe Trapani added 22 for the Eagles (15-9, 5-5), who have dropped five of seven and are fading out of the NCAA Tournament picture.

Jackson and Trapani combined to give Boston College the lead in the first half, 20-15, but a 9-3 run to close the half gave Clemson a 30-27 lead at the break. The Eagles would score the first basket of the second half but never managed to take the lead again, falling behind by as much as 50-34 when Young hit a 3-pointer with 14:26 left.

Boston College would cut it to single digits with a 10-0 run but Young scored seven points in the final 3:19 to keep the Tigers clear.
Top Game Performances
 
Boston College   Clemson
Reggie Jackson 27 Scoring Jerai Grant 17
Reggie Jackson 4 Assists Andre Young 5
Joe Trapani 8 Rebounds Devin Booker 6
Joe Trapani 5 Free Throws Made Demontez Stitt 5
Biko Paris 3 Steals Andre Young 2
Dallas Elmore 1 Blocks Jerai Grant 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston College 69 38.3 9-30 14-16 13 35 2 4
Clemson 77 52.9 6-18 17-23 16 27 6 7