Postgame- This has been Addison Hunsicker giving you live commentary for VAVEL USA! Thank you for joining us!
Postgame- The ACC did not disappoint us tonight! NC State beats Syracuse in a thriller 66-63, then Duke defeated Clemson in another thriller 63-62!
Postgame- Landry Nnoko, KJ McDaniels, Rod Hall, and Jordan Roper all with double digit points for Clemson.
Postgame- Amile Jefferson had 13 rebounds for Duke
Postgame- Jabari Parker with 18 points, Rasheed Sulaimon with 16 points, and Rodney Hood with 15 points for Duke
Postgame- Duke will face NC State tomorrow in the ACC Semifinals!
Final- DUKE WINS 63-62!!
2nd Half, 3 Seconds Left- Rodney Hood is fouled and makes both costless throws to give Duke a one point lead! Timeout Duke, their final timeout.
2nd Half, 7 Seconds Left- ROD HALL MAKES THE LAYUP FOR CLEMSON!
2nd Half, 47 Seconds Left- Clemson in the bonus after Amile Jefferson is called for a push. KJ McDaniels makes first attempt, misses second. Duke up by one.
2nd Half, 1 Minute Left- Rasheed Sulaimon at the costless throw line for Duke. Missed first attempt, made second.
2nd Half, 1 Minute Left- Duke up 60-59.
2nd Half, 1 Minute Left- Clemson cuts the deficit to one point! Duke fans, get worried, the Tigers are storming back.
2nd Half, 2 Minutes Left- Landry Nnoko with another post move inside for Clemson after Jabari Parker scored for Duke. Blue Devils up three.
2nd Half, 2 Minutes Left- Rasheed Sulaimon knocks the jumper down after Duke's timeout. Rod Hall answers for Clemson.
2nd Half, 2 Minutes Left- Coach K giving his team an earful; had to call another timeout after players were yelling at each other on the floor.
2nd Half, 3 Minutes Left- Official review on the Hall shot; three is confirmed.
2nd Half, 3 Minutes Left- Rod Hall burries a three for Clemson to cut the deficit to three for after Jabari Parker turned it over! 56-53 Duke.
2nd Half, 4 Minutes Left- Duke calls timeout after Demarcus Harrison knocks down a three for Clemson, cutting the deficit to six.
2nd Half, 5 Minutes Left- KJ McDaniels heating up for Clemson; has nine points in the second half, 11 for the game.
2nd Half, 6 Minutes Left- Hood makes both.
2nd Half, 6 Minutes Left- Rodney Hood fouled after the timeout; Duke in the bonus.
2nd Half, 7 Minutes Left- Jabari Parker finishes strong in the paint to give Duke some insurance.
2nd Half, 7 Minutes Left- Clemson cuts the deficit to five.
2nd Half, 9 Minutes Left- Landry Nnoko with the put-back dunk after a Adonis Filer missed jumper. Nnoko then gets the post hook after a Filer steal.
2nd Half, 10 Minutes Left- KJ McDaniels knocks down a trey for Clemson after a Rodney Hood costless throw for Duke. Deficit back to single digits for the Tigers.
2nd Half, 10 Minutes Left- Clemson cuts the deficit back to 10 with a Blossomgame costless throw and a Austin Ajukwa floater.
2nd Half, 11 Minutes Left- Quinn Cook extends Duke's lead to 13 with a three after Rod Hall missed the second of two costless throws for Clemson.
2nd Half, 12 Minutes Left- Amile Jefferson into the double figures mark for rebounding.
2nd Half, 12 Minutes Left- After Damarcus Harrison gets a pair of costless throws for Clemson, Rodney Hood answers with two costless throws of his own to extend Duke's lead back to 11.
2nd Half, 13 Minutes Left- Landry Nnoko calling for the ball inside the post for the Tigers.
2nd Half, 14 Minutes Left- Rodney Hood back in the game and gets the bucket. KJ McDaniels answers for Clemson.
2nd Half, 16 Minutes Left- Tyler Thornton drains a three from the corner for Duke after Blossomgame made a jumper for Clemson. Duke up 11.
2nd Half, 17 Minutes Left- Jabari Parker connects on both costless throws after the timeout.
2nd Half, 17 Minutes Left- Clemson calls timeout after Rod Hall is called for an offensive foul. Duke up by eight.
2nd Half, 17 Minutes Left- Sulaimon gets the steal then knocks down a pair of costless throws after getting fouled.
2nd Half, 18 Minutes Left- Sulaimon extends Duke's lead to six, banking a layup off the inbound pass.
2nd Half, 19 Minutes Left- Clemson star KJ McDaniels is being bothered by a shoulder injury. Still knocks down a jumper to start off the scoring for Clemson in the second half.
Halftime- Second Half coming up shortly!
Halftime- Jordan Roper adding 11 to Clemson's total off the bench, an Landry Nnoko has four points, three rebounds, and a block for the Tigers.
Halftime- Amile Jefferson has four points and eight rebounds for Duke; Jabari Parker with 10 points and two rebounds.
Halftime- Duke with the 20-14 edge on the glass; also have less turnovers as Clemson has six, Duke with four.
Halftime- Clemson holds for the last shot but Jordan Roper cannot connect. Duke up 29-25 heading into the half.
1st Half, 30 Seconds Left- Duke gets the steal and Jabari Parker slams it on the fast break to extend Duke's lead to four.
1st Half, 40 Seconds Left- Cook with another lob pass! This time to Rodney Hood. Duke leads 27- 25.
1st Half, 2 Minutes Left- Quinn Cook with the lob pass to Jabari Parker who throws it down!
1st Half, 2 Minutes Left- Clemson leads Duke 23-21 heading into the final official media timeout of the first half.
1st Half, 3 Minutes Left- Rod Hall with the strong finish to the rack.
1st Half, 4 Minutes Left- Jabari Parker finally gets his first bucket from the field to tie the game up at 21.
1st Half, 5 Minutes Left- Clemson with a 19-17 lead after Roper makes both costless throws.
1st Half, 5 Minutes Left- Tyler Thornton fouls Roper, Roper going back to the costless throw line.
1st Half, 6 Minutes Left- Jabari Parker misses again but Amile Jefferson is there for the put-back. Jordan Roper makes all three costless throws after being fouled by Rasheed Sulaimon.
1st Half, 7 Minutes Left- Roper makes the costless throw.
1st Half, 7 Minutes Left- Jordan Roper is fouled by Andre Dawkins and makes the three! Will be shooting the costless throw for the four-point play after the official media timeout. Duke up 15-13.
1st Half, 7 Minutes Left- Jordan Roper gets two for Clemson then Rodney Hood ends Duke's drought with a layup.
1st Half, 8 Minutes Left- Clemson slowing down the high-powered Duke offense. Blue Devils have been held scoreless the past five minutes.
1st Half, 9 Minutes Left- Jabari Parker fouls Sidy Djitte who misses both costless throws. The ACC Freshman Player of the Year silent for the Duke Blue Devils up to this point.
1st Half, 10 Minutes Left- Shot clock violation for the Tigers
1st Half, 11 Minutes Left- This has been much slower than Cuse/NC State, being played primarily in the half-court thus far.
1st Half, 11 Minutes Left- Landry Nnoko with the slam after a KJ McDaniels steal for Clemson. Duke up 13-8.
1st Half, 13 Minutes Left- Amile Jefferson making his presence known by snagging an offensive rebound and dishing it out to Sulaimon for three after a three-point play from Jaron Blossomgame.
1st Half, 14 Minutes Left- Rasheed Sulaimon goes coast-to-coast, extending the Blue Devils lead to seven.
1st Half, 15 Minutes Left- Rodney Hood with a nice hustle play. Gets blocked, grabs offensive rebound, and turns around hitting the jumper from the corner.
1st Half, 15 Minutes Left- Rod Hall hits a costless throw right after the break.
1st Half, 15 Minutes Left- Duke with a 6-2 lead heading into the first official media timeout.
1st Half, 16 Minutes Left- Clemson gets on the board with a put-back layup from Landry Nnoko! Credit to Duke's guards for causing havoc on the perimeter, as the Tigers are struggling to move the ball early.
1st Half, 19 Minutes Left- Duke strikes first on an Amile Jefferson layup inside. The Blue Devils with excellent defensive intensity to start off the game.
1st Half, 20 Minutes Left- We are underway in game two of tonight's ACC action! Duke wins the tip.
Pregame- Rebounding will be the difference in the game two. If Clemson is physical and aggressive, Duke could be in trouble.
Pregame- The winner of Duke/Clemson will face NC State tomorrow at 3 P.M. EST.
Pregame- With the Kansas Jawhawks just falling to Iowa State, that final one seed remains wide open. Jabari Parker & Company over at Duke could snag that one seed by winning the ACC Tournament, but first they have to get by the Clemson Tigers, led by KJ McDaniels and Rod Hall.
Pregame- Another revenge game as Clemson shocked the Blue Devils on January 11th, blowing Duke out of the building in the second half winning 72-59 at home.
Pregame- NC State and Syracuse was an exciting one, but we are not done tonight! Duke vs. Clemson coming up shortly.
Postgame- The Orange made a run towards the end of the game but to no avail. Their struggles on the offensive end came back to haunt them as they were unable to advance in the ACC Tournament.
Postgame- Tyler Ennis is the top performer for the Orange, finishing with 21 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and four steals.
Postgame- TJ Warren is the top performer on the night, finishing with 28 points, eight rebounds, and a pair of assists and blocks.
Final- THE WOLFPACK PULL IT OFF!! NC STATE DEFEATS SYRACUSE 66-63, ADVANCING TO THE ACC SEMIFINALS!!
2nd Half, 2 Seconds Left- Missed shots, after missed shots, after missed shots for the Orange. Ball goes out of bounds after a Cooney miss, Wolfpack ball.
2nd Half, 24 Seconds Left- TJ Warren nails both costless throws, Wolfpack up three
2nd Half, 26 Seconds Left- Anthony Barber misses the layup and Michael Gbinije cuts the Orange deficit to one. Shot clock turned off.
2nd Half, 42 Seconds Left- Tyler Ennis turns it over, NC State calls timeout.
2nd Half, 1 Minute Left- Jerami Grant makes a jumper for Cuse and TJ Warren follows up with a baseline jumper of his own. NC State holds a 64-61 lead.
2nd Half, 2 Minutes Left- CJ Fair called for the offensive foul and Ralston Turner knocks down another three for the Wolfpack!
2nd Half, 3 Minutes Left- Syracuse's 12-2 run ends on a pair of costless throws from Anthony Barber. All tied up at 59!
2nd Half, 3 Minutes Left- Tyler Ennis connects on both costless throws to give Syracuse their first lead since the first half.
2nd Half, 4 Minutes Left- TJ Warren rejected by Grant! Ralston Turner fouls for NC State and costless throws will be coming up for Syracuse after the timeout.
2nd Half, 5 Minutes Left- We got ourselves a ball game! Jerami Grant throws the lob to Rakeem Christmas who slams it down for the Orange! One point game; 55-54 NC State leads.
2nd Half, 6 Minutes Left- Another careless turnover for the Wolfpack. Tyler Ennis takes advantage and knocks down a triple.
2nd Half, 7 Minutes Left- Tyler Ennis follows a Ralston Turner trey with a jumper for Cuse. The Wolfpack up six over the Orange as Cuse's ongoing offensive inconsistency keeps them behind.
2nd Half, 8 Minutes Left- The struggles continue for CJ Fair
2nd Half, 10 Minutes Left- Cuse beginning to pick up the intensity on defense as they forced a NC State turnover and got the layup on the other end to cut the deficit to six.
2nd Half, 10 Minutes Left- Jerami Grant has been Syracuse's offense tonight.
2nd Half, 11 Minutes Left- Syracuse with another turnover and Anthony Barber lays it in extending the Wolfpack lead to nine.
2nd Half, 12 Minutes Left- Wolfpack controlling every possession thus far in the second half, maintaining a seven point heading into the official media timeout.
2nd Half, 12 Minutes Left- NC State on a 7-0 run; 44-37 Wolfpack.
2nd Half, 14 Minutes Left- NBA range three from Ralston Turner! Anthony Barber then gets the steal after the Baye-Moussa Keita turnover and TJ Warren throws it down on the fastbreak. Syracuse calls timeout.
2nd Half, 15 Minutes Left- CJ Fair with the nice find inside to Baye-Moussa Keita, only to have the layup attempt swatted by Jordan Vandenberg! Tyler Ennis follows up the block with a steal of his own, and then connects with the floater on the other end.
2nd Half, 16 Minutes Left- Physicality picking up as well with both teams at three fouls a piece already.
2nd Half, 16 Minutes Left- B
