NCSU Whips Tigers in Raleigh

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RALEIGH, N.C. - Clemson's up and down play took another downward turn

Saturday in Raleigh.

Anthony Grundy scored 23 points and N.C. State's league-best scoring defense

throttled Clemson's offense in an 83-54 Wolfpack victory. The win improves

State to 19-7 overall (8-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), while the Tigers fall

to 12-14 (3-10).

After combining for 60 points in Wednesday's 118-115 double overtime win over

Wake Forest, Clemson guards Ed Scott and Tony Stockman were held to just 15

points Saturday. The Tigers were 1-of-12 on 3-point attempts, and shot just

38 percent from the floor for the game.

State's defense was especially physical where Scott was concerned, often

dropping a post player off on the junior point guard in a double-team to stop

his penetration. Scott picked himself up from the floor on more than one

occasion, and was forced out of the game for a time after an N.C. State

player delivered an elbow to his mouth, causing a bloody lip.

"He got knocked pretty good," said Clemson head coach Larry Shyatt. "

I was disappointed they just happen to miss that call."

Meanwhile, the Wolfpack put the game away with a barrage of 3-point baskets

in the second half, cruising to their largest season victory total since Jim

Valvano's 1989 team went 20-7.

"There are no other teams in this league except (Georgia) Tech that have their post

players not only playing on the three-point line but shooting the ball," said Shyatt.

Chris Hobbs led Clemson with 13 points.

State's Ilian Evtimov had 18 points in support of Grundy.

BOX SCORE

Clemson (12-14; ACC: 3-9)	 20 	 34 	54


No Carolina St (19-7; ACC: 8-4)	 35 	 48 	83


Clemson


PLAYER       	MIN	FGM-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	PF	PTS


T. Stockman     28	2-10	3-4	1	7	1	1	7


E. Scott        35	3-11	2-3	1	3	5	2	8


R. Henderson    24	2-5	1-2	2	8	0	2	5


J. McKnight     17	2-5	2-2	1	2	0	1	7


C. Hobbs        26	5-9	3-4	1	3	1	4	13


T. Nagys        8	0-2	0-0	1	3	0	2	0


S. Allen        3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0


S. Ford         19	2-2	0-0	0	1	0	3	4


O. Babalola     12	2-3	1-2	0	0	0	1	5


C. Christie     23	2-5	1-4	2	2	2	2	5


D. Clifton      5	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	0	0


Totals       	200	20-52	13-22	9	29	9	18	54


                  	.385	.591	 


TEAM REBS: 1


TURNOVERS: 14 (Hobbs 3, Clifton 2, Scott 2, Christie, Ford, Mcknight, 


Nagys, R Henderson, Stockman)


BLOCKED SHOTS: 2 (R Henderson, Ford)


STEALS: 8 (Scott 3, R Henderson 2, Stockman 2, Christie)


3-PT FGS: 1-12, .083 (Stockman 0-6, Scott 0-1, Mcknight 1-1, Babalola 0-1, Christie 0-3)


No Carolina St


PLAYER      	MIN	FGM-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	PF	PTS


A. Grundy       33	10-19	0-0	2	7	1	3	23


A. Miller       28	2-9	2-2	0	1	3	3	8


J. Hodge        27	2-4	2-2	2	4	4	3	8


J. Powell       20	2-5	4-4	0	3	1	2	8


M. Melvin       21	3-5	3-3	1	4	4	3	12


M. Bell         1	0-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	1


I. Evtimov      31	4-6	7-8	2	6	5	2	18


B. Keeter       1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0


W. Roach        1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2


S. Sherrill     16	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	1	0


C. Crawford     15	1-2	0-0	1	4	1	2	3


J. Collins      6	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0


Totals       	200	25-57	19-21	9	32	21	20	83


                     	.439	.950	 


TEAM REBS: 8


TURNOVERS: 14 (Grundy 4, Crawford 3, Powell 3, Evtimov, Hodge, Melvin, Miller)


BLOCKED SHOTS: 2 (Powell 2)


STEALS: 8 (Grundy 2, Crawford, Evtimov, Hodge, Melvin, Miller, Powell)


3-PT FGS: 14-31, .452 (Grundy 3-6, Miller 2-9, Hodge 2-3, Powell 0-1, 


Melvin 3-4, Bell 0-1, Evtimov 3-4, Sherrill 0-2, Crawford 1-1)


Technicals: None


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