Tigers Come Back To Beat Boston College
Trevor Booker had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and
Terrence Oglesby scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half to
lead No. 12 Clemson to an 87-77 victory over Boston College on
Tuesday night.
Published: February 10, 2009
No. 12 Clemson beats Boston College 87-77
By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) - Trevor Booker had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and
Terrence Oglesby scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half to
lead No. 12 Clemson to an 87-77 victory over Boston College on
Tuesday night.
Oglesby went 6-for-10 from 3-point range, one on a four-point
play with 11:54 left to put the Tigers (20-3, 6-3 Atlantic Coast
Conference) ahead for good at 61-57. K.C. Rivers added 17 points
and Raymond Sykes scored 12 with nine rebounds as Clemson reached
20 wins for the third consecutive season - a first in school
history.
Rakim Sanders scored 23 with eight rebounds for BC (18-8, 6-5),
but didn’t score in the last 13:27. Tyrese Rice scored 17 as the
Eagles dropped to 1-4 against ranked teams, with No. 6 Duke up next
on Sunday.
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