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Clemson wins 5th straight game, beats Virginia Tech 72-57 behind Wiggins' 16 points
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Chauncey Wiggins made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead four in double-figure scoring and Clemson cruised to a 72-57 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday night for its fifth straight win.
Del Jones scored 13 points for Clemson (17-4, 9-1 ACC). Viktor Lakhin and Jaeden Zackery added 11 points apiece.
Virginia Tech, which trailed by 17 points early in the second half, used a 16-3 run to pull to within 49-45 with 10:10 remaining but didn't get closer.
A 12-1 surge that included an Ian Schieffelin dunk and a pair of free throws gave the Tigers their largest lead of the game, 72-53, with 2:45 left.
Tobi Lawal scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Virginia Tech (8-12, 3-6), which has lost three straight.
Clemson closed the first half on a 17-3 run for a 41-29 lead at the break. Wiggins scored 10 first-half points and Lakhin added eight for the Tigers, who shot 60% (18 of 30).
Virginia Tech plays at Florida State on Wednesday.
Clemson plays at N.C. State on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Tigers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:35 |  | Â | Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:33 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:04 | | Â | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:01 | | Â | Hokies turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 18:38 | | Â | Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:36 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:15 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:15 | | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 18:15 | | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | | +2 | Dillon Hunter makes two point jump shot | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | | Â | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:44 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:33 | | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | | Â | Dillon Hunter shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Tyler Johnson offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:01 | | Â | Tyler Johnson misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:59 | | Â | Dillon Hunter defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:47 | | +2 | Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup | 6-2 |
| 16:34 | | Â | Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:30 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat personal foul | Â |
| 16:30 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 16:19 | | Â | Tobi Lawal personal foul | Â |
| 16:11 | | Â | Dillon Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:09 | | Â | Ben Hammond defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:50 | | Â | Chauncey Wiggins shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:50 | | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-3 |
| 15:50 | | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-4 |
| 15:32 | | +3 | Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 9-4 |
| 15:01 | | Â | Tyler Johnson offensive foul | Â |
| 15:01 | | Â | Tyler Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 14:38 | | +3 | Chauncey Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 12-4 |
| 14:17 | | Â | Ian Schieffelin blocks Ben Hammond's two point layup | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:09 | | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk | 12-6 |
| 13:47 | | Â | Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:45 | | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:21 | | +2 | Jaden Schutt makes two point jump shot | 12-8 |
| 13:05 | | Â | Chauncey Wiggins misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:03 | | Â | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:53 | | +3 | Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists) | 12-11 |
| 12:38 | | Â | Jaeden Zackery misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:36 | | Â | Jaeden Zackery offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:30 | | +2 | Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup | 14-11 |
| 12:09 | | Â | Tobi Lawal misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:07 | | Â | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:02 | | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point layup | 14-13 |
| 11:47 | | +2 | Chauncey Wiggins makes two point dunk (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 16-13 |
| 11:46 | | Â | Ben Hammond shooting foul (Chauncey Wiggins draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:46 | | Â | Chauncey Wiggins misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Jaydon Young misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:29 | | Â | Myles Foster defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:18 | | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists) | 18-13 |
| 10:46 | | +3 | Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot | 18-16 |
| 10:16 | | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot | 20-16 |
| 10:00 | | Â | Jaydon Young misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:48 | | Â | Del Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | Myles Foster offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:41 | | +2 | Myles Foster makes two point layup | 22-16 |
| 9:27 | | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:25 | | Â | Ben Burnham offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:13 | | Â | Jake Heidbreder personal foul | Â |
| 9:02 | | Â | Jaeden Zackery personal foul | Â |
| 8:46 | | +3 | Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 22-19 |
| 8:18 | | +2 | Del Jones makes two point jump shot | 24-19 |
| 7:59 | | +3 | Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Tobi Lawal assists) | 24-22 |
| 7:34 | | Â | Ian Schieffelin offensive foul | Â |
| 7:34 | | Â | Ian Schieffelin turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 7:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | Dillon Hunter shooting foul (Jaydon Young draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:15 | | Â | Jaydon Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:15 | | +1 | Jaydon Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-23 |
| 6:50 | | Â | Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:41 | | +3 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 24-26 |
| 6:16 | | +2 | Chauncey Wiggins makes two point layup | 26-26 |
| 5:53 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup | Â |
| 5:51 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:37 | | +3 | Jaeden Zackery makes three point jump shot (Del Jones assists) | 29-26 |
| 5:16 | | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:14 | | Â | Del Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:49 | | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot | 31-26 |
| 4:32 | | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:30 | | Â | Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:21 | | +3 | Chauncey Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Del Jones assists) | 34-26 |
| 3:52 | | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:50 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Del Jones makes two point layup | 36-26 |
| 3:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:20 | | Â | Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:18 | | Â | Patrick Wessler offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | Patrick Wessler misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Del Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | Jump ball. (Hokies gains possession) | Â |
| 3:05 | | Â | Del Jones turnover | Â |
| 3:00 | | Â | Jump ball. (Tigers gains possession) | Â |
| 3:00 | | Â | Ben Hammond turnover | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Ian Schieffelin turnover (Jaden Schutt steals) | Â |
| 2:38 | | Â | Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:36 | | Â | Del Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:17 | | +3 | Jake Heidbreder makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists) | 39-26 |
| 1:50 | | Â | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:48 | | Â | Patrick Wessler offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:31 | | Â | Jaeden Zackery personal foul | Â |
| 1:31 | | +1 | Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-27 |
| 1:31 | | +1 | Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-28 |
| 1:18 | | Â | Chauncey Wiggins misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:16 | | Â | Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:10 | | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup | 41-28 |
| 1:01 | | Â | Tobi Lawal misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:56 | | Â | Viktor Lakhin shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:56 | | Â | Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:56 | | +1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-29 |
| 0:40 | | Â | Del Jones misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:38 | | Â | Ben Burnham defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:23 | | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover | Â |
| 0:23 | | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Tobi Lawal personal foul | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Jake Heidbreder misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Myles Foster offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Myles Foster misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |