Overview
- Clemson improved to 20-4 overall and 10-1 in ACC play after seizing control with a 30-7 first-half run.
- Ace Buckner, RJ Godfrey, Jake Wahlin and Carter Welling scored 13 each as Clemson shot 55.1% from the field and 46.2% from three.
- Justin Pippen led Cal with 19 points as the Bears were limited to 6-for-25 shooting before halftime with nine turnovers.
- The 14 consecutive ACC road wins are tied for the second-longest streak in conference history, trailing only Duke’s 24 from 1998–2001.
- Duke’s 71-68 loss at No. 14 North Carolina produced the first-place tie, with Clemson set to host Virginia Tech on Wednesday before visiting Duke next Saturday.