National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami-Florida 45, Clemson 43
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 17, 2013
Where: J.C. Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina
Officials: # John Cahill, # Karl Hess, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 8998

No. 4 Miami 45, Clemson 43: Kenny Kadji scored 12 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining, and the visiting Hurricanes escaped with the ACC victory.

Trey McKinney Jones drew a charge on Clemson point guard Rod Hall with 13 seconds left and made one of two free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining before Hall missed a driving layup at the buzzer. Miami (21-3, 12-0 ACC) remains the only team from the power six conferences unbeaten in league play.

Jordan Roper scored a season-high 19 points for the Tigers (13-12, 5-8). The freshman guard shot 8-for-11 from the floor, including 3-for-4 from 3-point range. Devin Booker contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds for Clemson.

Clemson missed 16 of its first 17 field-goal attempts but only trailed 8-2 when it began to heat up and eventually take the lead. Miami took an 18-16 lead into the half, despite producing its lowest halftime point total this season.

The Tigers scored the first seven points of the second half to take a 23-18 lead but Miami ran off six points of its own. Clemson led 42-38 after Roper’s layup with 2:01 left, but didn’t make another field goal the rest of the game and missed seven free throws in the final 10:03.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami is the first team other than Duke or North Carolina to start 12-0 in ACC since Virginia in 1980-81. … Miami leading scorer Durand Scott was held to a season-low three points but grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds. … Clemson has lost five conference games by five points or less.
Top Game Performances
 
Miami-Florida   Clemson
Kenny Kadji 12 Scoring Jordan Roper 19
Shane Larkin 3 Assists Milton Jennings 4
Durand Scott 11 Rebounds Devin Booker 10
Shane Larkin 2 Free Throws Made Devin Booker 3
Shane Larkin 2 Steals Jordan Roper 4
Julian Gamble 3 Blocks Milton Jennings 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami-Florida 45 34.6 3-19 6-7 7 39 3 4 13
Clemson 43 30.4 4-17 5-13 8 35 4 9 6