#1 Duke traveled to Clemson today, and beat the Tigers, 87-77, behind 34 points from J.J. Redick and 17 points from Shelden Williams. The game was pretty close the whole way, and the Tigers may have pulled off the upset if not for their dismal performance from the charity stripe. Clemson shot a woeful 6 of 22 (.273) from the free throw line, ruining any chance they had of beating the Blue Devils.
It’s always amazing when a team struggles this badly from the line. Clemson came into the game shooting .600 from the stripe. At what point do you tell your guys to shoot a jump shot instead? Or maybe they should underhand it up there?
In another big game Saturday, #9 Texas beat #3 Villanova, 58-55, led by LaMarcus Aldridge’s 19 points.
