For the first time this season, the Duke Blue Devils have lost a game against a conference opponent.
After trailing by six points at halftime, Clemson stormed back and outscored Duke by 12 points in the second half en route to the six-point win.
Per the broadcast, Clemson has now won five straight games against AP top five ranked opponents, tied for the longest current streak in Division I.
Clemson shot 58.8% from the field, higher than any team has shot against Duke this season. The previous high was from Kansas, who shot 49.1% against the Blue Devils.
Viktor Lakhin led the way for the Tigers, scoring 22 points. It is the second most Lakhin has scored this season and the most since Dec. 14, when he scored his season high of 23.
Double-double machine Ian Schieffelin was at it again, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Chase Hunter (14 points) and Jaeden Zackery (12 points) were also in double figures for Clemson.
Duke had a chance to move to No. 1 in Monday’s AP Top 25 after No. 1 Auburn fell to Florida earlier in the day, but that is not realistic after the loss.
Despite losing a triple OT earlier in the week, Clemson will almost certainly find itself in the Top 25 for the first time since December.
