FSU upends Clemson in battle of ranked ACC foes

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02/28/2009 - Tallahassee, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toney Douglas scored a game-high 23 points as 23rd-ranked Florida State held on to edge No. 12 Clemson, 73-66, in ACC action at Donald L. Tucker Center.

Derwin Kitchen and Chris Singleton each donated 10 points apiece for Florida State (22-7, 9-5 ACC), which recovered after dropping a 72-67 decision to Boston College on Tuesday. The Seminoles have won six of eight overall.

Ryan Reid and Deividas Dulkys chipped in with eight and seven points, respectively, for the Seminoles, who shot 46.4 percent from the field, including 7-of-17 from three-point range.

K.C. Rivers lead Clemson (22-6, 8-6) with 17 points and five rebounds, while Terrence Oglesby registered 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc. The Tigers have dropped two straight, including an 80-77 setback at home to Virginia Tech on Wednesday. Clemson has split their last four contests.

Raymond Sykes had 10 points and Trevor Booker had a game-high 13 rebounds to go along with eight points for the Tigers.

In the second half, the Seminoles continued to have their way with things and following a pair at the line from Singleton, held a 58-44 advantage near the midway point of the stanza.

The hosts held the double-digit lead for the next three minutes, but Clemson would come back with a vengeance.

Trailing by a 63-51 margin with just under six minutes to play, Rivers hit a jumper to spark a 9-0 Tigers run. After a Sykes fastbreak layup made it a 63-60 game with 3 1/2 minutes to go, FSU would regain control of things.

Douglas made a pair from the stripe that spurred a 7-0 surge and put the Seminoles ahead by double-figures at 70-60 with 41 ticks remaining.

Clemson would get a pair of desperation three-pointers in the final seconds, but it wouldn't be enough.

Dulkys' three-pointer started a string of three straight triples as Florida State used a 14-0 run to grab a 25-13 lead near the 7 1/2-minute mark of the first half.

Clemson wouldn't be able to put a dent into its deficit and the Seminoles took a 12-point edge, 39-27 into the break.

Game Notes

After Tuesday's home game against Virginia, Clemson travels to Wake Forest in the Tigers' regular-season finale on March 8, while Florida State hosts Virginia Tech the same day after visiting Duke on Tuesday...Florida State now holds a 29-24 advantage in the all-time series and swept the regular-season series for the first time since the 2000-01 campaign.

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