Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Clemson Stuns No. 7 Duke in ACC Tourney

Clemson's dubious basketball history has drawn chuckles for years, and the depth of its futility _ try 0-53 at North Carolina _ is difficult to comprehend.

Well, this Clemson team is starting to shed the image that it's a football school in a basketball league.

The Tigers stunned No. 7 Duke 78-74 Saturday to advance to their first Atlantic Coast Conference final in 46 years. Clemson had lost 22 straight games to the Blue Devils and is the only charter member of the ACC to never win the league tournament title.

Trevor Booker scored 18 points and Cliff Hammonds added 17 for the third-seeded Tigers (24-8), who hadn't beaten the Blue …

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