Booker paces unbeaten Tigers, Wake Forest up next

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01/10/2009 - Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trevor Booker scored 23 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked six shots, as No. 12 Clemson suffocated North Carolina State, 63-51, to remain one of three unbeaten teams in the nation.

Top-ranked Pittsburgh hosts St. John's on Sunday and Wake Forest puts its perfect record on the line Sunday night against third-ranked North Carolina.

On Saturday, Clemson's (16-0, 2-0 ACC) perfect record took center stage, and its defense shined.

Clemson held the Wolfpack (9-4, 0-1) to 31.5 percent shooting and forced 18 turnovers. On the offensive end, the Tigers got nine points and 11 rebounds from K.C. Rivers and seven points and four steals from Tanner Smith.

North Carolina State, which has lost four straight against the Tigers, was paced by Courtney Fells' 10 points and seven rebounds.

The Tigers made just 40 percent of their shots, committed six turnovers and only got to the foul line four times, yet swarmed the Wolfpack on the defensive end and posted a 24-17 lead after 20 minutes of play.

Booker led the Tigers with nine points, but more importantly three steals and five of the team's six blocks. Clemson held NC State to 6-of-29 shooting (a 20.7 percent clip), and the Wolfpack managed just 17 points despite nine second chances on offensive rebounds.

The Wolfpack got on the scoreboard over three minutes in, but saw themselves in a 12-3 hole after Smith's transition layup almost halfway home. The Wolfpack also didn't score in the final three minutes of the first half.

The second half started productively for the Wolfpack, who embarked on a 12-5 stretch in the first two-plus minutes to tie the game. NC State was just five points short of its first-half total during the run, which ended with Fells' three-pointer for a 29-29 tie.

Clemson responded from a 33-33 deadlock with an 8-0 spurt capped by easy buckets from Smith and David Potter. The Wolfpack missed four straight shots and turned the basketball over two times as the Tigers again regained control.

The Tigers just exerted their will and expanded their advantage from that point forward. Back-to-back buckets by Booker increased the lead to 57-43 late in the contest, and Clemson rolled to the final horn.

Game Notes

Clemson shot 42.9 percent for the game and came up with 12 steals...Clemson scored 30 points in the paint to just 18 for the Wolfpack...North Carolina State still has a substantial 95-45 edge in the all-time series.

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Ryder Cup Odds

Europe
Tie
USA
4-5
10-1
6-5


Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
Tiger Woods
Jim Furyk
Phil Mickelson
Chris DiMarco
David Toms
Stewart Cink
Chad Campbell
Scott Verplank
Zach Johnson
Vaughan Taylor
JJ Henry
Brett Wetterich
9-4
4-1
5-1
7-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
25-1
30-1
30-1
50-1


Ryder Cup Top European scorer
Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald
Padraig Harrington
Colin Montgomerie
Darren Clarke
David Howell
Lee Westwood
Paul Casey
Henrik Stenson
Jose Maria Olazabal
Paul McGinley
Robert Karlsson
5-1
5-1
6-1
13-2
8-1
9-1
9-1
11-1
12-1
12-1
20-1
25-1

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