Booker leads the way as Clemson stays perfect

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01/07/2009 - Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trevor Booker scored 19 points and the 12th- ranked Clemson Tigers remained undefeated by surviving a pesky Alabama squad, 66-59.

K.C. Rivers and Terrence Oglesby netted 12 points each for the Tigers (15-0), who are looking to equal their 17-0 start from two years prior when they were the last unbeaten team to fall.

It won't be an easy feat to duplicate as a duo of tough ACC foes are next on the schedule with home dates against NC State and No. 4 Wake Forest followed by a trip to Chapel Hill to face third-ranked North Carolina.

The Tigers shot only 34.5 percent from the floor in finishing the first half with a narrow four-point edge but improved to 44.8 percent over the final 20 minutes and held 'Bama to 29.4 percent shooting in that same stretch to come away with the victory.

Alonzo Gee and Senario Hillman logged 12 points apiece for the Crimson Tide (10-4), who had a five-game win streak halted in playing their first true road game this season. Ronald Steele chipped in 10 points while JaMychal Green had seven points and 11 rebounds in the loss.

A Gee layup early in the second half gave 'Bama the lead and the teams played it close until the Tigers exploded for a 17-1 run with Andre Young's triple capping the surge for a 58-43 lead with just under six minutes to play.

The Tide came back, though, with a 9-2 spurt with Steele's layup pulling the visitors to within six with 30 seconds left. Booker followed by hitting just 1-of-2 at the line but Steele misfired on a three and Booker made both of his next two attempts from the stripe to seal the win.

The visitors jumped out to a 12-5 lead in the early going but Clemson used a 20-8 run through the middle stages of the half to go up by five, 25-20, with 6 1/2 minutes left.

The Tigers extended their lead to six on a slam from Demontez Stitt later in the frame before a jumper by Demetrius Jemison cut the Tide's deficit to 33-29 at the break.

Game Notes

Clemson holds a 4-3 edge in the all-time series with Alabama, including an 87-61 romp over the Crimson Tide last season...This contest marked the final non-league clash of the season for the Crimson Tide, who will begin SEC play Sunday against LSU...'Bama won the boards 46-35 but hit on just 4-of-19 three- point attempts...Clemson connected on 7-of-20 from long distance.

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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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