Oglesby, Clemson handle South Carolina
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12/30/2008 - Columbia, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Terrence Oglesby had 25 points as the 20th- ranked Clemson Tigers handled the South Carolina Gamecocks, 98-87, at The Colonial Center.
K.C. Rivers had 20 points and five boards while Trevor Booker added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers (13-0), who have won the past five games against the Gamecocks.
Devan Downey had a game-high 37 points while Zam Fredrick added 19 points for the Gamecocks (9-2), who had a five-game winning streak stopped.
The Gamecocks started the game by scoring the first eight points, four of which were from Downey, to take the early lead.
South Carolina extended that lead to 11 points, 14-3, on a Dominique Archie three pointer a bit over four minutes in.
However, Clemson slowly closed the gap and a 14-4 run capped on a layup from Oglesby gave the team its first lead of the game, 22-21, with a bit over 10 minutes left in the first half.
The game remained tight for the next couple of minutes, but the Tigers used 13 consecutive points to build a cushion and took a 56-43 lead into the locker room.
Clemson built its lead to 19 points close to six minutes into the second half as Andre Young's jumper gave the team a 66-47 lead.
South Carolina, though, answered with a 17-5 run to close the gap and Fredrick's three-ball cut the lead to 71-64 with 10 1/2 minutes to play.
However, that was as close as the Gamecocks got as Oglesby responded with a three-pointer and a layup to push the lead back to 12 and the Tigers held South Carolina at bay for the rest of the game.
Game Notes
South Carolina still leads the all-time series, 86-73...The Gamecocks play at Baylor on Friday...Clemson hosts East Carolina on Saturday...Mike Holmes had 13 points and 11 rebounds for South Carolina...Clemson shot 55.4 percent from the floor while South Carolina made 47.7 percent of its shots.
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