Clemson scorches Duke by 27 points

CLEMSON, S.C. -- Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski called a timeout in the final minute, gathered his beaten Blue Devils around him and let them listen as the Littlejohn Coliseum crowd celebrated a Clemson victory like few others.

"They shouldn't forget this loss," Krzyzewski said. "This is as bad as you can play."

Trevor Booker had 21 points, and Terrence Oglesby made five 3-pointers in the 10th-ranked Tigers' 74-47 victory over No. 4 Duke on Tuesday.

Krzyzewski found nothing satisfying about this defeat. The Blue Devils (19-3, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) hadn't lost by a margin this wide since the 1990 NCAA final when UNLV won, 103-73.

"There are no excuses," Krzyzewski said.

Clemson (19-2, 5-2) used a 20-8 run in the final eight minutes of the first half to take a 33-21 lead. The Tigers kept extending the lead.

Duke had won 22 straight over Clemson, most in blowout fashion, until March when the Tigers defeated the Blue Devils in the ACC Tournament semifinals, 78-74.

• No. 2 Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 71 -- At Norman, Okla., Taylor Griffin made a tiebreaking layup with 46.4 seconds left and followed with two free throws as the Sooners (22-1, 8-0 Big 12) recovered to defeat the Aggies (17-6, 3-5).

Blake Griffin had 16 points for Oklahoma, which blew a 15-point lead and fell behind by nine with 6:25 to play.

• Miami 79, No. 7 Wake Forest 52 -- At Coral Gables, Fla., Jack McClinton scored a season-high 32 points, and the Hurricanes (15-7, 4-5 ACC) handed the Demon Deacons (17-3, 4-3) their second straight loss.

• No. 13 Michigan State 76, No. 19 Minnesota 47 -- At East Lansing, Mich., Durrell Summers opened the game with two 3-pointers and finished with 21 points as the Spartans (18-4, 8-2 Big Ten) routed the Golden Gophers (18-4, 6-4).

• No. 14 Memphis 79, Southern Methodist 66 -- At Dallas, Tyreke Evans scored 26 points as the Tigers (19-3, 8-0) gained their 50th consecutive Conference USA victory, beating the Mustangs (6-14, 1-7).

• No. 15 UCLA 76, Southern California 60 -- At Los Angeles, Josh Shipp scored 19 points as the Bruins (18-4, 8-2 Pac-10) routed the Trojans (15-7, 6-4).

• Missouri 69, No. 16 Texas 65 -- At Austin, Texas, Zaire Taylor hit a driving layup with 5.5 seconds left, then finished the three-point play as the Tigers (19-4, 6-2 Big 12) handed the Longhorns (15-6, 4-3) their second straight home defeat.

Missouri hadn't beaten Texas in Austin since 1999. Dexter Pittman had 25 points for the Longhorns, who lost at home to Kansas State on Saturday.

• No. 17 Villanova 94, Providence 91 -- At Providence, R.I., Scottie Reynolds scored 31 points and Dwayne Anderson 19, carrying the Wildcats (18-4, 6-3 Big East) past the Friars (14-8, 6-4) for their fourth straight win.

• No. 20 Syracuse 74, West Virginia 61 -- At Syracuse, N.Y., Eric Devendorf and Jonny Flynn scored 22 points each to lead the Orange (18-5, 6-4 Big East) over the Mountaineers (15-7, 4-5).

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE

• Utah 62, Texas Christian 54 -- At Fort Worth, Texas, Carlon Brown had 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Utes gained a tie for the Mountain West lead, beating the Horned Frogs.

Utah (15-7) shares the MWC lead with San Diego State at 6-2. Kevin Langford led TCU (13-9, 4-4) with 22 points.