CLEMSON – Marcquise Reed scored a career-high 31 points and Elijah Thomas had another double-double as Clemson kept its flickering NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a 76-66 victory over Boston College Saturday afternoon at Littlejohn Coliseum.
The victory is the eighth-straight victory over Boston College for the Tigers, and the 18th in 25 tries all-time against the Eagles. The victory broke a three-game losing streak for Clemson.
Clemson improves to 16-11 overall and 6-8 in the ACC, while Boston College falls to 13-13 overall and 4-10 in the league.
Thomas scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Shelton Mitchell scored 13 points and Aamir Sims added 10.