Eleventh-ranked Clemson fell to No. 12 Duke, 66-57, Sunday afternoon in a tough, yet sloppy, game at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson.
Both teams had key players out, Clemson without Donte Grantham and Shelton Mitchell and Duke without freshman phenom Marvin Bagley.
While those players and the costly errors the Tigers made will make the headlines, quality play by David Skara and Aamir Simms will largely go unnoticed.
Skara, who is playing in his first year since transferring from Valparaiso, had four rebounds, three assists and six points. He had arguably one of the most important baskets of the game when he made a layup with two minutes to go, completing Clemson’s 10-point comeback and tying the game at 57.