Everyone knew that Duke would have some sort of letdown against Clemson and Duke nearly gave it away. After holding the Tigers to 18 points at the half and building a double-digit lead – Clemson came all the way back. Duke seemed once again out of sorts and had a distinct lack of energy. This Duke team has had a habit this year of making the game harder than it has to be with live ball turnovers and mistakes that a team of this talent level shouldn’t make. Duke would have that sort of second half.
Instead of clamping down on a what looked like hapless Clemson team Duke gave them life down the stretch and Clemson made a game of what could have easily been a blowout.