Stitt's free throws lift Clemson

By: The Associated Press | SCNOW
Published: November 30, 2009

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Demontez Stitt made two free throws with 3.3 seconds remaining to give No. 19 Clemson a 70-69 victory over No. 12 Butler in the 76 Classic on Sunday night.
Trevor Booker also blocked a shot and deflected an inbounds pass in the final second for the Tigers (6-1). Booker finished with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Andre Young added 12 points.
Gordon Hayward had season highs of 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-2). Shelvin Mack added 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
Clemson trailed by 12 points before rallying to take a 68-67 lead on Young’s 3-point shot with 1:32 to play. Matt Howard’s tip-in then put Butler ahead 69-68 with 56.7 seconds remaining.
Stitt made both of his free throws with 3.3 seconds left but the Bulldogs had two more chances to score.
Butler’s Willie Veasley deflected Howard’s long inbounds pass to Mack, who took a 3-point shot that Booker blocked; the ball went out of bounds with five-tenths of a second left.
Mack tried to throw the ensuing inbounds pass across the court to Hayward on the right side but Booker leaped to deflect the ball as time expired.
Clemson shot 57.7 percent and made six of 13 shots from 3-point range in the second half.

Stitt's free throws lift Clemson

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