No. 25 Clemson opens big early lead to start ACC play 2-0 with a 73-62 victory over Wake Forest [Video]

CLEMSON, S.C. — Chase Hunter had 16 points and Jake Heidbreder 15 as No. 25 Clemson bounced back from two straight losses to beat Wake Forest 73-62 on Saturday and start ACC play 2-0 for the second time in three seasons.

The Tigers (10-3, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) had lost a pair of non-conference games in overtime to Memphis and South Carolina. But Clemson opened a double-digit lead in the first half and held off the Demon Deacons (9-4, 1-1).

Wake Forest trailed by 15 points in the first half, but cut the lead to 44-41 on Hunter Sallis’ three-point play with 15:51 to play. The Tigers followed with a 19-6 burst the next eight minutes to extend the lead back to double digits.

Sallis finished with 26 points to lead Wake Forest.

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