Collegiate Times

Duke's Kyle Singler draws contact from Wake Forest's James Johnson on Jan. 28. Both the Devils and Deacons lost by 27 on Wednesday.

Clemson continued its dominance at home as it snapped a 20-game regular-season losing streak against Duke on Wednesday, defeating it by a count of 74-47. The win brings the Tigers to an 11-1 record at Little John Coliseum, with their only loss coming against the Demon Deacons. Florida State may still be recovering from a recent heart-breaking loss against North Carolina, when it lost 80-77 at the hands of a Ty Lawson buzzer-beating three pointer. If Clemson wants to add to its three-game win streak, it will need to find a way to stop red-hot Seminole Toney Douglas, who has averaged 25.8 points in his last five games. Something's got to give as the Seminole's second-rated defense in the ACC faces off against the Tigers' fourth-rated offense. The X-factor may again be Clemson's high-pressure defense, which forces 17.9 turnovers a game -- the best in the ACC.

Boston College 18-6 (6-3)
at No. 6 Wake Forest 17-3 (4-3)
Sunday at 4 p.m.

Despite not being ranked nationally, the Eagles are quietly loitering atop the ACC standings. The Eagles have a five-game ACC winning streak going into Sunday, albeit against mostly ACC bottom feeders. If Wake Forest wants any chance at the ACC regular season crown, this may be seen as a must-win. To avoid falling to .500 in the conference, Wake will try to rebound from its embarrassing defeat by Miami on Wednesday night. The good news for Demon Deacon fans is that Wake has been almost unbeatable at home this season, with a 9-1 record when playing in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest's Jeff Teague, who is averaging 20.6 points per game, will look to light up the scoreboard against the Eagles' defense, which is letting up almost 70 points a game this season, third worst in the league. The match-up to watch will be Teague against BC guard Tyrese Rice, both of whom are in the top 10 in points, assists and minutes played in the ACC.

Maryland 14-8 (3-5)
at Georgia Tech 10-10 (1-6)
Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Maryland will visit Atlanta looking to earn its first road ACC victory of the season. The Yellow Jackets recently pulled the upset of the season in the ACC thus far, knocking off Wake Forest less than a week ago thanks to an Iman Shumpert jumper with one second left. Gani Lawa, who is Tech's leading scorer averaging 16.1 points per game, scored 25 in their first conference victory of the year. In a game in which not a whole lot more than pride is on the line, points may be at a premium as the Yellow Jackets and Terrapins are eighth and ninth in scoring offense in the ACC, respectively. Maryland will rely on do-it-all guard Greivis Vasquez, who leads the Terps in points, rebounds and assists.

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