CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Jerai Grant had 14 points, Demontez Stitt added 12 and Clemson knocked off its first ranked opponent under coach Brad Brownell, defeating No. 22 Florida State 62-44 on Saturday.
The Tigers (15-6, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) ran out to 22-6 lead and never the Seminoles get closer than eight the rest of the way. Florida State (15-6, 5-2) had been off to its best conference start since 1992-93 and were tied with Duke for first place in the ACC coming in.
But the Seminoles had no answers for Clemson and nobody reached double-figure scoring. Leading scorer Chris Singleton managed just two points the first 35 minutes. He hit a pair of 3-pointers down the stretch, but those came with Florida State well behind.
Singleton finished with eight points, nearly seven fewer than his average. Bernard James also had eight points to lead Florida State.
The Seminoles had ended Duke's undefeated season this month.
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