Duke opened ACC regular- season play with an emotional 74-53 victory over No. 21 Clemson in Cameron on January 3rd. A strong Blue Devil defense limited the Tigers to just 12 first-half points, and Nolan Smith and Jon Scheyer paced Duke on the offensive end with 22 points apiece. Surrounding the photo of the Crazies is the Duke bench reacting to a Scheyer steal of an inbounds pass that quickly resulted in a Blue Devil three-pointer.