And so the upsets continue. 

A Wednesday night in Greenville, SC turned a little magical, as the Clemson Tigers took down a sloppy Duke Blue Devils team who apparently succumbed to the recent upset bug that has infected the NCAA's top-10 teams in recent days. 

The First Half

Duke got off to a speedy and solid start. The visitors led by as much as 12 in the first half, where they were bolstered by sharp three-point shooting from Luke Kennard and Brandon Ingram. But after a Kennard step back jumper put the Dukies up 28-16, Clemson answered with an impressive, 17-7 run to end the half. The Tigers picked up the pace and started to run the floor, using a handful of fresh Duke turnovers to help their cause. 

Foul Trouble

The second half hit a sharp turn around the 11 minute mark. Duke looked ready to pull away, and quiet the crowd in the process. Grayson Allen banked in an and-one layup to put the Devils up 48-40, and forcing Clemson's Gabe DeVoe to walk to the bench with his fourth foul. But a plethora of fouls followed, as whistles blared on a bunch of reach-ins and off-ball bumps. Consequentially, Duke's growing confidence would dwindle around the 9:35 mark, as Chase Jeter fouled out with Ingram and Marshall Plumlee close behind with four fouls apiece.

The Run

Duke's foul woes opened the door for the home squad. Clemson raced out to a 22-8 run, pushing their lead to a high of seven with just over three minutes left. Donte Grantham brought chaos to the arena when he nailed a three that tied the game at 50, and  moments later, Jaron Blossomgame -- Clemson's southpaw junior forward--knocked down a three to put the Tigers up by five.

Duke fought back, however, as they always do. Allen and Kennard ran a nifty give-n'-go on the perimeter, which led to an Allen corner three and cut the Clemson lead to 62-59. A Matt Jones and-one layup (and missed free throw) with 1:44 left shrunk the lead to one, but with 13 seconds left, a cutting Blossomgame slammed down a hammering jam behind Marshall Plumlee to put the Tigers back up three. After Matt Jones missed a potential game-tying three, Avry Holmes snagged the rebound for the home team, and would nail two free throws to ice the game.

Nnoko No You Don't!

Clemson wouldn't have won this game if it weren't for their rock of a Cameroonian center, Landry Nnoko. Nnoko was phenomenal all game long, bullying Plumlee down low with his wider, 255-pound frame. Clemson out-rebounded Duke by 12, and it was thanks to Nnoko, who stuffed his stat sheet with 12 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks. Landry came up with key plays down the stretch, including a block on a Brandon Ingram layup that led to a Clemson layup, which put the Tigers up by seven with three minutes left.

Nnoko was the key all night for Clemson, and he outplayed Plumlee for the whole game. The junior's performance might show more about Duke, however, than Clemson. If the Blue Devils want to repeat last season's National Title, they have to be more imposing down low, and they have to rebound better. That being said, Nnoko's performance shouldn't go unnoticed. He was outstanding on Wednesday night.

Stat of the Night

For the first time since 1989, Clemson beat their second ranked team in a row. Three nights ago, they took down #16 Louisville by four points at home. In March 1989, Clemson toppled #9 Duke (isn't that funny?) and then #25 Georgia Tech, both at home.