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CLEMSON, S.C. -- Jeff Teague scored 24 points and No. 2 Wake Forest set a school record with a 16-0 start, handing No. 10 Clemson its first loss of the season, 78-68 on Saturday.

With current No. 1 Pittsburgh's 69-63 loss to Louisville on Saturday, the Demon Deacons are likely to beome the next No. 1 team in the nation when the new poll comes out.

Wake Forest (16-0, 3-0 ACC) looked like they had this one in hand, leading 58-44 after L.D. Williams' 3-pointer with 9:32 left.

However, the Tigers (16-1, 2-1) used a 16-3 run over the next 5 minutes to pull within 61-60.

Teague rushed the ball up court on Wake's next possession, finding a sprinting Al-Farouq Aminu for a dunk. James Johnson followed with a free throw and two baskets and the Demon Deacons were on their way to surpassing the school mark for best start since 1926-27.

Johnson had 19 points and eight rebounds, while Aminu, a freshman, had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Terrence Olgesby and K.C. Rivers both had 15 points for Clemson.

WAKE FOREST (16-0, 3-0)

FG FT Reb

Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Aminu 33 6-10 0-0 1-10 1 3 12

Johnson 33 7-10 5-6 1-8 1 3 19

McFarland 32 2-7 0-0 4-12 3 1 4

Teague 35 5-12 13-18 0-2 5 2 24

Williams 30 4-7 2-2 1-3 2 3 11

Clark 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Hale 7 0-1 2-2 0-1 0 0 2

Smith 15 2-7 0-0 2-3 4 0 4

Weaver 6 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 3 0

Woods 8 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 3 2

Totals 200 27-56 22-28 12-48 16 18 78

Percentages: FG .482, FT .786. 3-point goals: 2-9, .222 (Williams 1-2, Teague 1-4, Aminu 0-1, Hale 0-1, Johnson 0-1). Team rebounds: 6. Blocked shots: 11 (Aminu 4, Johnson 3, McFarland 2, Teague, Williams). Turnovers: 19 (Teague 5, Smith 4, Aminu 3, McFarland 2, Williams 2, Woods, Weaver, Johnson). Steals: 7 (Johnson 3, Teague 2, Aminu, Hale).

CLEMSON (16-1, 3-1)

FG FT Reb

Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Rivers 32 6-13 1-2 4-6 1 1 15

Booker 35 3-9 3-5 2-8 2 2 9

Sykes 26 3-11 2-5 4-6 0 3 8

Stitt 28 6-11 1-3 1-1 3 5 13

Oglesby 29 5-12 2-3 0-2 1 2 15

Smith 12 0-4 0-0 1-4 3 2 0

Young 12 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0

Potter 10 2-6 0-0 1-1 0 5 4

Narcisse 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Grant 15 1-8 2-2 7-9 0 1 4

Totals 200 26-77 11-20 21-39 11 21 68

Percentages: FG .338, FT .550. 3-point goals: 5-23, .217 (Oglesby 3-8, Rivers 2-6, Booker 0-1, Potter 0-1, Young 0-2, Smith 0-2, Stitt 0-3). Team rebounds: 2. Blocked shots: 9 (Booker 5, Stitt 2, Grant, Sykes). Turnovers: 11 (Stitt 4, Sykes 3, Young, Smith, Rivers). Steals: 10 (Stitt 5, Smith 2, Booker, Sykes, Potter).

Wake Forest 32 46 -- 78

Clemson 27 41 -- 68

Officials--Bryan Kersey, Ray Natili, Raymond Styons. A--10,000.