Rivers, Clemson defeat East Carolina

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01/03/2009 - Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - K.C. Rivers scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the 20th-ranked Clemson Tigers to a 79-66 win over the East Carolina Pirates Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum.

Trevor Booker added 13 points and nine boards as Clemson improved its record to 14-0 for the second time in three years.

East Carolina got 21 points from James Legan, and Brock Young scored 11 points and had 10 assists, as the Pirates fell to 8-5.

Clemson led 15-13 with 14:26 to go in the first half. The Tigers went on a 11-0 run over the next six minutes to take a 13-point edge, and Tanner Smith drained a three-pointer with 6:59 to play to give the Tigers a 32-19 lead.

East Carolina began to cut into Clemson's advantage, getting to within 36-31 on a Legan trey with 3:11 remaining. A pair of East Carolina free throws by Young sent the Pirates into the break trailing, 41-35.

Rivers led Clemson in opening half with 13 points, and Chad Wynn paced East Carolina with eight points and six rebounds.

In the second half the Pirates got within 51-44 with 15:48 to play. Clemson firmly took hold of the game and went on a 16-4 run to lead 67-48 midway through the second half.

The Pirates didn't get closer than 14 the rest of the way, and Clemson cruised to the victory.

Game Notes

Clemson leads the all-time series 3-0...Terrance Oglesby put in 10 points for Clemson...The Pirates' Jamar Abrams scored 13 points, and Wynn had a game-high 12 rebounds with eight points...East Carolina will host Tulane on Wednesday, while Clemson will play Alabama on Tuesday.

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So I asked Aiello, who surely knew there'd be piling on, how the league can rail against being bait for sports bettors, then allow its franchises to be just that for lotteries, the most insidious and addictive form of gambling around. He emailed me this response: "We are not moral crusaders. NFL personnel are permitted to engage in legal forms of gambling, except for betting on NFL games. We are making a distinction here between the spread of gambling on the outcome of our games and supporting state lottery scratch-off games, that have nothing to do with the outcome of our games."

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The NFL's problem, when it comes to the gambling world, isn't hypocrisy, it's worse: The bosses lack vision. That's why the league is picking unwinnable fights in Delaware and taking pot shots from critics after making smart sponsorship deals. Roger Goodell and his gang are acting and thinking locally rather than globally, which is rare for them, especially compared to their professional (and amateur) counterparts.

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