CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Sharrod Ford and Shawan Robinson each

scored 14 points to lead Clemson to a 74-40 victory over East

Carolina on Wednesday night.

Clemson (9-3) shot 55 percent from the field, and scored 26

points off 18 turnovers.

The Tigers opened the second half with a 14-3 run to go ahead

48-22 with 15:42 to play.

East Carolina answered with a 12-2 run that cut Clemson's lead

to 50-34 with 11:53 remaining. The Pirates scored seven points from

the free throw line during the run.

But the Tigers put the game away with 15-2 run. Vernon Hamilton

had two baskets and an assist off the backboard to Olu Babalola for

a dunk during the run. Akin Akingbala's field goal capped the run

to give the Tigers a 65-36 lead with 4:27 left. Akingbala and

Cheyenne Moore added 10 points apiece.

East Carolina (4-7) was led by Mike Cook with a game-high 18

points. Cook was the lone Pirate in double figures.

Clemson's man-to-man defense limited East Carolina to 21 percent

from the field in the first half. The Pirates made just seven field

goals in the opening half and Clemson led 32-23 at the break.

The Tigers used a 14-2 run in a five-minute span to take a 16-4

lead with 13:18 left in the half. Robinson and Cliff Hammonds both

made 3-pointers during the run.

The Pirates scored just six points in the first 12 minutes.

After Tom Hammonds made a field goal at the 16:42 mark, the Pirates

made just one of their next 15 shots and had four turnovers.