Clemson bought itself some extra time, but the Tigers’ stay at the ACC Tournament – and perhaps their season – ultimately came to a painful end.
Darius Maddox sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and the Tigers bowed out of the tournament with a 76-75 overtime loss to Virginia Tech on Wednesday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. PJ Hall scored 10 of his 16 points after halftime while Chase Hunter added 13 points for the Tigers, who rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to give themselves a chance to extend their longest winning streak of the season.
The Tigers had won five straight before Wednesday’s loss, a game Clemson led 75-73 with 7.6 seconds left in extra time after ending regulation on an 18-7 run to force it. Hall and Al-Amir made 3 of 6 free throws in the final 1:19 of overtime to leave Clemson with a two-point lead before Maddox dribbled up the floor and sank the winning 3 over Dawes from the wing as the final seconds ticked away to put Tech (20-12) into Thursday’s quarterfinals against No. 2 seed Notre Dame.
Clemson (17-16) now sits one game above .500 and will wait to see if it gets an invite to the National Invitation Tournament.
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