Hurricanes Rally Past Tigers, 75-72 |
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Jack McClinton scored 16 points, including three dramatic 3-pointers, as Miami defeated Clemson 75-72 on Sunday. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Hurricanes (15-4, 2-3). McClinton hit three consecutive 3-pointers over a 1:23 span late as Miami rallied from a six-point deficit. McClinton's third 3-pointer with 1:07 left gave the Hurricanes the lead for good, 66-65. Lance Hurdle converted two free throws with 50.5 and 31.7 left, increasing Miami's lead to 70-65. After Brian Asbury and Demontez Stitt traded free throws with 26.6 and 25.3 left respectively, Stitt's field goal with 16.3 remaining cut Miami's advantage to 72-69. But Asbury secured the victory with two free throws with 14.6 left. Stitt led the Tigers (15-5, 3-3) with 15 points, while James Mays finished with 14. Dwayne Collins led Miami with 18 points. Clemson trailed during nearly the entire first half, but overcame a 12-point deficit with an 18-4 spurt late. Raymond Sykes' field goal with 3:19 remaining capped the run and gave the Tigers a 30-29 lead, their first since a 1-0 advantage on K.C. Rivers' free throw 24 seconds into the game. Rivers' third consecutive 3-pointer tied the game 35-35 with 47 seconds remaining in the half before Brian Asbury converted on two free throws with 14 seconds left, giving Miami a 37-35 halftime lead. Clemson had a strong start in the opening minutes of the second half. Cliff Hammonds' field goal with 6:34 remaining in the second half gave the Tigers a 59-53 lead. James Mays scored two field goals and Hammonds and Terrence Oglesby each hit 3-pointers during a 10-0 run as Clemson built a 49-45 lead with 5:22 remaining in the second half. But the Tiger's couldn't hold on to it. NOTES - Clemson?s bench outscored Miami?s, 22-12. - The Tigers struggled from the field early on, converting only three of its first 16 shots to open the game. - Clemson shot 15-of-20 (75%) from the free throw line, its most efficient game from the line in ACC play as well as its fourth-highest mark on the season. - Guard Demontez Stitt tied a career-high with 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field and a team-best 7-of-9 from the line. - Guard Cliff Hammonds tallied a career-high nine rebounds. - Center Trevor Booker suffered an apparent ankle sprain in the first half and didn't return.
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