Final: Louisville 76, Clemson 73. Hunter's drive to the hoop has no foul call with it and Louisville makes 1-of-2 free throws on the other end. Hunter's wild 3-point attempt is then off the mark. Clemson heads into March Madness 27-6.
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The stage is set for Clemson seeking its third-ever ACC final appearance. (Photo courtesy the ACC)
Live from the ACC Tournament: No. 10 Clemson vs. No. 13 Louisville |
Brandon Rink
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- Friday, March 14 2025
No. 10-ranked Clemson men’s basketball (27-5) seeks a third-ever ACC Tournament final and a first win of the season over 2-seed and AP No. 13 Louisville (26-6) on Friday night in Charlotte.
Clemson-Louiisville scoop Date: Friday, March 14 Follow along with game updates and join in the discussion below:
Tip-off: 9:30 p.m. (approximately)
TV Network: ESPN
Broadcasters: Kevin Brown and Jon Crispin (TV), Don Munson and Tim Bourret (radio)
Line: Clemson -1.5
Series streak: Louisville, 1
Brad Brownell vs. Louisville with Clemson: 6-7
Overall series: Louisville 10-6 (0-0 at neutral sites)
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Sat Mar 15 00:16:38 GMT-04:00 2025
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Sat Mar 15 00:12:47 GMT-04:00 2025
22 secs: Louisville 75-73. Clemson ball with a chance to tie or take the lead now after trailing by 15 as late as 3+ to go.
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Sat Mar 15 00:11:10 GMT-04:00 2025
27.3 secs: Louisville 75, Clemson 73. Official review after the heldball call. UL ball.
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Sat Mar 15 00:08:33 GMT-04:00 2025
Clemson's full-court press is bothering Louisville big-time and the deficit is down to four points with Clemson ball now, 1:04 to go.
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Sat Mar 15 00:06:26 GMT-04:00 2025
1:17 2nd: Hunter continues his hot half with another three to cut the Louisville lead to 75-69. He has hit three of Clemson's five 3-pointers on the game.
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Sat Mar 15 00:00:28 GMT-04:00 2025
2:11 2nd: Clemson putting some pressure on, led by 14 points this half from Chase Hunter. Cardinals lead cut to 70-61.
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Fri Mar 14 23:57:56 GMT-04:00 2025
2:57 2nd: Lakhin fouls out. Louisville returns to the line and leads 70-56 now.
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Fri Mar 14 23:48:46 GMT-04:00 2025
3:37 2nd: Louisville leads 67-52 ahead of Hunter going to the free throw line. The Cards are doubling up Clemson in 3-point makes (6-3) and have a 3-to-1 advantage on free throws made (15 out of 17 to 5 out of 7).
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Fri Mar 14 23:44:25 GMT-04:00 2025
Fourth foul for Lakhin and Louisville keeps maintaining a double-digit scoring margin, up 62-49, 5:27 to go.
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Fri Mar 14 23:37:12 GMT-04:00 2025
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Fri Mar 14 23:35:51 GMT-04:00 2025
Louisville is in the double-bonus now, and they're 10-of-11 on free throws so far. Clemson has five free throws on the game (made three).
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Fri Mar 14 23:34:47 GMT-04:00 2025
8:23 2nd: Lakhin on the board with points this half and Jake Heidbreder scored the Tigers' first points off the bench, but Louisville leads 57-45.
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Fri Mar 14 23:24:28 GMT-04:00 2025
11:50 2nd: Clemson has missed eight shots in a row and hasn't scored in 6:20. No points for Lakhin, Schieffelin or Wiggins this half. Just three for Hunter and Zackery each to make up all Tiger scoring in the session.
FLTiger02
Fri Mar 14 23:23:34 GMT-04:00 2025
Tigers getting sloppy and frustrated.
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Fri Mar 14 23:11:30 GMT-04:00 2025
15:49 2nd: Louisville out to its largest lead, 43-34. The Cardinals have hit 4-of-6 shots this half and committed no turnovers.
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Fri Mar 14 23:08:32 GMT-04:00 2025
On the foul on Hunter, Brad says, "he just fell over his own f'in feet"
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Fri Mar 14 23:07:53 GMT-04:00 2025
Chase Hunter picks up his third foul with 17:37 to go. Threes are starting to fall on both sides and the Cards lead 38-34.
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Fri Mar 14 23:01:56 GMT-04:00 2025
Not the usual halftime https://x.com/DustyBakerTV/status/1900741286757380448
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Fri Mar 14 22:44:08 GMT-04:00 2025
Half: Louisville finishes strong to a 33-28 lead. Lakhin leads the Tigers with 11 points. Schieffelin picks up a second foul late.
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Fri Mar 14 22:38:33 GMT-04:00 2025
Lakhin down after a hard foul around his head. He's up now with some applause. Nine points for him already.
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Fri Mar 14 22:33:34 GMT-04:00 2025
4:14 1st: Tied up at 23. Lakhin up to seven points.
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Fri Mar 14 22:28:15 GMT-04:00 2025
2-of-15 on 3-pointers combined to start this one, with one make to a side.
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Fri Mar 14 22:26:23 GMT-04:00 2025
Louisville with the momentum right now. They've taken some bad shots that are so bad they are getting offensive boards and making the Tigers pay. Clemson offense looks out of synch
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Fri Mar 14 22:26:07 GMT-04:00 2025
6:58 1st: 21-19 Louisville. Louisville takes the lead during a 3+ minute Clemson scoring drought, but Jaeden Zackery snaps that with a drive to the hole. Chucky Hepburn then hits Louisville's first trey to put the Cards back up.
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Fri Mar 14 22:16:43 GMT-04:00 2025
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Fri Mar 14 22:16:27 GMT-04:00 2025
At the timeout, Brad is telling Wiggins to go back in and "give me something!! Give me something!!"
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Fri Mar 14 22:13:57 GMT-04:00 2025
12:41 1st: Clemson 15-8. Eight points for Ian Schieffelin already, to go with four rebounds. The Tigers are shooting 50%.
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Fri Mar 14 22:13:43 GMT-04:00 2025
Tigers are aggressive early....Louisville chasing shooters and finding Chef inside.
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Fri Mar 14 22:08:41 GMT-04:00 2025
15:20 1st: 9-4 Clemson. Viktor Lakhin hits his first 3-pointer since the BC game on March 5 and a first against Louisville this season.
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Fri Mar 14 22:06:56 GMT-04:00 2025
A Louisville fan behind us keeps yelling "Indiana" at Brownell....he is rumored to be in line for the Hoosier job.
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Fri Mar 14 22:05:32 GMT-04:00 2025
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Fri Mar 14 22:01:38 GMT-04:00 2025
On the whistle... Ted Valentine, Tony Henderson, Tommy Morrissey. TV Teddy makes his appearance
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Fri Mar 14 22:00:58 GMT-04:00 2025
Tigers in all orange with white and purple trim. Ville in white with black and red trim
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Fri Mar 14 21:47:54 GMT-04:00 2025
Chauncey Wiggins returns to the starting lineup in Dillon Hunter's place https://x.com/ClemsonMBB/status/1900725405805408382
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Fri Mar 14 21:41:44 GMT-04:00 2025
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Fri Mar 14 21:38:07 GMT-04:00 2025
Dillon Hunter is officially on the injury report as out. He suffered a broken hand in the SMU game and is officially designated as out indefinitely by Clemson.
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Fri Mar 14 21:35:02 GMT-04:00 2025
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Fri Mar 14 21:33:08 GMT-04:00 2025
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Fri Mar 14 21:29:03 GMT-04:00 2025
Duke wins 74-71 and advances to the ACC Tournament final to face the winner of Clemson/Louisville coming up in about 25 minutes.
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Fri Mar 14 21:27:19 GMT-04:00 2025
Crazy finish sees UNC go to the line with 4.1 seconds left, miss the first and then commit a lane violation to nullify the tying score. Duke's Knueppel fouled and makes both. Past halfcourt, UNC can draw up a play and try to get a tying three off here with 2.5 secs left.
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Fri Mar 14 21:20:02 GMT-04:00 2025
17.6 secs 2nd: After trailing by 24 with 17 to go, UNC is now just down one and has the ball out of a timeout.
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Fri Mar 14 21:04:50 GMT-04:00 2025
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Fri Mar 14 20:56:00 GMT-04:00 2025
6:12 to go in game one, UNC crowd gets loud as the Tar Heels draw within 10 and bring a Duke timeout. It is a scheduled 9:33 tip for Clemson/Louisville, but there needs to be at least 25 minutes between games.
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Fri Mar 14 20:45:53 GMT-04:00 2025
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Fri Mar 14 20:37:30 GMT-04:00 2025
Clemson and Louisville is a meeting of Top 13 AP-ranked teams (Clemson No. 10; Louisville No. 13). ESPN says that there have been 292 games since two ranked ACC teams have played (h/t NikkiHood®)
74TIGER
Fri Mar 14 20:26:16 GMT-04:00 2025
nice footage. Awful music
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Fri Mar 14 20:16:49 GMT-04:00 2025
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Fri Mar 14 20:12:02 GMT-04:00 2025
We're about five minutes from the second half of Duke/UNC starting, and it's been all Blue Devils lately, leading 45-24 going into the second session. Duke is +9 on the boards, and it has hit 50% of its shots.
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