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OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: NO.19 CLEMSON vs. NC State

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The Tigers are the highest ranked ACC team at 8-1, coming off a 10-point win over No.18 FSU and a thrilling last-minute, one-point win at Miami. Simms scored 25, including the game-winner with 19 seconds left. The Tigers have the No.3 scoring defense in the nation at 56 points per game. They are ranked No.15 in the NET rankings, which are used for NCAA Tournament selection. State is a hot 6-1 team, though, winning 3 straight, including a win over No.19 UNC and 2-0 in the ACC.

Tip-off is at 7:00 ET on ACCN. I'll have live updates and post-game interviews right here!

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Hemenway gets a rare start to go with regulars Simms, Dawes, Baehre and Trapp. Sharp shooter Braxton Beverly is out for State, so that's good news for the Tigers.

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Tigers win the tip.

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DAWES FOR 3!!! Good start for the Tigers!

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State hits a jumper and a 3 to take a 5-3 lead.

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Dawes layup ties it.

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O-MAX FOR 3!!! The freshman puts the Tigers up 8-5.

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State hits a jumper and a 3 to retake the lead by 2.

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Trapp baseline jumper ties it again!

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State goes up 2 again with a jumper.

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Another jumper puts State up 4.

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Honor gets on the board with a layup and cuts the lead to 2!

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State makes a free throw to go up 3.

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Great lob by Hall to Baehre underneath! He missed the layup but got his rebound and put it back with the foul!

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Baehre completes the 3-point play to tie the game!

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State breaks the tie with another 3 with 10 minutes left in the half.

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State scores again to take its biggest lead at 5.

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Long jumper by Hall cuts the lead to 3!

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TRAPP FOR 3!!! He ties the game with under 9 mins left in the half.

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Ugh State hits a 3, gets a steal and then another 3 to take its biggest lead at 6 with 7:30 left in the half. Brownell calls a timeout.

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HONOR FOR 3!!! He cuts the lead to 3!

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Ugh State answers with another 3.

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HONOR FOR 3 AGAIN!!! He has 8 points, Tigers trail by 3!

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State completes a 3-point play to go back up 6 with 4:45 left in the half.

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State hits a jumper to go up 8, its biggest lead.

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Hunter layup cuts the lead to 6.

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Trapp layup cuts the lead to 4.

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TRAPP AND ONE!!! He misses the free throw, but Tigers have cut the lead to 2 after a 6-0 run.

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State misses the front end of a one and one.

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Ugh Hunter misses a pair of free throws that could have tied it. 1:30 left in the half.

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State 3 point play pushes the lead to 5 with les than a minute left in the half.

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State gets the last shot, and it's a dunk by Funderburk. Tigers trail by 7 at the half. Largest halftime deficit of the season, but they came back from halftime deficits in each of their last two wins.

TIGERS TRAIL 39-32 AT THE HALF.

State is 6-10 from 3. Tigers are 5-16. Trapp and Honor led the Tigers with 9 and 8 points respectively. Simms needs to step it up! He was scoreless in the first half after 25 points on Saturday, including the game-winner. How often that seems to happen!

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State scores and pushes the lead to 9.

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Baehre layup cuts the lead to 7.

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State makes a free throw to go up 8.

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HONOR FOR 3!!! His 3rd of the game cuts the lead to 5!

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Honor fast break reverse layup cuts the lead to 3! He has 13 to lead the Tigers, and it's a 7-1 run!

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State makes a free throw and a jumper to go up 6.

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HONOR FOR 3!!! His 4th of the game cuts the lead to 3 again. He has 16 to lead the Tigers, one shy of his Clemson high! Honor has scored the last 8 for the Tigers. Simms still scoreless.

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State goes up 5.

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Nice reverse layup by Hall! He has 4, and the Tigers trail by 3 with 12 mins left.

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Another layup by Hall cuts the lead to one! He has 6 points!

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Another Funderburk dunk puts State back up 3 with 11 mins left.

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Hall forces a missed layup by Funderburk!

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Simms just short on a 3. He needs to shoot more of those! One of the best 3-point shooters on the team.

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Funderburk makes a pair of free throws to put State up 5.

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Simms layup cuts the lead to 3! His first points of the game!

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Layup by O-Max cuts the lead to one!

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Ugh Daniels layup puts State up 3 again with under 8 mins left. He has 16 points. Timeout Tigers. They just can't seem to retake the lead every time they make a run.

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Ugh Funderburk steal and fast break layup pushes the lead to 5. He stepped way out of bounds, and the refs missed it. It's a 2-man show for State. Terrible missed call!

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Good grief, Simms called for a charge, putting him on the bench with 7 mins left and 4 fouls. Just 2 points for him tonight.

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Funderburk makes a pair of free throws on the Simms charge call to put State up 7.

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HEMENWAY FOR 3!!! His first of the game cuts the lead to 4 with 5 mins left!

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Funderburk makes another pair of free throws to push the lead to 6.

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Starting State forward Hellems just fouled out with 8 points.

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BAEHRE DUNK!!! Nice assist from Simms! Tigers trail by 4 with 4 mins left.

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Nice pass by Honor for a Hemenway layup! Tigers trail by 3 with 3 mins left!

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UGH!!! Simms has a 3 go all the way down and out! Would have tied the game!

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WHEW! Simms draws a foul, but it could have been another charge foul to foul him out of the game! Simms makes both free throws to cut the lead to one with 2 mins left!

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Ugh Funderburk got position on Baehre for an offensive rebound and Baehre's 4th foul. Funderburk perfect at the line tonight.

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Of course, Funderburk now 9-9 at the line tonight. Tigers trail by 3 with 1:30 left.

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HONOR FOR 3!!! His 5th 3 of the game ties it with 38 seconds left! First tie since it was 20-20. Honor is 5-6 from 3 for 19 points, a new Clemson career high!

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Tigers get a stop on D! Brownell calls a timeout with 12.7 seconds left. Tigers haven't led since 8-7, but they have a chance for the win!

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Ugh Honor takes it himself and has his pull-up jumper blocked. We're headed to OT! Second thriller in a row for the Tigers.

TIED 62-62 HEADED TO OVERTIME.

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Trapp jumper puts Tigers up 2! First lead since 8-7!

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State ties it again.

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Hemenway layup puts Tigers back up 2!

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Ugh Funderburk 3 puts State up one, their first lead of overtime.

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Simms jump hook puts Tigers up one!

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Another jump hook by Simms puts Tigers up by 3 with 1:30 left!

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State makes a free throw to cut the lead to 2.

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HONOR AND ONE!!! He'll have a chance to put the Tigers up 5 with less than a minute left! He has a Clemson career-high 21 points.

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Ugh Honor misses the free throw. Tigers lead by 4 with under a minute left.

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Ugh Trapp called for a foul with 41 seconds left. Daniels makes both to cut the lead to 2.

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HALL SCORES AT THE SHOT CLOCK BUZZER!!! Tigers lead by 4 with 10 seconds left! What a clutch shot by the freshman! He has 8 points.

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Timeout with 7 seconds left. State ball down 4.

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State misses the 3, and Trapp rebounds! Tigers are gonna pull out the win after trailing for most of the game!

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Trapp misses both free throws, but it's over!

TIGERS WIN 74-70 IN OVERTIME!!!

What a game! Honor was the hero with a Clemson career high 21, and the freshman Hall made the clutch shot in overtime. Tigers trailed most of the game, tying it with 30 seconds left for the first time since 20-20. In overtime, they took their first lead since 8-7!

No.19 Clemson improves to 9-1 and 3-1 in the ACC. State falls to 6-2 and 2-1 in the ACC. I'll have post-game interviews shortly!