OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: CLEMSON vs. Georgia Tech

CUTrevor 2021-02-12 14:20:12


Huge home game for the 12-5 Tigers before they go on the road to play a hot Notre Dame team. The Tigers were torched by Tech in Atlanta as a part of that 3-game losing streak following the Covid layoff. Tech made a ridiculous 16 three-pointers in that game. Brownell owned the Jackets for about 10 years, but he's now lost 3 straight to them. If the Tigers can win tonight to make it 3 in a row and 4 straight at home, I believe they will be back in the rankings tomorrow. They'll have to figure out a way to stop point guard Jose Alvarado, who can shoot from outside or score off the dribble. He's the straw that stirs the drink for them. DeVoe can also be deadly from 3. As always, Simms will need to stay out of foul trouble for the Tigers to win, although I feel a lot better about freshman O-Max lately when Simms is out.

Tip is at 8:00 in Littlejohn, and I'll have live updates right here!



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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:07:23


Same starters for the Tigers as the last game: Simms, Trapp, Honor, Tyson and Hemenway.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:08:03


Tech makes a couple jumpers to start the game 4-0.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:08:33


Back-to-back layups by Simms and Honor tie the game!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:10:44


Tech makes another couple jumpers to take an 8-4 lead.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:14:18


Tech dunk pushes the lead to 6.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:14:55


SIMMS FOR 3!!! Cuts the lead in half to 3.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:15:33


Tech makes a layup to go up 5.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:16:08


O-MAX FOR 3!!! Tigers trail by 2.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:18:34


Ugh Tech fouled on a 3 and makes all 3 free throws. Tigers trail by 5.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:20:04


Tech makes another pair of free throws. Tigers trail by 7.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:23:33


Tigers force a shot clock violation.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:24:04


Dawes jumper cuts the lead to 5.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:27:52


Wright just picked up his 2nd foul with 9 mins left in the half, so he'll have to sit. That's big!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:28:14


Newman cuts the lead to 5, but Tech answers with a fast break dunk.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:29:19


SIMMS AND ONE!!! And Wright picks up his 3rd foul, that is huge! Simms completes the 3-point play to cut the lead to 2.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:29:50


Ugh Alvarado hits a 3 to push the lead to 5, just when the Tigers had momentum. That's what he does!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:30:28


Newman draws a charge.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:33:49


Jumper by Honor cuts the lead to 3.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:35:28


Alvarado limps off the court, meaning Tech's top 2 players are out right now. Tigers need to go on a run with 6 mins left in the half!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:36:17


Tech makes a couple layups to push the lead to 7. Alvarado back in the game.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:37:56


Ugh Tigers' 9th turnover leads to a fast break layup. Tigers trail by 9.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:39:48


Tigers haven't scored in almost 4 minutes! First bad offensive first half since the Duke loss.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:43:11


Hemenway makes a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 7 with 3 mins left in the half. First points for the Tigers in almost 4 minutes.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:45:43


DeVoe makes a pair of free throws to push the lead back to 9. He has 10 to lead all scorers.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:47:15


Simms makes one of two at the line. Tigers trail by 8. They haven't made a field goal in almost 6 mins.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:48:13


Hall makes a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 6 with a minute left in the half.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:49:33


Tech is 1-8 from 3, quite a difference from the first game when they made 16 and shot nearly 60%! Yet somehow, they still lead by 6.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:50:28


O-Max makes a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 4! Free throws are keeping the Tigers in it!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 19:52:55


Tigers get a stop, but Dawes misses a 3 to end the half. Still, they have some momentum going into the locker room on a 5-0 run, even though they were all at the free throw line.


TIGERS TRAIL 30-26 AT THE HALF.






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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:00:40


The good news is that the Bees are just 1-8 from 3, having made 16 of them in the first meeting. The bad news is that the Tigers still trail by 4! They'll need to stop turning the ball over and find some offense if they're gonna pull this one out. The Tigers are just 2-9 from 3.

And I worry about them in a close game. They haven't had very many tight games at the finish this season. The 54-50 win over Louisville was a 7-point lead with 15 seconds left. The only ones I can think of are the NC State and Miami wins since the loss at VA Tech, which was a 2-point game with a minute left in the Tigers' first ACC game of the season. All three of those close ones were quite some time ago. Tech, on the other hand, has been in a bunch of tight finishes and just pulled one out of the fire against Notre Dame.


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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:08:19


Tech hits a jumper to start the half. Tigers trail by 6.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:08:35


Simms cuts the lead back to 4. First field goal for the Tigers since there were 7 mins left in the first half.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:09:51


DAWES AND ONE!!! He completes the 3-point play to cut the lead to one!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:11:05


Ugh Tech answers with a 3. Tigers trail by 4 again.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:11:49


Tyson layup cuts the lead to 2! Hopefully he'll have one of his big second halves.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:12:25


DeVoe jumper pushes the lead back to 4.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:13:00


TRAPP FOR 3!!! His first points of the game cut the lead to one! Just the third 3 for the Tigers.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:14:18


Technical foul on Tech! Tyson makes both free throws to put the Tigers up one, their first lead of the game!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:19:56


Wright, playing with 3 fouls, makes a pair of free throws to give Tech the lead back.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:20:18


Honor jumper puts the Tigers back up by one! Back and forth we go.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:21:08


Tech hits a jumper to go back up by one.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:22:00


HONOR FOR 3!!! His second straight field goal puts the Tigers up 2!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:26:31


Ugh DeVoe comes out of the timeout and hits another 3 to put Tech up one. He has 15 points to lead all scorers.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:27:10


Wright layup puts Tech up 3.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:29:20


TRAPP FOR 3!!! His second of the half ties the game with 12 mins left!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:35:10


DAWES FOR 3!!! Tigers lead by 3! They've made four 3's in the half after just 2 in the first half.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:35:53


DeVoe makes another jumper to cut the lead to one. He has 17.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:36:07


Simms pushes the lead back to 3!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:36:35


Ugh Tech hits a 3 to tie it with 10 mins left.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:37:13


Tech goes up 2 on a DeVoe fast break layup. He has 19.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:38:36


SIMMS FOR 3!!! His second of the game puts the Tigers up one with 8 mins left! Simms has 16.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:42:47


Ugh Alvarado hits his first 3 to put Tech up 2 with 6:30 left.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:43:34


Baehre makes 2 big free throws to tie. His first points of the game with 6 mins left.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:44:21


Ugh Baehre fouls at the other end, giving Tech a 3-point play. Tigers trail by 3.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:45:04


SIMMS FOR 3!!! He is 3-4 from 3 with 19 points and ties the game!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:45:42


Wright dunk puts Tech back up by 2 with 5 mins left. Gonna be tight!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:51:24


Simms makes a pair of free throws to tie the game! He has 21.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:52:35


Ugh Wright with another 3-point play thanks to Baehre. That's twice he's done that with the game tied in the last few minutes. Tigers trail by 3.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:54:09


Baehre makes a pair of free throws to cut the lead to one with 4 mins left.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:55:15


Wright makes another layup. Tigers trail by 3 with under 3 mins left.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:55:52


Simms layup cuts the lead to one with 2:30 left. He has 23!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:57:02


DeVoe answers with a pair of free throws. Tigers trail by 3 with 2 mins left.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:57:53


Baehre layup cuts the lead to one with under 2 mins left!

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 20:58:37


Ugh Alvarado layup puts Tech up 3 with 37 seconds left.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 21:01:56


Simms makes a layup with under 30 seconds to cut the lead to one. Tigers will have to foul here if they can't get a steal. Simms has 25, which I believe ties a career high.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 21:04:26


Ugh they're forced to foul DeVoe, their biggest scorer tonight, with 18 seconds left.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 21:04:48


Of course, DeVoe makes both. Tigers trail by 3 with 15 seconds left.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 21:05:54


Simms passed up an open 3 to give it to Baehre for a dunk. Tigers trail by one with 11 seconds left. Both teams out of timeouts.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 21:07:23


Tigers almost got a steal but forced to foul Alvarado, who's a great free throw shooter, with 8 seconds left.

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CUTrevor 2021-02-12 21:09:00


ALVARADO MISSES BOTH, HONOR BANKS A 3 FOR THE WIN!!!



TIGERS WIN 74-72!!!


What an incredible, improbable finish! I'll have post-game interviews in a bit!



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