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OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: CLEMSON vs. Drake

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Tip-off from Atlanta is at 2:00 on ACCN, and I'll have live updates right here!

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Tigers wearing their home whites.

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Drake makes a pair of free throws to open the scoring.

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Drake pressing full court.

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Turnover and fast break dunk puts Drake up 4-0.

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HALL FAST BREAK DUNK!! Great pass from Dawes in transition. Tigers trail by 2.

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Jumper puts Drake up 4.

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Collins drives for a layup to cut the lead to 2.

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Drake hits a 3 to push the lead to 5.

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Second-chance layup by Hall cuts the lead to 3.

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HEMENWAY FOR 3!!! First 3 of game for Tigers ties it at 9.

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DAWES AND ONE!!! Tigers have their first lead, up by 3.

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Drake jumper cuts the lead to one.

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Dawes makes a pair of free throws. Tigers lead by 3 again.

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Drake cuts the lead to one again.

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HEMENWAY FOR 3!!! His second 3 of the half puts the Tigers up 4!

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DAWES FOR 3!!! Tigers lead by 7 with 11 mins left in the half! 16-4 run by the Tigers.

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Drake makes a layup, but Hunter answers with a jumper. Tigers still up 7.

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Ugh second-chance 3 by Drake cuts the lead to 4.

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Hall drives for a layup to push the lead to 6.

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Ugh Drake hits a 3 to cut the led to 3.

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HEMENWAY FOR 3!!! His third of the half pushes the lead back to 6!

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Drake hits another 3, but Honor answers with a 3! It's back and forth 3's and the Tigers lead by 6 with 6:40 left in the half!

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Collins layup puts the Tigers up 8! Their biggest lead of the game.

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Good grief another 3 by Drake cuts the lead to 5 with 4:45 left in the half. They are 5-10 from 3!

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Drake now 6-11 from 3, and the lead is cut to 2!

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Ugh put-back ties the game with 3 mins left in the half. It's an 8-0 run.

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Dawes jumper puts the Tigers back up 2. He has 10.

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Collins drives for a layup to put the Tigers up 4!

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DAWES FOR 3!!! Tigers lead by 7 with 30 seconds left! Dawes has 13.

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Drake finally misses a 3 to end the half! Dawes has 13 to lead the Tigers, and Hemenway has 9 on 3 three-pointers.

TIGERS LEAD 39-32 AT THE HALF.

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Honor misses a 3 to start the half, and Drake makes a layup to cut the lead to 5.

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Ugh Honor turns it over. They need him to start playing!

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Drake 3 cuts the lead to 2. Bad start to the half for the Tigers.

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Honor's layup is blocked, and he comes out of the game. He has been great all season but is not having a good game.

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HEMENWAY FOR 3!!! He's 4-4 from 3 and puts the Tigers up 5! First score of the half almost 3 mins in.

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Drake jumper cuts the lead to 3.

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TYSON FOR 3!!! His first points of the game put the Tigers up 6! Dawes has yet to score in the half after 13 in the first half.

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Jumper by Collins puts the Tigers up 8 to match their biggest lead!

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Offensive board and put-back by Collins puts the Tigers up 10! Their biggest lead of the game with 15 mins left.

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Another freaking 3 by Drake cuts the lead to 7. That's their 9th of the game.

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Naz layup puts the Tigers up 9.

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Drake answers with a layup to cut the lead to 7.

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Ugh second-chance layup by Drake cuts the lead in half to 5.

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Hall turnaround jumper pushes the lead to 7! His first points of the half.

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Naz layup pushes the lead to 9! Nice assist by Honor.

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Second-chance layup by Drake cuts the lead to 7 with under 11 mins left.

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Hall makes a pair of free throws, but Drake makes another layup. Tigers still up 7.

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Drake makes one of two at the line to cut the lead to 6.

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Ugh steal and dunk by Drake cuts the lead to 4 with 9:30 left. We'll see if the Tigers can hold a second-half lead away from home for once.

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HALL FOR 3!!! His first 3 of the game puts the Tigers up 7!

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Collins makes a pair of free throws to push the lead to 9 with under 9 mins left.

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Turnaround jumper by Collins gives the Tigers their biggest lead at 11!

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Drake answers with a layup. Tigers lead by 9 with 7:30 left.

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Hall makes a pair of free throws to push the lead back to 11 with 7 mins left. CAN THE TIGERS HOLD ONTO A DOUBLE-DIGIT SECOND-HALF LEAD ON THE ROAD??

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Ugh 9th three-pointer of the game for Drake cuts the lead to 8.

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Offensive board and put-back by Hall and one! He finishes the 3-point play to put the Tigers up 11, matching their biggest lead! Hall has 18 points and 12 in the half.

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Drake layup cuts the lead to 9 with 5:30 left.

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Collins makes one of two at the line to put the Tigers up 10 with 4:30 left.

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Ugh tenth 3 by Drake cuts the lead to 7 with 4 mins left.

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Ugh Hall called for offensive foul.

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Great play by Hall to knock the ball off of Drake out of bounds.

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Good grief Honor dribbles the ball off his leg out of bounds. Tigers lead by 7 with under 3 mins left. They haven't scored a field goal in 4 mins.

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Foul by Collins gives Drake a pair of free throws. Tigers lead by 5 with the ball and 2:30 left. They haven't scored a field goal in 4 mins.

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Good grief Hall's layup rims out and then Collins misses a wide open layup!

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Drake makes 2 more free throws to cut the lead to 3 with 2 mins left. Tigers choking another double-digit lead away late.

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Hall makes 2 big free throws to put the Tigers up 5 with under 2 mins left. They still haven't scored a field goal in over 5 minutes.

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Another 2 free throws by Drake cut the lead to 3. Drake's last 6 points are at the free throw line.

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Honor misses a jumper and Drake will have a chance to tie with a minute left.

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Good grief terrible foul call on a Drake 3. Hall did not touch him! Drake will have a chance to tie a the line.

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Foul corrected to Collins and 2 free throws. Drake makes both of course to cut the lead to one. Drake has made its last 8 points at the line.

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Honor draws a foul with 28 seconds left!

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Honor makes the first. He'll have a chance to put the Tigers up 3.

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Honor makes both! Tigers lead by 3 with 28 seconds left.

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GOOD GRIEF, of course, Drake hits its 11th 3-pointer to tie the game with 13 seconds left! Tigers trying to blow yet another double-digit lead late on the road. They've scored 4 points with no field goals in the last 4 mins. Tigers' ball with 9 seconds left.

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Good grief Hall is fouled on the would-be game-winner, and the refs don't call it. Good ole cheating Teddy Valentine! Game going to overtime.

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Tigers led the ENTIRE second half and by as many as 11 points on multiple occasions until Drake hit a 3 with 13 freaking seconds left! You can't make this stuff up.

TIED 74-74 HEADED TO OVERTIME.

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Collins makes one of two at the line to put the Tigers up one.

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Hall makes a pair of free throws to put the Tigers up 3. Here comes a 3 by Drake to tie...

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Offensive rebound and put-back by Honor! Tigers lead by 5 with 3:30 left. That was their first field goal in about 6 or 7 minutes.

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Dunk by Drake cuts the lead to 3 with 3 mins left.

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Tigers have the ball up 3 with 2 mins left.

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DAWES FOR 3!!! His first points since scoring 13 in the first half put the Tigers up 6 with under 2 mins left!

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HONOR FOR 3!!! Tigers lead by 9 with a minute left!

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Dawes makes a pair of free throws! Tigers lead by 11, matching their biggest lead, with under a minute left!

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Drake makes a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 9.

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Dawes makes one of two at the line and Drake dunks to cut the lead to 8 with 30 seconds left.

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Honor makes a pair of free throws to push the lead to 10.

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WHEW!!! Tigers escape blowing yet another double-digit second-half lead! The showed a lot of mental toughness after leading the entire second half only for Drake to tie with a 3 with 13 seconds left and send it to overtime.

I'll have post-game interviews shortly!

TIGERS WIN 90-80 IN OVERTIME!!!