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OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: NO.16 CLEMSON at Miami

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 14:56:22

The 11-1 Tigers will play their second ACC road game at Miami at 8:00 on ESPN. I'll have live updates right here!

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 19:06:09

Hemenway and Clark will be out again tonight.

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Canes hit a 3 to start the game.

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HALL DUNK!!! Right over the defender! Tigers trail by one.

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Ugh Canes hit another 3. Tigers trail by 4.

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HALL FOR 3!!! Tigers trail by one.

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Hunter hits a jumper to give the Tigers their first lead!

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Good grief Canes hit their third 3 to go back up 2.

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GIRARD FOR 3!!! Tigers retake the lead by one!

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Ugh second chance layup by Norchad puts Canes up one.

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Norchad makes another layup to put the Canes up 3, and we finally have a timeout.

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Jumper puts Canes up 5.

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HALL DUNK!! He has 7, and Tigers trail by 3.

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Norchad drives for another layup to push the lead back to 5.

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Dillon hits a jumper to cut the lead to 3.

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Ugh Pack hits a 3 to double the lead to 6. Canes are 4 for 5 from the arc.

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Godfrey makes a layup for his first points. Tigers trail by 4.

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Pack hits a runner to push the lead back to 6.

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GIRARD FOR 3!!! His second of the game cuts the lead in half to 3. Very high scoring game so far!

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WIGGINS FOR 3!!! His first points of the game tie it up!

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Ugh Canes hit their fifth 3 to break the tie.

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Hall misses a 3, but Ian gets a put back for his first points! Tigers trail by one.

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IAN FOR 3!!! After a slow offensive start, he's scored the Tigers' last two buckets and gives them a 2 point lead! Ian doesn't take many 3's, but he has the best percentage on the team and one of the best in the ACC!

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HUNTER AND ONE!!! He completes the 3 point play to put the Tigers up 5, their biggest lead!

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 19:32:14

Ugh Canes hit another 3 to cut the lead to 2. The teams have combined for eleven 3's in the half.

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Hunter makes a pair of free throws to put the Tigers up 4 with 5:30 left in the half!

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Girard makes a pair of free throws to give the Tigers their biggest lead at 6!

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Canes hit a jumper to cut the lead to 4.

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Godfrey scores to push the lead back to 6.

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Canes hit a jumper to cut the lead to 4.

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 19:36:52

Ian hits a jumper to push the lead to 6 again. Back and forth we go! He has 7 points in the last few minutes.

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Canes hit their seventh 3 of the half to cut the lead in half.

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Ugh Hunter misses a wide open 3.

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 19:44:09

Brownell calls a timeout with 48 seconds left in the half. Norchad has been on the bench with 2 fouls, but the Tigers have not capitalized on it offensively.

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WIGGINS FOR 3!!! Nice play out of the timeout! His second of the half doubles the lead to 6, and the Canes will probably have the last shot of the half.

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 19:48:30

Tigers get a stop on defense, but Hunter's drive to the basket rolls off the rim to end the half. Girard leads the Tigers with 8, and Hall, Hunter and Ian each have 7. Tigers were 6-15 (40%) from 3, but the Canes have been even better from the arc, shooting 7-16.

TIGERS LEAD 41-35 AT THE HALF.

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 20:09:12

Hall makes a pair of free throws to start the half, and the Tigers have their biggest lead at 8!

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 20:09:35

Ugh Cleveland hits another 3 to cut the lead to 5. He has 10 points.

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Fast break layup by Norchad cuts the lead to 3.

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HALL DUNK!! He has 11 to lead the Tigers, and they lead by 5.

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Ugh second chance 3 by Pack cuts the lead to 2.

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Girard hits a jumper to push the lead to 4.

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Hunter drives for a layup to stretch the lead to 6!

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Pack makes a layup to cut the lead to 4.

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Dunk by Cleveland cuts the lead to 2. Another fast start by the offenses!

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Second chance layup by Ian pushes the lead to 4.

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 20:13:51

Good grief Pack hits another 3 to cut the lead to one. He's on fire all the sudden and has 13 points to lead all scorers.

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 20:15:33

Good grief Pack hits another jumper to put the Canes in front by one. He has 15 now!

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 20:15:48

Norchad hits a jump hook to put the Canes up 3. They've outscored the Tigers by 9 in the first 6 minutes of the half.

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Pack hits a pair of free throws to put the Canes up 5. He has 17.

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Ugh Cleveland hits a jumper to put the Canes up 7, their biggest lead.

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Dillon drives for a layup to cut the lead to 5.

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Jump hook by Hall cuts the lead to 3!

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Ugh Pack hits a jumper to push the lead to 5. He has 14 in the half and 19 to lead all scorers. He scored 20 in the Tigers' 78-74 home loss to the Canes last February in a ranked on ranked matchup.

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Pack makes two more free throws to push the lead to 7. He has 21 now after missing the last two games!

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 20:30:30

Ugh Hunter drives and is blocked, and that turns into a fast break layup for the Canes. Tigers trail by 9, their biggest deficit of the game, with 10 mins left.

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Hall makes a layup to cut the lead to 7.

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Ugh Hall picks up his 3rd foul and goes to the bench with 9:30 left.

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 20:31:50

Ugh second chance dunk by Norchad pushes the lead to 9 again.

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WIGGINS FOR 3!!! His 3rd of the game cuts the lead to 6 with under 9 mins left! Big offensive board by Ian. He has 10 rebounds already!

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Turnaround jumper by Cleveland pushes the lead to 8.

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Ugh Pack hits another jumper to push the lead to 10.

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Girard drives for a layup to cut the lead to 8. His first points of the half!

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Hunter steal and fast break layup cuts the lead to 6 with 7 mins left!

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Jump hook by Hall cuts the lead to 4! Good to have him back on the floor with 3 fouls.

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Ugh Cleveland hits a jumper to push the lead to 6.

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Ugh fast break layup pushes the lead to 8.

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Good grief fast break 3 by Cleveland gives the Canes their biggest lead at 11 with 5:15 left.

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GIRARD FOR 3!!! Tigers needed that! They trail by 8 with under 5 mins left.

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Ugh Hall picks up his 4th foul with 4:37 left.

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Norchad makes both free throws to push the lead to 10.

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Norchad drives for a layup to push the lead to 12 with 4:10 left.

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WIGGINS FOR 3!!! His 4th of the game cuts the lead to 9 with 3:11 left.

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Norchad makes a pair of free throws to push the lead to 11 with 2:45 left.

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Ian makes a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 9 with 2:30 left.

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Ugh Hall fouls out with 2:25 left.

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Cleveland makes both free throws to push the lead back to 11.

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Canes make a layup to push the lead to 13. That should do it.

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 20:56:05

Hunter drives for a layup to cut the lead to 11.

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 20:56:47

HUNTER FOR 3!!! Probably too little too late though. Tigers trail by 8 with 1:05 left and Hall fouled out.

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

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Ugh alley-oop dunk by Norchad pushes the lead to 12 with under a minute left.

CUTrevor 2024-01-03 21:03:02

Girard hits another 3 to cut the lead to 9. Needed more of those earlier in the half!

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Canes make a pair of free throws to push the lead to 11.

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Dunk puts Canes up 13 in the closing seconds. Tigers have a great offense but have some work to do on defense! They were outscored by 19 in the second half after leading by 6 at the break.

TIGERS LOSE 95-82.

Tigers drop to 11-2 on the season and 1-1 in the ACC, both games on the road. They have a chance to rebound in a big way on Saturday against top-10 UNC!

I'll have post-game interviews and highlights posted in a bit!