CLEMSON, SC - What a game! Nothing like an early December court storming early on Wednesday morning! The Tigers beat No.3 Kentucky in 1996 when I was a sophomore at Clemson, and they have beaten the Cats again in the first meeting in Littlejohn since 1933! The Tigers were the only ACC team to win tonight in the ACC/SEC Challenge. The SEC went 9-1 against the ACC tonight!
It was an incredibly intense, physical game with several ties, lead changes and momentum swings. Honestly, it felt like a late March game rather than an early December one! Ian is always a beast, but he took it to another level tonight with 20 rebounds. Zackery had his best game in a Clemson uniform, making several huge momentum plays both on offense and defense, which really fired up the crowd. The Tigers only shot 32 percent from the arc, but it's impressive that they were able to hand No.4 Kentucky (which beat Duke a couple weeks ago) its first loss with defense and grit!
I'll have more in a bit. In the meantime, post-game interviews and highlights are below!
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