Tigers Let 22-Point Lead Slip in Heartbreaker Against BYU

For 20 minutes, Clemson (7-3) looked every bit the giant slayer. The Tigers bullied No. 10 BYU (8-1) on the boards, locked down defensively, and sprinted to the locker room with the confidence of a team that wanted the game more and was executing at a lethal pace. But what followed was a collapse that will sting for quite some time, a 67–64 loss capped by a buzzer-beating three from BYU’s Robert Wright III in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.

We’re excited to share that our sponsor, Section 103, has added a Clemson apparel collection.
Section 103 offers shirt designs based on Clemson traditions, and you can tell they are dialed into what makes Clemson special. Not only do they offer classic designs based on Cadence Count and Howard’s Rock, but they also touch on more obscure Tiger lore like Clemson House (RIP) and Clemson Blue Cheese.
Check out their polos, hats, and stickers too. You can support us by supporting our sponsor and letting them know you heard about them from us with our unique one-time-use promo code for 10% off: STS10

First-Half Dominance

Clemson came out of the locker room with a point to prove. The Tigers have looked every bit of a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde basketball team in the 2025-26 season. Earlier in the season, Clemson had fallen behind by double digits against Georgetown, West Virginia, and just last week almost managed to dig out of a 19-point hole in their last outing against #12 Alabama before mounting a raging comeback that ended falling short, a neutral site game in New York City would be the perfect place to put the doubters to bed about what the real identity of the team was.

Advertisement

After an opening 8 minutes of back and forth basketball resulting in a 22-22 deadlock, Clemson’s opened up a masterclass in physicality and execution. The Tigers closed the half with a relentless surge, sparked by a barrage of Jestin Porter’s deep three’s and punctuated by Butta Johnson rejection at the rim. Porter…

Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tigers-let-22-point-lead-035409226.html

Author :

Publish date : 2025-12-10 03:54:00

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.