No. 5 seed Clemson made No. 4 UNC’s stay in Charlotte a short one, beating the Tar Heels 80-79 in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Thursday night. The Tigers were playing their second game in two days, while the game was Carolina’s first at the tournament.
UNC led by six points early at 14-8, but Clemson methodically flipped the game by holding the Tar Heels to just two made shots across nearly 10 minutes of game time in the first half. During that period, the Tigers went from six points down to nine points ahead at 31-22. After UNC cut that deficit down to two, Clemson closed the half on an 8-2 run to lead 39-31 at halftime.
It only got worse for the Tar Heels in the second half, as the Clemson defense continued to dominate and the offense took advantage of the dry spell. The Tigers led by as many as 18 points after a three-pointer from Nick Davidson, one of four on the night for the Clemson big man. He shot 0-5 on threes in the first game between the two teams in Chapel Hill.
Henri Veesaar was a bright spot for UNC, finishing with career highs in both points (28) and rebounds (17) for his 14th double-double of the season. It was Veesaar’s first double-double since the first Duke game on Feb. 7.
UNC has now lost its last four games as the No. 4 seed in the ACC Tournament and is just 4-7 overall as that seed.
The Tar Heels are now 24-8 on the season and will await their NCAA Tournament bid, which will be announced Sunday at 6 p.m.
Featured image via Associated Press/Nell Redmond
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