It's incredibly difficult to end another team's season in basketball. The postseason is a series of one-game elimination scenarios, so teams play every game with a critical air of finality. Every day is a fight to earn the next day, but the knowledge of a year ending in bitter disappointment is only a hair breath away. It's why March Madness retains its intensity, translating the drama into popularity.
The desire to continue a season can drive a team to the edge of a mountainous apex, and on Thursday, Clemson refused to let its year die. The last game of the ACC Tournament's second round provided another near-upset scenario for the Tigers, and the grueling, back-and-forth matchup with Boston College went long into the night.