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Alabama loss could come back to bite Tigers

Let’s be honest, Clemson had no reason to be in position to win Sunday’s basketball game against Alabama. For much of the night, the Crimson Tide outplayed Clemson in their 51-50 victory at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville.

But when Donte Grantham drained a three-pointer from the top of the key with 2:16 to play, giving the Tigers a one-point lead, it seemed as if they were going to find a way to win the game.

However, that isn’t what happened. Still clinging to that same one-point lead, 50-49, nearly two minutes later, Clemson head coach Brad Brownell called a timeout with nine seconds left on the shot clock and 29 seconds left in the game.