GREENSBORO -- The minutes leading up to the scheduled 12:30 p.m. start to No. 1-seed Florida State taking on No. 8-seed Clemson were a spectacle in itself Thursday.
The only fans in the stands were those family and friends of players on hand in Greensboro Coliseum, after the precautionary announcement to hold Thursday’s games without a full host of fans.
Both teams warmed up on the floor out of uniform a couple hours prior, but around 30 minutes to the scheduled tip, Florida State’s pep band played the Seminoles on to the court. Clemson never followed, however -- their pep band wasn’t even in the building yet.