Viktor Lakhin made a profound statement after Clemson triumphed over Duke and North Carolina in three days.
“We’re blue bloods now.”
In what could’ve been famous last words as the Tigers traveled down to face an up-and-down Florida State team, Brad Brownell’s unit put their money where their mouth was.
With nearly a week separating Clemson’s win over the Blue Devils, a matchup with a team in the middle of the ACC pack finding momentum sounded like a familiar recipe for college basketball’s trademark chaos.
Instead, the only semblance of discomfort might’ve been a shot below the belt that Ian Schieffelin was on the receiving end of as a Seminole finished a layup.