The Clemson men’s basketball team enters March a little more desperate after an opportunity at an NCAA Tournament resume-building win came and faded away Tuesday night in Charlottesville.
The No. 13 Virginia Cavaliers (22-6, 14-5 ACC) pulled away to a 64-57 win over the Tigers (21-9, 13-6), which came in seeking a fifth NCAA NET Quadrant 1 win and a sixth conference road victory this season.
Clemson entered the night in ESPN NCAA Tournament bracketologist Joe Lunardi’s “First Four Out” of the field of 68. With consecutive wins over Syracuse and NC State last week, the Tigers rose to No.