CHAPEL HILL, NC – The Tigers are oh-for-Chapel Hill no more. The streak is over at 59 games.
Clemson used a 12-2 run at the end of regulation to force overtime and the Tigers continued that momentum in the extra period to claim the program’s first-ever win in Chapel Hill in 60 tries. It all added up to a 79-76 victory for the Tigers over UNC at the Dean Smith Center Saturday afternoon.
Clemson improves to 8-7 overall and 2-3 in the ACC while UNC falls to 8-8 overall and 1-4 in the league.
Aamir Simms led Clemson with 20 points, while Tevin Mack and John Newman added 17 points apiece.