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Oliver makes huge shots on the biggest of stages

NEW YORK — When Aamir Simms picked up his second foul with 1:47 to play in the first half, Clemson head coach Brad Brownell looked down his bench, pointed to freshman A.J. Oliver and waved at him to enter the game.

Twelve seconds later, Oliver made his head coach look good as he drained a three-pointer from the left corner to give the Tigers a nine-point lead at the time on Boston College. It was the second three-pointer of the game for Oliver and one of three he hit overall, as he came off the bench to provide the No.