Down to just six scholarship players and playing a second game in 24 hours, Miami was supposed to the tired team. It was the No. 13 seed Hurricanes, however, who played clutch defense and put together a strong second half in defeating 5-seed Clemson 67-64 in the second round of the ACC Basketball Tournament Wednesday at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Miami advances to play No. 4 seed Georgia Tech at 2:30 pm Thursday. Clemson falls to 16-7 overall while Miami improves to 10-16.
The Tigers had a shot to win it at the end, but Nick Honor’s shot at the rim bounced off and Miami hit two free throws to win the game.