It was not pretty, but a win is a win, especially when Clemson (Team USA) went the final 6:57 without scoring a single point in its 58-57 victory over the Ukraine national team Friday at the World University Games in Naples, Italy.
The Tigers improved to 2-0 in Pool C of the preliminary round. Team USA will play China on Saturday in their third and final game of pool play. The game tips at 11:30 a.m. (EST).
Using a 9-0 run that carried from the end of the third period to the beginning of the fourth, Clemson built its biggest lead of the game, 55-40, following a Nick Honor three-pointer with 9:08 to play in the game.