There was no late-game drama this time.
Clemson, the No. 12 seed, got 22 points each from guard Shelton Mitchell and forward Jaron Blossomgame as the Tigers rolled to an easy 75-61 victory over No. 13 seed NC State in the first round of the 2017 ACC Basketball Tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Tuesday.
NC State’s Dennis Smith, Jr. missed a three-pointer last week with three seconds to play in the Tigers’ four-point win at Littlejohn last Wednesday that could have won the game for State. But Clemson grabbed an 11-point halftime lead on an Avry Holmes three with three seconds to play in the first half on Tuesday, and then did not allow the Wolfpack to get closer that eight points the rest of the way.