If it wasn’t for Virginia Tech’s Landers Nolley, Clemson’s season-opener Tuesday at Littlejohn Coliseum might have been a good one.
However, Lander’s game-high 30 points could not be removed from the score sheet as the redshirt freshman single-handedly took the Tigers down, 67-60, in Clemson’s first ACC basketball game to open a season since 1966.
The Tigers (0-1, 0-1 ACC) were their own worst enemy down the stretch as they were unable to make many baskets and free throws. After shooting 44 percent from the field in the opening half, Clemson cooled off and were just 7-29 from the field in the second half.