Clemson found itself in a very familiar spot Wednesday night at Notre Dame.
Needing a win to keep its slim NCAA Tournament hopes alive, the Tigers found themselves defending their basket with 16 seconds to play as Notre Dame walked the ball up the court with a chance to tie or win the game.
Four times prior to this moment, Clemson had been in nearly this exact situation and all four times it lost the game. Were the Irish about to do it to the Tigers again?
Not this time.
T.J. Gibbs badly missed a potential game-winning three-pointer with three seconds to play, but Nate Laszewski grabbed the rebound and was fouled by Clemson’s Shelton Mitchell as he tried to make a play under the basket.