Clemson men’s basketball withstood a second-half surge from No. 23 Alabama and featured a balanced scoring effort in the face of foul trouble to spring the upset in Tuscaloosa, 85-77.
The ACC-SEC Challenge win has the Tigers off to their first 6-0 start under Brad Brownell and also has Clemson off to the best start for the program since 2008-09 (went on to 16-0).
"I thought we just gutted it out," Brownell said on Clemson radio. "Just beat a good team on their court. A good win."
Four Tigers scored in double figures, led by Hall’s 21 points and eight rebounds, with big 3-point efforts guiding Joseph Girard III’s 16 and Chase Hunter’s 15 points.