Maryland sophomore Hakim Hart, who dropped 32 points a game ago, took an open three with three minutes to go in the first half. The shot flew off the back of the rim, prompting a Clemson defender to rip the rebound out of forward Galin Smith’s hands, leaving Maryland’s big man lying on the ground defeated as the Tigers pressed onwards.
The Tigers had a good look, but came up empty, leaving the Terps with a glimmer of hope.
Hart pulled down the rebound and found senior Darryl Morsell running alongside the Clemson bench. The senior put up the open jumper from the free throw line, but what looked like a promising bucket for the Terps, who scored just 11 points up to that point, died under the rim as an airball, summing up Maryland’s success, or lack thereof, on the night.