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Lucas: Rapid Reactions

1. What a painful end to a Saturday in the Smith Center, as Clemson does what's been done to them so many times and emerges with a 79-76 overtime win.

2. The final minutes of the second half, as Carolina coughed up a ten-point lead with two minutes left, were excruciating. Bad turnovers, uncertain offense and a bevy of big Tiger shots will probably go down as two of the best minutes in Clemson basketball history--and, given the circumstances, perhaps two of the worst in Carolina basketball history.

3. It will be interesting to find out what the instructions were from the Carolina bench during the timeout with 12.