When Brad Brownell watched Jim Boeheim’s Syracuse Orange break out the press on his Clemson Tigers, the ball flew left to right as the clock ticked away on the time his team had to cross half court. Marcquise Reed tossed a last-ditch heave to get it up the court, but the ball landed in his coach’s hands. Brownell stood with the ball by his side for several moments for emphasis.
One of 17 turnovers — along with seven missed free throws — left the Tigers several lost opportunities from keeping it as close as they otherwise would have.