LOS ANGELES — Clemson’s best NCAA tournament run, thanks to another unlikely source, has come to an end.
Alabama, behind a career night from freshman Jarin Stevenson, pushed ahead and claimed an 89-82 win in their Elite Eight matchup at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Saturday night. That officially sent Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide into the Final Four for the first time in program history.
Stevenson, after Grant Nelson’s career game that seemingly came out of nowhere in the Sweet 16, put up a career-high 19 points and went 5-of-8 from the 3-point line in the win.