LOS ANGELES – Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake)’s three-point play with 25 seconds remaining put the Tigers up five and helped hold off a late run by No. 2 seed Arizona (27-10), as No. 6 seed Clemson prevailed 77-72 inside the Crypto.com Arena to advance to the second NCAA Elite Eight in program history. The Tigers (24-11) are the first to advance to the West Regional final. Clemson led for 37:02 in the game and trailed for just 20 seconds, while the game was tied twice. Arizona cut the lead to two with under a minute remaining, but the Tigers used the three-point play from Hunter to push the lead back to five. The Wildcats got a layup with 15 seconds to go to cut it back to three, but Dillon Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) snuck behind everyone and made a layup with nine seconds remaining to clinch the victory for Clemson. PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) and the elder Hunter combined for 20 of Clemson’s 38 second-half points, finishing the game with 17 and 18 points, re
No 6 Tigers Elite Run Continues with 77-72 Victory over No 2 Arizona
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