The Clemson Tigers built a big first-half lead only to see it disappear in an 88-79 loss to the Maryland Terrapins.
The Tigers came out unusually hot from behind the arc, knocking down 8 of their 15 first-half three-point attempts.
Clemson, which is one of the worst outside shooting teams in the conference, fell back to Earth in the second half.
Meanwhile, the Terps stepped it up defensively and the crowd started to get really into the game, and it was all downhill from there.
The loss is costly in that the Tigers had a perfect opportunity to pick up a win that would have really helped their NCAA tournament hopes.
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 7:57 am by steve
By Bud L. Ellis
Currently in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings, the Clemson Tigers are one spot from being able to take off the opening day of the tournament.
The Tigers (19-7, 7-5) still have time to make that happen.
Trailing fourth place Wake Forest by just ½ game, the Tigers finish the regular season with a tough four-game stretch. Three of those games are on the road: at Maryland on Wednesday, at Florida State on Sunday, and at Wake Forest on March 7.
The Tigers play host to Georgia Tech on March 2.
Should the Tigers beat the Seminoles, with whom Clemson is tied with for fifth, and beat Wake, the Tigers would stand a good chance of finishing fourth in the league standings. That would give Clemson a bye through the first day of the tournament, starting March 11 at Greensboro, N.C.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 6:42 am by bud
Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Clemson Tigers, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Wake Forest
