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hot as Rogers and Hunter knocked down back-to-back triples to help give the Tigers a 10-0 advantage out of the gate before a handful of turnovers allowed Clemson to chip away at the lead.
The purple and orange Tigers took a two-point lead with one minute left in the half on a Jayden Zackery three ball, but Memphis' Hunter made huge plays down the stretch with a block and a steal before drilling a deep triple at the buzzer to send the visiting Tigers into the break with a 33-32 lead.
Big man Moussa Cisse got the second half started with a pair of wide-open dunks before Hunter nailed another three to push Memphis' lead back out to 40-32. Clemson came back to take a 6-point lead (69-63), setting the stage for Memphis' late heroics.
Viktor Lakhin had 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead Clemson. Chase Hunter and Ian Schieffelin had 17 points each.
POSTGAME NOTES
• Memphis used the starting lineup of PJ Haggerty, Tyrese Hunter, Colby Rogers, Nicholas Jourdain and Moussa Cisse for the seventh time this season.
• They are 5-2 on the year with this lineup.
• The win moved Memphis to 5-0 against ACC opponents in seven years under Hardaway, including 2-0 over a ranked Clemson team.
• Memphis shot 51.7 percent in the game, hitting 31-of-60 from the floor.
• It's the fifth game of the year for the Tigers shooting over 50%, improving to 4-1 in those games.
• Memphis finished 12-of-25 from long range, its third game with double-digit threes this season. The 12 triples were one off their season high.
• The Tigers withstood a season- high 12 lead changes and led for over 33 minutes of game time.
• Memphis dished out 17 assists and forced 13 Clemson miscues.
• The Tigers scored 21 points off those turnovers.
• Tyrese Hunter matched his career high with seven threepointers. He also drained seven in the overtime win over No. 2 UConn in Maui.
He finished with 20-plus points for the fifth time this season.
• Colby Rogers drilled a season high four three-pointer en route to 22 points.
• He extended his streak to 18-straight games with a made three and has now recorded double figures in six consecutive outings.
• PJ Haggerty finished with a season low 12 points, but led the team with a 6-for-8 day at the free throw line.
• Dain Dainja added 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 28 minutes off the bench.
• Moussa Cisse fouled out after 24 minutes, but he made those minutes count with eight points, eight rebounds and two blocks.
• All eight of his points came in the second half.
• Nicholas Jourdain contributed nine points and five boards.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will stay on the road next week with another trip to ACC country, as Memphis visits Virginia at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18 on ESPN2.
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