GAME THREAD: MBB vs. No. 18 Clemson

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Edwards gives SMU its first lead (30-29) with a layup.
Chase Hunter takes it back with a short jumper.
Clemson leads, 33-30, with 1:36 to go in the first half

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Tigers have cooled off — barely — from 3-point range

After hitting 8 of their first 9 from long range, they have missed 3 of 4 ΓÇö meaning they still have connected on a ridiculous 69% of their 3s

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HALFTIME
Clemson 36, SMU 32

Clemson's Jaeden Zackery has hit all 5 shots from three-point range ... which is a complete outlier ΓÇö he came into today having connected on 15 of 53 this season.

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SMU halftime leaders

Points: Harris, Cross (8)
Field goals: Edwards, Cross, Harris (3)
3-point field goals: Harris, Cross (2)
Rebounds: Yi─ƒito─ƒlu (7)
Offensive rebounds: Yi─ƒito─ƒlu (5)
Assists: Harris (3)
Fouls: Oquendo, Cross (1)
Turnovers: Harris (3)
Blocked shots: Harris (1)
Steals: Edwards (2)
Minutes: Harris (19)
Plus/minus: Colbert (+5)

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Byproduct of insane Clemson shooting:

10 of 21 SMU rebounds (and 5 of Yi─ƒito─ƒlu's 7) have been on the offensive end

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Maybe the weirdest stat of the first half: each team has missed its only two free throws

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Enfield calls quick timeout after Clemson scores first 5 points of second half ... including a short jumper that replays showed was clearly after the expiration of the shot clock.

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Yi─ƒito─ƒlu gets away with an obvious foul on Lakhin ... who then gets the ball back, shoots over Yi─ƒito─ƒlu with no contact, but this time the whistle blows.
Yi─ƒito─ƒlu sits with 3 fouls

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Clemson starts second half on 9-0 run, stretching lead to 45-23

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Edwards ends SMU drought with a much-needed 3

45-35

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There were 9 fouls called (7 on Clemson, 2 on SMU) in the first half

In the first 3:30 of the second: 6 fouls (4 against SMU)

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Clemson has been called for 12 fouls ΓÇö Foster just picked up his third, but through the first 11, SMU was awarded just 2 FTs.

George just went to the line after Foster's foul and made SMU's first two FTs of the game

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Zackery snags steal, drives the floor, and scores ... his first 2 of the game

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Yi─ƒito─ƒlu checks back in and gets quick dunk... and picks up his fourth.

Lakhin has been hammering Yi─ƒito─ƒlu all game and has two fouls

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Oh my god - we need Boopie back.

Need to sign a top ball handler, too.