The upheaval of McNeese against Clemson n ° 5 was finished early … until it was not.
The 12th seeded cowboys dominated Clemson for a large majority of the match on Thursday, leading by up to 24 in the second period, but they managed to climb with a 69-67 victory.
Clemson could not find the bottom of the edge in the first half, maintained at 13 points and 1 for 15 out of three. As for McNeese, they put 31 in the first 20 minutes and approximately five minutes after the start of the second half, they led 40-16.
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The Cowboys striker of the state of McNeese, Bryant Selebangue (9), celebrates the quadir Copeland guard after defeating the Clemson Tigers on Thursday. (Images Eric Canha-Imagn)
With 8:07 am in the game, a three-point pointer from Brandon Murray gave McNeese an advance of 51-29, but grants all the credit to the tigers for not having called.
From that moment, McNeese became cold and Clemson became hot. Clemson made a 38-18 race to close the match. McNeese even led by 12 with less than a minute, but Clemson shot down four consecutive points of 3 points to make a three -point match with 12 seconds to do.
With 10 seconds to play, Javohn Garcis went to the line and made one of his two free throws, making it a four -point match. The three-point sequence ended and the clock expired after a lay-up, transforming what was an eruption into an exciting thriller at the end.
The striker of the state of McNeese, Christian Shumate (24 years old), famous with the quadir Copeland guard after having defeated the Clemson Tigers. (Images Eric Canha-Imagn)
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It was the first big upheaval of the tournament. N ° 9 Creighton beat n ° 8 Louisville earlier during the day, but these are much easier to predict than 12 out of 5.
McNeese won his very first victory in the tournament and the following faces No. 4 Purdue, which won the highlight n ° 13 earlier in the day, despite the last one making things interesting at the start.
McNeese made the headlines on Wednesday when information circulated that their head coach, Clemson Alum Will Wade, accepted an agreement to become the next head coach at NC State at the end of the season.
Wade admitted that he had spoken with officials of the state of NC earlier Wednesday, noting that he had been transparent with his players about the potential movement.
McNeese Will Wade’s head coach answers questions at a press conference on March 19, 2025. (Images Gregory Fisher-Imagn)
But for the moment, Wade remains with McNeese a little longer.
