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Yahoo
28-03-2025
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Clemson nearly set a new NCAA tournament record for futile offense vs. McNeese
Clemson nearly set a new NCAA tournament record for futile offense vs. McNeese Photo byThe No. 5 seeded Clemson Tigers are in serious danger of suffering the first upset of March Madness 2025 after a historically poor display of offense against No. 12 seed McNeese. Brad Brownell's squad, which averaged about 76 points per game this season, scored a whopping 13 points against the Cowboys. That's it. In 20 minutes. Dating back to 1985-86 when the shot clock era was introduced in the college game, the existing record for fewest points in a half in an NCAA men's basketball tournament contest was 12 by the Wisconsin Badgers against Missouri State back in 1999. Wisconsin would lose 43-32 after shooting just 25%. Advertisement If not for a a late lay-up by Jaeden Zackery, Clemson would've achieved a new low point. All the ways Clemson's first half vs. McNeese was a disaster Clemson shot 5/24 (20.8%) from the floor and a ghastly 1/15 (6.67%) from three-point range in the first half. They came into the game ranked 35th among Division I schools in three-point field goal percentage (37.15%). Clemson, who average roughly 10 turnovers per game on the season, had 10 turnovers in a half. McNeese's Brandon Murray, who averaged 7 points per game on the season, scored 14 in the first half and therefore outscored Clemson by himself. Jaeden Zackery was the only Clemson player to make more than one field goal. Clemson scored 6 of their 13 points in the first four minutes of the game and had multiple scoring droughts of at least four minutes. The good news for Clemson is that they were a perfect 2-2 from the free throw line. The bad news was everything else, including their 18-point halftime deficit. Clemson's second half could not have been any different, albeit just a bit too late. They scored 54 points on 51 percent shooting, made six three-pointers, and made 14 of 17 free throws. Clemson clawed back from a 22-point deficit behind 24 points from Zackery and 21 from Chase Hunter, but McNeese State hung on for a 69-67 win in Providence. Advertisement It was as inopportune a time for Clemson to play one of the worst halves of offense ever seen in an NCAA tournament game, and the torrid second half performance left them with too much to do. On the flip side, it was a monumental and historic win for the Southland Conference champion Cowboys, led by the soon-to-be departing head coach Will Wade. McNeese notched its first ever NCAA tournament win on its fourth attempt and will play the No. 4 seed Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday.
Associated Press
20-03-2025
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- Associated Press
1.39 million March Madness brackets remain perfect on ESPN after McNeese's win over Clemson
Clemson guard Jaeden Zackery, left, react after a loss to McNeese State in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ESPN's NCAA Tournament perfect bracket tracker listed 1,390,150 remaining after No. 12 seed McNeese beat No. 5 seed Clemson on Thursday. There were 7,998,078 perfect brackets before the Cowboys' 69-67 first-round win over the Tigers, according to the tracker. It was Creighton's 89-75 win over Louisville, however, that was listed as the No. 1 bracket buster. There were 13,339,089 brackets busted by that game. ___ AP March Madness bracket: and coverage: Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here .
Yahoo
20-03-2025
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March Madness 2025: No. 5 Clemson narrowly misses tying infamous NCAA tournament record in loss to McNeese
Clemson came incredibly close to setting an NCAA tournament record with its awful performance in the first half of its loss to McNeese on Thursday. The No. 5 Tigers trailed No. 12 McNeese 31-13 at halftime and were just one point away from tying the tournament record for the fewest points by a single team in a half. Wisconsin holds the record in the shot clock era with just 12 first-half points in its 1999 game against Missouri State. The Badgers trailed that game 21-12 at halftime in a matchup that featured the fewest combined points in a half with a shot clock in tournament history. [Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem is back: Enter for a shot to win up to $50K] Clemson was just 5-of-24 shooting and 1-of-15 from the 3-point line. Jaeden Zackery was the only Clemson player who made more than one basket and three players failed to make a shot despite multiple attempts. On the bright side, Clemson made both of its free throws. The Tigers woke up in the second half, but it was too little too late. Clemson scored 54 points in the second half and closed to within a possession in the waning seconds but McNeese put the game away at the foul line. The first-half futility came as the Tigers also committed 10 turnovers. McNeese sped up Clemson over the first 20 minutes and Clemson was so rattled that it was even missing open shots near the basket. In case you were wondering, the tournament record for the fewest points in a game came long before the shot clock was implemented in college basketball in 1985. Pitt beat North Carolina 26-20 in a game during the 1941 tournament and it's safe to say that record won't be threatened anytime soon.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
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March Madness 2025: No. 5 Clemson narrowly misses tying infamous NCAA tournament record in first half vs. No. 12 McNeese
Clemson came incredibly close to setting an NCAA tournament record with its awful performance in the first half against McNeese on Thursday. The No. 5 Tigers trailed No. 12 McNeese 31-13 at halftime and were just one point away from tying the tournament record for the fewest points by a single team in a half. Wisconsin holds the record in the shot clock era with just 12 first-half points in its 1999 game against Missouri State. The Badgers trailed that game 21-12 at halftime in a matchup that featured the fewest combined points in a half with a shot clock in tournament history. [Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem is back: Enter for a shot to win up to $50K] Clemson was just 5-of-24 shooting and 1-of-15 from the 3-point line. Jaeden Zackery was the only Clemson player who made more than one basket and three players failed to make a shot despite multiple attempts. On the bright side, Clemson made both of its free throws. The first-half futility came as the Tigers also committed 10 turnovers. McNeese sped up Clemson over the first 20 minutes and Clemson was so rattled that it was even missing open shots near the basket. In case you were wondering, the tournament record for the fewest points in a game came long before the shot clock was implemented in college basketball in 1985. Pitt beat North Carolina 26-20 in a game during the 1941 tournament and it's safe to say that record won't be threatened anytime soon.
Associated Press
19-03-2025
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- Associated Press
Clemson Tigers play the McNeese Cowboys in first round of NCAA Tournament
McNeese Cowboys (27-6, 21-1 Southland) vs. Clemson Tigers (27-6, 19-3 ACC) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -7.5; over/under is 134.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Clemson and McNeese square off in the NCAA Tournament first round. The Tigers' record in ACC games is 19-3, and their record is 8-3 in non-conference play. Clemson ranks sixth in the ACC with 14.4 assists per game led by Jaeden Zackery averaging 3.2. The Cowboys are 21-1 against Southland opponents. McNeese ranks fourth in the Southland with 33.5 rebounds per game led by Joe Charles averaging 7.1. Clemson makes 46.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.3 percentage points higher than McNeese has allowed to its opponents (40.2%). McNeese has shot at a 47.9% clip from the field this season, 5.2 percentage points higher than the 42.7% shooting opponents of Clemson have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Chase Hunter is scoring 16.4 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Tigers. Zackery is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Javohn Garcia is shooting 44.3% and averaging 13.3 points for the Cowboys. DJ Richards is averaging 3.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 9-1, averaging 74.0 points, 32.2 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.3 points per game. Cowboys: 10-0, averaging 78.0 points, 34.4 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.7 points. ___
