With 6:44 left in the game, the Tigers Ian Schleffelin made a jumper to take a 15 point lead. Then, everything started to unravel.

By 5 minutes, Baylor had cut the lead to 8. By 2:40, Jalen Bridges hit two free throws to cut the lead to 4. With 1 minute, Clemson’s Jack Clark got a defensive rebound, but the Bears’ RayJ Dennis knocked the ball out of his hands and Clark fouled him as Dennis tried to get the ball. Dennis made both free throws and the game was a 2 point lead.

On the next possession, Baylor deflected the ball out of PJ Hall’s hands and Hall fell into JaKobe Walter for Clemson’s star center’s 5th foul. With Walter being an 81.4% free throw shooter, it looked like the Bears might tie the game.

Then Walter missed both free throws. Baylor now had to foul, and Clemson’s RJ Godfrey made both free throws. Dennis missed a three-pointer to try to cut the lead to 1 but it was too strong so the Bears fouled Joseph Girard III, who made both free throws. After Walter missed a three-pointer, the Bears had to foul RJ Godfrey, who also made both free throws, and the Tigers were safe again. Clemson upset 3 seed Baylor and the Tigers are heading to the Sweet 16.

So, after Virginia got beat in the first four game, the other 4 ACC teams have gone 8-0 and all 4 are now in the Sweet 16. Congratulations to the Tigers!