Clemson Takes North Carolina To Overtime In A Thriller But Falls Short 89-86

There was no shortage  of excitement Tuesday at Little John Coliseum as Clemson was able to stay with North Carolina but yet again Brad Brownell's teams weakness cost them as they were out rebounded and fell to North Carolina 89-86.    "according to http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=211389189

Marques Reed hit the shot that tied the game for Clemson with 22 seconds remaining to force overtime while Arvy Holmes missed a free throw that would have given Clemson the win. "according http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=211389189

 Jaron Blossomgame and Avery Holmes lead Clemson with 24 and 20 points respectively while Marcquise Reed contributed 17. "according to  http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=211389189

On the night Clemson started the game scoring 43 points while having a five point lead at halftime. "according to http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=211389189

Joel Berry lead the way for North Carolina with 31 points while hitting seven three pointers while he hit 12-19 shots and was 7-10 from three point range. "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211390791 

Kennedy Meeks finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds. "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211390791

Clemson now hits the road as they play at Notre Dame Saturday while North Carolina returns home for a tobacco road matchup with NC State Saturday night. 

Clemson's game at Notre Dame will tip-off at 3pm and will be televised on ESPNU"according to http://www.clemsontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&SPID=103715&SPSID=657833&DB_OEM_ID=28500 

North Carolina's game against NC State will tip-off at 8pm and will be televised on ESPN. "according to http://www.goheels.com/SportSelect.dbml?SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&SPID=12965&SPSID=668157