McNeese State pulled off the upset in March Madness Friday over Clemson, but they almost squandered a 24-point lead in the process.
McNeese’s upset over No. 5 Clemson was over early … until it wasn’t.
The 12th-seeded Cowboys dominated Clemson for a large majority of the game on Thursday, leading by as many as 24 in the second half, but they only managed to squeak by with a 69-67 victory.
Clemson could not find the bottom of the rim in the first half, being held to 13 points and 1-for-15 from three. As for McNeese, they put up 31 in the first 20 minutes, and roughly five minutes into the second half, they led 40-16.
With 8:07 in the game, a three-pointer from Brandon Murray gave McNeese a 51-29 lead, but give all the credit to the Tigers for not calling it quits.
