Clemson completes perfect homestand with win over UVA
Ten days ago, the Clemson Tigers entered a critical three-game homestand that would almost assuredly determine its postseason fate. Facing fellow middle-of-the-pack foes Florida State, Miami and Virginia, the Tigers needed to set themselves apart from these similarly bubblicious teams.
Mission accomplished.
The Tigers completed a perfect stretch in the friendly confines by routing the Virginia Cavaliers 72-49 on Saturday. The win puts Clemson back in the top half of the ACC, and bumps its record to 19-7 and 7-5 in the conference.
Jerai Grant scored a career-high 18 points in the win for the Tigers, who shot 52 percent from the floor and an astonishing 12 of 13 from the free throw line.
While winning these three games was huge for the Tigers, it doesn’t guarantee them anything. With road games against Maryland, Florida State and Wake Forest sandwiching a lone home game against Georgia Tech, it’s not hard to envision losing three or even all four of those games. Clemson is certainly in better shape than it was 10 days ago, but it cannot afford to get complacent or it will be on the outside looking in come Selection Sunday.
