Bleacher Report · Mar 19, 2018
Gabe DeVoe, Clemson Destroy Auburn by 31 Points to Cruise into Sweet 16
The Clemson Tigers may be known more for their football program than their men's basketball team, but they're going to the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 following a dominant 84-53 victory over the fourth-seeded Auburn Tigers on Sunday in San Diego.
The victorious Tigers are the No. 5 seed in the Midwest Regional and will the face top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks on Friday.
The game resembled a showdown between a No. 1 and No. 16 seed—the UMBC Retrievers excluded—more than one between a No. 4 and No. 5 seed, as the ACC representative rolled to a commanding win with a head-turning 57-16 run after the game was tied at 13 in the early going.