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Clemson Faces Major Issue in Georgetown Loss
Clemson men’s basketball (3-1) suffered its first loss of the season on Friday night against Georgetown (4-0), 85-78 at Littlejohn Coliseum.
The team fought back to erase a 19-point deficit, but wasn’t able to close out the Hoyas in the final minutes. One issue came to the forefront again and again down the stretch: defensive rebounding.
Clemson took a 66-64 lead with Cole Certa’s layup at the 6:23 mark of the second half. From there, Georgetown outscored the Tigers 21-14 after that. The Hoyas out-muscled Clemson inside, tallying 11 offensive rebounds and 13 second-chance points in the game.