With senior Shelton Mitchell on the bench and likely done for the season, Clemson needed someone not named Marcquise Reed or Elijah Thomas to step up and make a few plays it its first-round NIT game on Tuesday at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Clyde Trapp and John Newman did the honors.
Trapp scored seven of his 12 points in the last 3:18, while Newman scored six points off the bench and grabbed four rebounds, including a crucial offensive rebound with 17.6 seconds to play to help seal the Tigers’ 75-69 victory over Wright State.
Clinging to a one-point lead, Trapp hit a three-pointer with 3:18 to play that put the Tigers up 66-62.