After Alabama grabbed a brief one-point lead with 6:10 to play, Clemson used a 10-0 run to grab control of the game as it won its fifth straight to open the 2020-’21 season with a 64-56 victory over the Crimson Tide at the Holiday Hoopsgiving Tournament at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Alabama scored just one point after talking a 55-54 lead following a Herbert Jones jumper with 6:10 to play in the game. Al-Amir Dawes put the Tigers back on top with a backdoor layup on a pass from Aamir Simms with 5:54 to go and they never trailed again.