When Wright State took a six-point lead with 13:55 to play in the game in the first-round game of the NIT last Tuesday, it would have been easy for Clemson’s seniors to fold.
Point guard and fellow senior Shelton Mitchell was already out with a knee injury and playing in the NIT was not exactly the motivation Marcquise Reed, Elijah Thomas and David Skara had when they decided to return to Clemson last summer for their final season.
But the three seniors did care and all three played a big role in the No. 2 seed Tigers’ come-from-behind victory to advance to today’s second-round game against No.