CHASE Hunter had one magical 3-pointer for No. 25 Clemson, but not a second, as Collin Murray-Boyles and South Carolina prevailed 91-88 in an overtime thriller over the visiting Tigers on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) in Columbia, South Carolina.
Hunter, who went scoreless in the first half, finished with a game-high 27 points, including a running off-balance three with 0.3 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. With Clemson down three again at the end of overtime, Hunter got the ball near half-court, dribbled toward the top of the key and launched another high-arching shot, but it was off target.
Murray-Boyles made two free throws to start a 6-0 run that helped the Gamecocks (8-3) pull away in the extra period. He finished with 22 points and nine rebounds to lead South Carolina, while Myles Stute netted 19 points and Nick Pringle scored 18.
Ian Schieffelin paired 23 points with 12 rebounds for Clemson (9-3) before fouling out with 3:17 left in overtime.
Tennessee 84, Western Carolina 36
Zakai Zeigler had 10 points, nine assists and a career-high 10 rebounds Tuesday night as the Volunteers remained perfect with a shellacking of the Catamounts in Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee (11-0) went up by 23 at halftime with a stout defense that clamped down on Vermont (3-7) and held the Catamounts without a 2-point field goal in the first half. Chaz Lanier totaled a game-high 19 points to go with seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.
