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Behind Most Of The Game

The first half was all Clemson,
as the Cavaliers, obviously cold,
and perhaps somewhat rattled by
the rather raucous Clemson crowd,
were down by as much as 11
points at one time in that segment.
The sharpshooting of guard Tony
Kinn, who scored 18 first-half
points, and a Virginia scoring
flourish at the end of the half,
narrowed the Tiger lead to six
points, 50-44, at the intermission.

The Cavaliers came back after
the break and continued their scoring
rally to quickly knot the game
at 56-56. Clemson refused to give,
up the lead, as the two teams swapped
baskets, until Tony Kinn sunk
a 25 foot jump shot with 5:33
left to put the Cavaliers in the lead
83-81. The lead was only temporary
for the Cavaliers, however,
as the Tigers forged ahead once
again for what appeared to be, with
only 1:44 remaining, the last, decisive
time.