Robert Wright completed a massive comeback on Tuesday night with an incredible buzzer-beater at Madison Square Garden.
The Cougars guard drained a game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to lift No. 10 BYU toa wild 67-64 win over Clemson in the Jimmy V Classic. That capped a 22-point comeback in the second half to avoid what would have been a significant upset loss for the Cougars as they wrap up their nonconference slate.
After entering the locker room down by 21 points — BYU's last made bucket in the first half came on a made 3-pointer from Wright with 6:59 left in the period — the Cougars slowly started chipping away at that deficit. They took the lead again late in the second half on a Keba Keita dunk, but Dillon Hunter made a layup with just five seconds left to tie the game for Clemson. That set up Wright's final sequence.
After a BYU timeout, Wright caught an inbound pass with just 1.3 seconds left in the game and immediately fired between a pair of Clemson guards, completely off balance. The shot was perfect. Naturally, that sparked a huge celebration in the corner of the court.
ROBERT WRIGHT III AS TIME EXPIRES 😱BYU BEATS CLEMSON AT THE BUZZER 🚨pic.twitter.com/rFKXtHq2KX
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Jestin Porter led Clemson with 17 points after he went 5-of-9 from the 3-point line. Porter was the only Clemson starter to hit double figures. The Tigers closed the opening half on a 21-0 run that spanned nearly seven full minutes and forced 10 straight missed shots from BYU. Jake Wahlin hit a free throw to start the second half to get the Tigers up by 22 points.
But that's when Clemson's offense just shut down. They managed just 21 points in the second half and scored only four points over the first 11 minutes of the second half while letting BYU right back in the game.
Clemson now holds a 7-3 record and has lost in back-to-back games after falling to No. 12 Alabama by six points last week in the ACC-SEC Challenge.
Wright finished with 17 points and went 3-of-5 from the 3-point line in the win for BYU. AJ Dybantsa led the way with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. BYU now sits at 8-1 on the season and has won five straight after it fell to then-No. 3 UConn on the road last month. Tuesday's game with Clemson marked BYU's last true test before conference play starts next month.
While the Cougars should be a significant force in the Big 12 this season, especially when Dybantsa performs like the potential lottery pick many expect him to be in the NBA Draft in a few months, they certainly don't look unbeatable. But they got the job done on Tuesday night. For now, that's all that matters.
