Clemson missed closely On the trip to the ACC title on Friday night, and they may have somewhere to direct their finger.
The tigers lagged out Louisville, on 10th and 13th place, 33-28 at halftime Friday at CharlotteBoth teams went to the locker room.
Still, there was only one problem: Clemson’s locker room didn’t open.
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Clemson Tigers bench with bitter view late during the second half against Louisville Cardinal at the Spectrum Center. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Pictures)
The players were locked for a few minutes, and Chief Coach Brad Brownell had to contact his Halls of Spectrum Center.
Brownell said nothing like that never happened “on this level.”
“It’s obviously disappointing,” he added.
The ACC spokesman said it is not clear how the doors, which locked the inside, end the locked. The conference publishes a security guards outside each locker room for each game, and there have been no reported incidents before.
Clemson’s main coach, Tigers Brad Brownell, responds in the first half at the Spectrum Center. (Bob Donnan-Hagn Pictures)
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ACC added for two minutes to half -time, but Clemson seemed at least a little distorted to start the second half. In the end, they laged behind 15 after they passed more than six minutes without the field.
The Tigers finally got some momentum and cut the lead to two angry gatherings and had the opportunity to take the lead after Louisville was invited to a violation of the clock.
But James Scott blocked Hunter Drive after excluding his man, Chucky Hepburn made one of two free throws with six seconds to make the game in three points, and Chase Hunter tilted in three points with 25 feet on a buzz.
Chief Clemson Tigers coach Brad Brownell during the second half against Louisville Cardinals at the Spectrum Center. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Pictures)
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Terrence Edwards scored 21 points, J’vonne Hadley added 20 points and nine rebounds for the cardinals. They will have to go against the best ranked Duke, who was swallowed by a longtime UNC rival in the semifinals without Cooper Flagga to get his first conference title.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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