Clemson fans were heading for the exits by the game’s final media timeout, with Louisville leading Clemson by 15 points (67-52) at the 3:37 mark of the second half. The Cardinals somehow held on. The Tigers go home with a loss, but not as demoralizing as expected. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Clemson took a 54-51 lead in the final two minutes and extended that to 56-52 on guard Chase Hunter’s turnaround jumper in the paint. But with a chance to ice the game up four points, the Tigers committed a live-ball turnover.

Chase Hunter scored 21 points, Jaeden Zackery added 11 points and No. 10 Clemson battled back to beat SMU 57-54 on Thursday night for its ninth straight win to reach the Atlantic Coast Conference semifinals.