The Clemson Tigers were tested against the SMU Mustangs on Thursday night, but will move on to the semifinal round of the ACC Tournament.

In doing so, the Tigers narrowly avoided going one and done in back-to-back ACC Tournaments after getting routed by Boston College in their opener last year. They also kept their chances of a league title and a top 4 NCAA Tournament seed alive.

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.

Chase Hunter scored 15 of Clemson's 29 second-half points to help the Tigers survive SMU in the ACC tournament. Here's how the star guard did it.

Clemson, the No. 3 seed in the ACC Tournament, faced off against No. 6 seed SMU in its tournament opener on March 13. The winner faces No. 2 seed Louisville

Chase Hunter carried the Clemson Tigers on his back in a second-half comeback against SMU in the ACC Tournament Thursday night in Charlotte.

Clemson basketball and SMU will face off on Thursday in the ACC Tournament. Here's how to watch, including start time, TV channel and more:

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In a game where both teams struggled to shoot the ball, third-seeded Clemson held off sixth-seeded SMU 57-54 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament on Thursday night inside of the

The Tigers will have a huge matchup advantage tonight, and as a result, our SMU vs. Clemson predictions expect them to cover this 7-point spread.