Kendall Spray’s heroic shooting saved Clemson from blowing a 25-point lead to the Syracuse women’s basketball team on Sunday.
The Tigers senior guard hadn’t connected on a 3-pointer over her last three games, but she found her rhythm on Sunday and finished with a team-high 24 points with seven 3-pointers, including a clutch triple in overtime to douse the No. 23 Orange, 86-77.
Syracuse (7-3, 4-3) dropped back-to-back games for the first this season, coming off a 67-54 loss at No. 1 Louisville. The loss also marks the Orange’s first to Clemson (9-5, 4-5) in program history.
Orange guard Kiara Lewis finished with a game-high 25 points, to go along with eight rebounds and three assists. Her perimeter shooting and ability to get to the rim sparked Syracuse’s comeback efforts.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- SU women’s basketball rallies from 25-point deficit, but falls short in 86-77 loss to Clemson in OT (Syracuse.com)
- 3 takeaways from No. 23 Syracuse’s overtime loss to Clemson (DailyOrange.com)
- No. 23 Syracuse women’s basketball falls to Clemson in overtime, 86-77 (NunesMagician.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
MEDIA:
Erased a 25-point deficit to force OT but Clemson wins it 86-77.
2-2 in the last 8 days. We're back home for 2️⃣in the Dome this week. pic.twitter.com/7FENRjMkB8
— 'Cuse Hoops (@CuseWBB) January 24, 2021
After what nearly was the 4th largest comeback in NCAA D1 WBB history, @CoachQatSU joined me after today's 86-77 OT loss at Clemsonhttps://t.co/NklX1SQxTA
— Brian Higgins (@BrianHigginsSU) January 24, 2021
This @CuseWBB vs. @ClemsonWBB game is the ultimate tale of two halves. Syracuse trailed by 25 at halftime, but outscored Tigers 43-18 in second half to send it to OT. Now on ACC Network.
— Mechelle Voepel (@MechelleV) January 24, 2021
Go CrAzY @Kiara23_ !! pic.twitter.com/jby4zd24kD
— 'Cuse Hoops (@CuseWBB) January 24, 2021
A milestone for @em__baller today. pic.twitter.com/JHwq93A2zs
— 'Cuse Hoops (@CuseWBB) January 24, 2021