CLEMSON, S.C. — Dylan Faulkner chased down his own miss and dropped in a floater as time ran out Friday night, giving Clemson an 82-80 exhibition win over Georgia at Littlejohn Coliseum.
The Tigers had built an 80-73 cushion with 1:11 to go, but Georgia rattled off seven points in 47 seconds to tie it with 13 seconds left. Faulkner missed a jumper on the final trip, grabbed the rebound and scored in the lane at the buzzer.
Faulkner had 15 of his 21 points before halftime and also pulled down seven boards with five assists over 26 minutes. Dallas Thomas set a career high with 18 points, 15 of them after the break. Cole Certa scored 14 with three 3-pointers, and Chase Thompson had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Clemson trailed for only 40 seconds, led 41-34 at the half and stretched the margin to 11 with 13:29 left before Georgia pushed back.
The Tigers play a second exhibition against Presbyterian College at Littlejohn on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m.
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