Robert Wright drains wild buzzer-beater to complete comeback, lift No. 10 BYU past Clemson

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Robert Wright completed a massive comeback on Tuesday night with an incredible buzzer-beater at Madison Square Garden.

The Cougars guard drained a game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to lift No. 10 BYU to a wild 67-64 win over Clemson in the Jimmy V Classic. That capped a 22-point comeback in the second half to avoid what would have been a significant upset loss for the Cougars as they wrap up their non-conference slate.

After entering the locker room down by 22 points — BYU’s last made bucket in the first half came on a made 3-pointer from Wright with 6:59 left in the period — the Cougars slowly started chipping away at that deficit. They took the lead again late in the second half on a Keba Keita dunk, but Dillon Hunter made a layup with just five seconds left to tie the game back up for Clemson. That set up Wright’s final sequence.

After a BYU timeout, Wright caught an in-bounds pass with just 1.3 seconds left in the game and immediately fired between a pair of Clemson guards, completely off balance. The shot was perfect. Naturally, that sparked a huge celebration in the corner of the court.

Wright finished with 17 points and went 3-of-5 from the 3-point line in the win for BYU. AJ Dybantsa led the way with 28 points, nine rebounds and six assists. The Cougars now sit at 8-1 on the season.

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