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.

The Clemson Tigers will get their ACC Tournament underway against an SMU Mustangs team who can light up the scoreboard.

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.

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.

Here's a look at how Clemson basketball's win vs SMU in the ACC tournament could affect its March Madness bracket predictions.

The Clemson Tigers (26-5, 18-2) and the Mustangs of SMU (23-9, 14-7) take the court in the final game of the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament. SMU smacked Syracuse last night 73-53. They must continue to win to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive.