BYU's electric buzzer-beater seals 22-point comeback victory over Clemson

The BYU Cougars called connected defender Robert Wright III to marque a play connected Tuesday night.

BYU was tied with the Clemson Tigers successful the last seconds of their Jimmy V Classic successful New York City. Wright received the walk from good beyond the 3-point arc and was instantly met by 2 Tigers defenders. He, somehow, pierced done their defence and enactment up a agelong shot.

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BYU Cougars defender Robert Wright III (1) celebrates with his teammates aft hitting a game-winning three-point changeable to bushed the Clemson Tigers 67-64 astatine Madison Square Garden connected Dec. 9, 2025. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)

Bang.

Wright’s hopeless 3-pointer went in, and the No. 10 Cougars were capable to debar a stunning upset, 67-64. Jubilant BYU players mobbed him and the solemnisation started.

BYU trailed by 22 points astatine halftime. Cougars caput manager Kevin Young had to springiness the squad a pep speech successful the locker country to enactment his squad connected announcement – and it appeared the connection deed home.

"The look successful their oculus got different," Young told reporters aft the game, via ESPN. "I thought we were blank and a small lifeless successful the archetypal half. I challenged the guys to travel retired with much of a competitory spirit."

BYU defender Robert Wright III (1) drives to the handbasket betwixt Clemson guardant Chase Thompson (3) and defender Zac Foster (5) during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops game, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, successful New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

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BYU cobbled unneurotic the largest second-half comeback successful schoolhouse past fueled by highly touted NBA imaginable A.J. Dybantsa.

He dropped successful 28 points, with 22 of them coming successful the 2nd half. During the last sequence, helium was being double-teamed and the shot got to Wright.

"AJ wasn't open, helium was being double-teamed, truthful I told (Mihailo Boakovic) I'll beryllium coming backmost to the ball, and helium conscionable trusted successful maine and passed it to me," Wright said. "It's a surreal feeling."

Wright had 17 points successful the win. Dybantsa added 9 rebounds and six assists. BYU improved to 8-1 with the win.

BYU guardant AJ Dybantsa (3) dribbles the shot against Clemson during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops game, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, successful New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

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Jestin Porter led Clemson with 17 points arsenic the Tigers fell to 7-3. Clemson was outscored 45-21 successful the 2nd half.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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