Underdog American Stuns Littlejohn With First-Half 3-Point Barrage Before Tigers Claw Back

CLEMSON, S.C. — The Clemson Tigers survived a dizzying perimeter assault from upset-minded American to take a fragile 39-35 lead into the locker room Friday night at Littlejohn Coliseum . The visiting Eagles showed zero fear in the opening 20 minutes, draining 7 of 14 attempts from beyond the arc (50.0%) and leading by as many as seven points before the Tigers found their footing behind an 8-0 run late in the half .