Simms, Honor’s late 3 help Clemson beat Georgia Tech 74-72

<p>CLEMSON, S.C. &mdash; Aamir Simms tied his career high with 25 points, Nick Honor <a href="https://twitter.com/accnetwork/status/1360426990013136898">banked in a 3-pointer </a> from NBA range with 1.1 seconds left and Clemson beat Georgia Tech 74-72 on Friday night. </p>
<p>Honor finished with 12 point on 5-of-7 shooting. </p>
<p>Clemson (13-5, 7-5 ACC) has won three in a row and four of its last five.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech’s Moses Wright, playing with four fouls, blocked a shot by Honor and then, seconds later, swatted a jumper by Simms before Michael Devoe found a cutting Jose Alvarado for a layup to give the Yellow Jackets a 70-67 lead with 37 seconds left. Simms made a layup, Devoe hit two free throws and then Simms found Jonathan Baehre for a dunk to make it 72-71 with 11 seconds remaining. Alvarado, who went into the game shooting 88% from the free-throw line, missed two foul shots about three seconds later. Baehre grabbed the rebound and, with Clemson out of timeouts, found Honor who dribbled up court and hit the winner. </p>
<p>Devoe led Georgia Tech (9-8, 5-6 ACC) with 23 points, six assists and a career-high five steals. Wright finished with 15 points and four blocks in 30 minutes despite missing the final 8 minutes of the first half after picking up his third personal foul. Bubba Parham and Jordan Usher scored 12 points apiece.</p>
<p>The Tigers, who never led in the first half, shot 57% from the field in the second, including 7 of 9 from 3-point range. </p>
<p>The Yellow Jackets shot 52% from the field but made just 5 of 19 (26%) from behind the arc. They hit a season-high 16 3s in their 83-65 win over Clemson on Jan. 20. </p>
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