This is an absurd upset, but I suspect that it's also that Clemson was an unusually weak #1 seed:
Code:
High Point 82, Clemson 79
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High Point (13-22, 3-9):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Winston Escobar C 29 3-5 0-0 1 3 1 0 7
Kurt Robinson PF 29 4-7 4-7 3 5 0 1 12
Tony Klann SF 34 7-14 0-0 3 7 8 1 20
Alberto Headen SG 29 2-6 2-4 0 2 0 3 7
John Briseno PG 31 8-10 2-2 2 2 8 2 21
Robert James SF 23 2-4 0-0 1 3 3 1 4
Rory Dickson SG 11 2-2 0-0 1 1 1 1 4
Terry Saylors C 12 2-4 0-0 0 4 0 1 5
Andy Willcutt SG 2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Turnovers: 12 (K.Robinson 2, T.Klann 5, A.Headen 2,
J.Briseno 3)
Blocked Shots: 3 (K.Robinson 1, J.Briseno 1, R.James 1)
Steals: 5 (W.Escobar 1, T.Klann 2, J.Briseno 1, R.James
1)
3P FGs: 12-21 (W.Escobar 1-1, T.Klann 6-8, A.Headen
1-4, J.Briseno 3-5, R.James 0-1, T.Saylors 1-1,
A.Willcutt 0-1)
Clemson (24-10, 10-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Michael Pagani C 35 5-7 0-0 2 5 1 1 10
Wil Canon PF 24 0-3 2-2 1 4 2 5 2
Booker Steele SF 32 3-6 0-2 1 4 1 3 7
Kordell Feldman SG 25 7-14 2-2 1 2 2 2 18
Robert Labarbera PG 19 7-8 0-0 1 2 4 5 18
Andy Rivet SG 24 1-5 2-2 1 2 6 1 5
Marc Miller PG 12 5-7 0-0 1 1 0 0 10
William Sadler PF 16 3-3 1-1 1 3 0 1 7
Joseph Holcomb SF 8 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Leroy Ruiz C 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Turnovers: 10 (M.Pagani 1, W.Canon 1, K.Feldman 3,
A.Rivet 1, M.Miller 2, W.Sadler 1, J.Holcomb 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (M.Pagani 4, K.Feldman 1)
Steals: 10 (M.Pagani 1, W.Canon 1, B.Steele 3,
K.Feldman 2, R.Labarbera 2, M.Miller 1)
3P FGs: 8-24 (W.Canon 0-1, B.Steele 1-4, K.Feldman 2-7,
R.Labarbera 4-5, A.Rivet 1-5, M.Miller 0-1, J.Holcomb
0-1)
Player of Game: PG John Briseno (HP)