CHARLOTTE — R.J. Godfrey had no idea what he and his Clemson teammates had accomplished on Thursday night. They were focused on the here and now, and not what happened 30 years ago in this same city and in the same tournament.
The fifth seeded Tigers’ 80-79 win over No. 4 seed North Carolina at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., was just their second win over the Tar Heels in the ACC Tournament.
“Wow! I did not realize that,” Godfrey said afterwards. “That is kind of surreal to do some legendary stuff like that.”
It was 30 years and four days ago that former Clemson great Greg Buckner made one of the more significant plays in Clemson basketball history.