One Day After Disaster, Purnell Says Defense Let Clemson Down

Posted Feb 11, 2008

One day after a stunning double-overtime loss at North Carolina, Clemson basketball coach Oliver Purnell was still absorbing why his team couldn’t hold a 15-point lead. Purnell thought his team might have become tired in the second half, and also thought Trevor Booker’s foul trouble was a factor. Booker fouled out in the contest. Carolina, he said, made some enormous shots, especially Danny Green and Wayne Ellington. (WRAL.com)

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