Ryan YoungStaff writerWed, December 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM UTC·3 min readRobert Wright completed a massive comeback on Tuesday night with an incredible buzzer-beater at Madison Square Garden.
The Cougars guard drained a game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to lift No. 10 BYU to a wild 67-64 win over Clemson in the Jimmy V Classic. That capped a 22-point comeback in the second half to avoid what would have been a significant upset loss for the Cougars as they wrap up their non-conference slate.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter entering the locker room down by 21 points — BYU’s last made bucket in the first half came on a made 3-pointer from Wright with 6:59 left in the period — the Cougars slowly started chipping away at that deficit. They took the lead again late in the second half on a Keba Keita dunk, but Dillon Hunter made a layup with just five seconds left to tie the game back up for Clemson. That set up Wright’s final sequence.
After a BYU timeout, Wright caught an in-bounds pass with just 1.3 seconds left in the game and immediately fired between a pair of Clemson guards, completely off balance. The shot was perfect. Naturally, that sparked a huge celebration in the corner of the court.
Jestin Porter led Clemson with 17 points after he went 5-of-9 from the 3-point line. Porter was the only Clemson starter to hit double figures. The Tigers closed the opening half on a 21-0 run that spanned nearly seven full minutes, and forced 10 straight missed shots from BYU. Jake Wahlin hit a free throw to start the second half to get the Tigers up by 22 points.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut that’s where Clemson’s offense just shut down. They managed just 21 points as a group in the second half, and scored only four points over the first 11 minutes of the second half while letting BYU right back in the game.
Clemson now holds a 7-3 record, and has lost in back-to-back games after falling to No. 12 Alabama by six points last week in the ACC-SEC Challenge.
Wright finished with 17 points and went 3-of-5 from the 3-point line in the win for BYU. AJ Dybantsa led the way with 28 points, nine rebounds and six assists. BYU now sits at 8-1 on the season, and has won five straight after it fell to then-No. 3 UConn on the road last month. Tuesday’s game with Clemson marked their last true test before conference play starts next month.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhile the Cougars should be a significant force in the Big 12 this season, especially when Dybantsa performs like the potential lottery pick many expect him to be in the NBA Draft in a few months, they certainly don’t look unbeatable. But they got the job done on Tuesday night. For now, that’s all that matters.
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