Clemson, 6º colocado, derrotou o Novo México, 11º colocado, por 77-56 na primeira rodada da região oeste do torneio da NCAA. 6th-seeded Clemson defeated 11th-seeded New Mexico 77-56 in the NCAA Tournament's West Region first round.

Clemson, 6º colocado, derrotou o Novo México, 11º colocado, por 77-56 na primeira rodada da região oeste do torneio da NCAA, liderado pelos 21 pontos de Chase Hunter. 6th-seeded Clemson defeated 11th-seeded New Mexico 77-56 in the NCAA Tournament's West Region first round, led by Chase Hunter's 21 points. O forte desempenho de Clemson na pintura, superando o Novo México por 38-28, ajudou o time a avançar para enfrentar o terceiro colocado Baylor na segunda rodada. Clemson's strong performance in the paint, outscoring New Mexico 38-28, helped the team advance to face 3rd-seeded Baylor in the second round. O Novo México lutou ofensivamente, acertando apenas 29,7% de suas tentativas de field goal e acertando 3 de 23 em cestas de 3 pontos. New Mexico struggled offensively, connecting on just 29.7% of their field-goal attempts and going 3 of 23 on 3-pointers.