Analysis: No. 10 BYU storms back to stun Clemson 67-64 at Madison Square Garden on Rob Wright III’s buzzer beater

NEW YORK CITY — The comeback Cougars just pulled off their craziest stunt to date, and in the most famous arena in the world, no less.

Trailing by 22 points in the second half in Tuesday night’s Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden against Clemson, No. 10 BYU did what it seemingly does best, orchestrating a late surge to storm back and capture an improbable 67-64 victory over the Tigers, with Rob Wright III’s game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer serving as the decisive blow.

With 1.5 seconds left to play and the score knotted at 64 points apiece, Wright caught the inbounds pass from teammate Mihailo Boskovic and threw up a leaping 3-pointer between two defenders, swishing perfectly in the net and igniting an explosion of emotion from the BYU faithful in attendance.

“I’ve never had