NEW YORK -- Kevin Young walked into BYU 's locker room at halftime of Tuesday night's game and had a simple message: Clemson is playing harder than us.

The Cougars have become accustomed to second-half surges this season, but allowing a 21-0 run to end the first half and trailing by that margin at the break felt like a steeper hill to climb.

"The look in their eye got different," Young said of his team's reaction. "I thought we were blank and a little lifeless in the first half. I challenged the guys to come out with more of a competitive spirit."

No. 10 BYU responded with the largest second-half comeback in program history, erasing a 22-point deficit to beat Clemson, 67-64 , with guard Robert Wright III hitting the winning 3-pointer at the buzzer in the Jimmy V Classic at Madis

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