Chase Hunter scored 18 points and converted a three-point play with 25.7 seconds remaining, and Clemson advanced to the men's Elite Eight for the second time in school history, beating Arizona 77-72 in a West Region semifinal on Thursday night in Los Angeles.
PJ Hall added 17 points for the sixth-seeded Tigers (24-11), who advanced to face either top-seeded North Carolina or No. 4 seed Alabama.
Clemson last reached the final eight in 1980, when there were 48 teams in the NCAA Tournament. Coach Brad Brownell was making his second appearance in the second weekend of March Madness in his 14 seasons with the Tigers.
Oumar Ballo scored 15 points and Caleb Love 13 for second-seeded Arizona (27-9), which had a horrific shooting night, going 5 of 28 (17.9 per cent) from three-point range.