So much for an Atlantic City hangover.

After dropping both of its games at the Legends Classic last weekend, the Michigan men’s basketball team roared into Clemson and silenced the Tigers, upsetting the home team, 69-61.

The Wolverines led by as many as 20 in the first half and entered the break with a 16-point lead.

But Clemson came out with a renewed intensity in the second period and quickly cut the lead to eight with 11:17 left in the game. The Tigers took advantage of a stagnant Wolverine offense and capitalized on several turnovers to cut the deficit.

With the crowd on its side and a young Michigan team appearing to fade with the pressure turned up, the Tigers were poised to send the Wolverines to another disappointing loss early in the season.

It was Clemson, though, that appeared to be the jittery road team for most of the game, and it failed to capitalize on its momentum, as Michigan continued to battle and finally came away with the win.

With the score at 45-37 in the Wolverines’ favor with 10:33 left in the game, redshirt freshman center Jordan Morgan led an 8-2 Michigan run to reestablish a solid lead.

Junior guard Zack Novak’s back-to-back three-pointers then gave the Wolverines a 59-41 lead with 5:07 remaining. But the Tigers refused to quit, reducing the deficit to as little as seven points with just over 15 seconds left. Michigan, though, was able to make enough free throws once Clemson started fouling and hung on for the win.

Freshman forward Evan Smotrycz keyed Michigan’s first-half surge, scoring 13 points before the break. Sophomore point guard Darius Morris was critical too, as he was all over the court offensively and defensively.

Morris finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.