National Basketball Association
Xavier 67, Notre Dame 63
When: 9:45 PM ET, Friday, March 16, 2012
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Officials:
# Gregory Nixon, # Lamont Simpson, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
16523
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Xavier 67, Notre Dame 63: Tu Holloway scored 25 points, including a running bank shot with 21.3 seconds left, to lift the Musketeers to a thrilling victory in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Tenth-seeded Xavier (22-12) will face No. 15 seed Lehigh, a surprise winner over No. 2 Duke, in Sunday's third round of the South Regional.
Jerian Grant's 3-pointer with 1:01 remaining put the Fighting Irish (22-12) in front by three, but after a layup by Xavier's Mark Lyons cut the deficit to one, Notre Dame's Eric Atkins threw the ball away, setting the stage for Holloway's heroics.
Atkins had a chance to tie the game with a pair of free throws in the final seconds, but Grant was called for a lane violation on the first foul shot.
Holloway scored 17 points in the second half for the Musketeers, who trailed by 10 with 12:20 left before scoring nine consecutive points to get back within range.
Xavier was 18 of 27 from the foul line, while the Fighting Irish were only 4 for 9.
Dezmine Wells added 14 points and 11 rebounds for Xavier while Notre Dame was led by Jack Cooley, who scored 18 points on 8-for-8 shooting.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Xavier rallied from a double-digit deficit to win for the sixth time this season. ... Notre Dame finished with 19 assists on 25 field goals. ... The Fighting Irish hit 9 of 21 3-pointers, while the Musketeers were 5 for 10. ... The two schools had not met since the 2001 NCAA tournament, when Notre Dame earned an 83-71 victory in the first round.
Top Game Performances
Xavier |
|
Notre Dame |
Tu Holloway 25 |
Scoring |
Jack Cooley 18 |
Mark Lyons 6 |
Assists |
Jerian Grant 7 |
Dezmine Wells 11 |
Rebounds |
Jack Cooley 7 |
Dezmine Wells 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jack Cooley 2 |
Mark Lyons 3 |
Steals |
Eric Atkins 3 |
Tu Holloway 1 |
Blocks |
Jack Cooley 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Xavier
|
67 |
50.0 |
5-10 |
18-27 |
11 |
27 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
Notre Dame
|
63 |
51.0 |
9-21 |
4-9 |
19 |
21 |
1 |
6 |
11 |