By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Elite Eight participants the past two NCAA Tournaments, the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish needed a failed three-point attempt in the closing seconds to hold on to beat Princeton, 60-58 in the first round of the West Regional at the Key Bank Center, Thursday. Devin Cannady's deep three with less than 10 seconds remaining was off … [Read more...] about Notre Dame escapes Princeton
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Colson, Notre Dame take halftime lead over Princeton
By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Matt Ryan put bookends on a 10-0 run midway through the first half, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish grabbed a 36-30 lead over the Princeton Tigers going into the locker room of their NCAA Tournament first round matchup at Key Bank Center, Thursday. Trailing by two, Ryan finished in the lane. Teammate Bonzie Colson followed with two of his … [Read more...] about Colson, Notre Dame take halftime lead over Princeton
One year later, ND’s Farrell savors the opportunity
By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- One year you're a late-season insertion into the starting lineup. Next you're being compared to one of the game's greats. Such is life for the University of Notre Dame's Matt Farrell. The 6-foot-1 junior point guard who stepped into the starting five during last year's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament has Notre Dame ready for another … [Read more...] about One year later, ND’s Farrell savors the opportunity
No. 24 Notre Dame outlasts Pitt in OT
Saturday's Top 25 action. No. 24 NOTRE DAME 78 PITTSBURGH 77 Steve Vasturia connected twice from behind the arc in overtime as Notre Dame erased a late deficit on the road to take its ACC opener. After trailing by five with two minutes left in overtime, Vasturia knotted the game at 75 with his first three-pointer of the extra period. The senior guard connected from the … [Read more...] about No. 24 Notre Dame outlasts Pitt in OT
Tim Kempton and Pat Andree: Creating their own legacies
Courtesy of LehighSports.com By Justin Lafleur, Lehigh Sports Communications It's a small world. You don't have to tell that to Lehigh men's basketball senior Tim Kempton and freshman Pat Andree. Kempton's and Andree's fathers, both named Tim, were teammates at Notre Dame during the 1982-83 season. "I came to campus with Pat and there was a practice going on," said … [Read more...] about Tim Kempton and Pat Andree: Creating their own legacies