UConn squanders 19-point lead as Irish rally to force OT
Hilton Armstrong hit a pair of free throws in overtime as Connecticut held on to beat a hard-charging Notre Dame 75-74 Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
74
UConn Huskies
75
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND | 32 | 39 | 3 | 74 |
| CONN | 48 | 23 | 4 | 75 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | vs South Carolina State Bulldogs | W 99-59 | NCAAM |
| 11/9/26 | vs Eastern Illinois Panthers | W 94-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Mercyhurst Lakers | W 83-56 | NCAAM |
| 11/1/26 | @ Villanova Wildcats | W 74-72 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:51 74-75
Hilton Armstrong made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:51 74-74
Hilton Armstrong made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:51 74-73
Foul on Rob Kurz
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:25 74-73
Rob Kurz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Torin Francis.
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Foul Turnover 1:43 71-73
Foul on Rick Cornett
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LayupShot 1:43 71-73
Rudy Gay made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Marcus Williams.
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Foul Turnover 2:40 71-71
Foul on Hilton Armstrong
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LayupShot 0:15 71-71
Marcus Williams made Two Point Layup.
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JumpShot 0:57 71-69
Rudy Gay made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Boone.
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JumpShot 3:47 71-67
Rick Cornett made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 4:06 69-67
Josh Boone made Two Point Layup.
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LayupShot 5:05 69-65
Josh Boone made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Hilton Armstrong.
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Foul Turnover 5:06 69-63
Foul on Russell Carter
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:21 69-63
Colin Falls made Three Point Jumper.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 5:33 66-63
Marcus Williams made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 5:33 66-62
Foul on Chris Quinn
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Foul Turnover 6:29 66-62
Foul on Josh Boone
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JumpShot 6:48 66-62
Hilton Armstrong made Two Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:57 66-60
Colin Falls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Torin Francis.
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Foul Turnover 7:55 63-60
Foul on Rudy Gay
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JumpShot 8:17 63-60
Torin Francis made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 9:46 61-60
Foul on Rick Cornett
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Foul Turnover 10:17 61-60
Foul on Hilton Armstrong
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LayupShot 10:26 61-60
Colin Falls made Two Point Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:12 59-60
Colin Falls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Quinn.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:42 56-60
Rob Kurz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Quinn.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:13 53-60
Chris Quinn made Three Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 13:32 50-60
Colin Falls made Two Point Layup.
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DunkShot 13:45 48-60
Josh Boone made Two Point Dunk Shot.
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LayupShot 14:13 48-58
Colin Falls made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 14:27 46-58
Russell Carter made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 14:27 45-58
Foul on Rudy Gay
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LayupShot 14:27 45-58
Russell Carter made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Chris Quinn.
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LayupShot 15:00 43-58
Chris Quinn made Two Point Layup.
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DunkShot 15:48 41-58
Rudy Gay made Two Point Dunk Shot. Assisted by Marcus Williams.
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JumpShot 16:11 41-56
Rudy Gay made Two Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 16:25 41-54
Colin Falls made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 16:40 39-54
Rudy Gay made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 16:40 39-53
Foul on Torin Francis
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JumpShot 17:09 39-53
Russell Carter made Two Point Jumper.
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Foul Turnover 17:29 37-53
Foul on Rick Cornett
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:36 37-53
Russell Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Quinn.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:57 34-53
Rashad Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Williams.
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LayupShot 19:10 34-50
Josh Boone made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Marcus Williams.
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TipShot 19:31 34-48
Rick Cornett made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Foul Turnover 19:42 32-48
Foul on Rudy Gay
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:13 32-48
Marcus Williams made Three Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 2:12 32-45
Chris Quinn made Two Point Layup.
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Foul Turnover 2:17 30-45
Foul on Luke Zeller
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:42 30-45
Denham Brown made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:42 30-44
Denham Brown made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 2:42 30-43
Foul on Kyle McAlarney
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LayupShot 2:53 30-43
Kyle McAlarney made Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:10 28-43
Marcus Williams made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:10 28-42
Marcus Williams made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 3:10 28-41
Foul on Chris Quinn
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:40 28-41
Denham Brown made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 3:40 28-40
Denham Brown made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 3:40 28-39
Foul on Rob Kurz
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Foul Turnover 3:54 28-39
Foul on Chris Quinn
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End Game 0:00 74-75
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Defensive Rebound 0:10 74-75
Rudy Gay Defensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 0:10 74-75
Chris Quinn missed Two Point Layup.
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RegularTimeOut 0:27 74-75
Notre Dame Full Timeout.
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Defensive Rebound 0:31 74-75
Hilton Armstrong Defensive Rebound.
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LayupShot 0:31 74-75
Russell Carter missed Two Point Layup.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:51 74-75
Hilton Armstrong made Free Throw.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 0:51 74-74
Hilton Armstrong made Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 0:51 74-73
Foul on Rob Kurz
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Offensive Rebound 0:51 74-73
Hilton Armstrong Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:51 74-73
Rashad Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:25 74-73
Rob Kurz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Torin Francis.
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Defensive Rebound 1:43 71-73
Colin Falls Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 1:43 71-73
Rudy Gay missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 1:43 71-73
Foul on Rick Cornett
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LayupShot 1:43 71-73
Rudy Gay made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Marcus Williams.
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Defensive Rebound 1:51 71-71
Hilton Armstrong Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:51 71-71
Chris Quinn missed Two Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:18 71-71
Chris Quinn Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:18 71-71
Rudy Gay missed Two Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:40 71-71
Josh Boone Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:40 71-71
Rob Kurz missed Free Throw.
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Defensive Rebound 2:40 71-71
Notre Dame Defensive Rebound.
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Free Throw 1 of 1 2:40 71-71
Rob Kurz missed Free Throw.
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Foul Turnover 2:40 71-71
Foul on Hilton Armstrong
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Defensive Rebound 2:51 71-71
Rick Cornett Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:51 71-71
Rashad Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:25 71-71
Rashad Anderson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:25 71-71
Rick Cornett missed Two Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 3:39 71-71
Notre Dame Full Timeout.
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Defensive Rebound 3:59 71-71
Rick Cornett Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:59 71-71
Rashad Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:33 71-71
Notre Dame Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:33 71-71
Marcus Williams missed Two Point Jumper.
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End Period 0:00 71-71
End of the 2nd Half.
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Defensive Rebound 0:08 71-71
Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 71-71
Colin Falls missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayupShot 0:15 71-71
Marcus Williams made Two Point Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:15 71-69
Marcus Williams Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:15 71-69
Rudy Gay missed Two Point Jumper.
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Team Stats
ND
CONN
31-82
FG
28-74
38
Field Goal %
38
10-28
3PT
6-19
36
Three Point %
32
2-7
FT
13-20
29
Free Throw %
65
46
Rebounds
56
18
Offensive Rebounds
21
28
Defensive Rebounds
35
13
Assists
18
4
Steals
3
2
Blocks
19
4
Turnovers
7
0
Team Turnovers
0
4
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
16
Fouls
10
6
Largest Lead
19
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