NCAA First Four: Notre Dame beats Rutgers in double-OT

Notre Dame’s Paul Atkinson Jr. scores in opposition to Rutgers’ Clifford Omoruyi, again, and Geo Baker within the remaining seconds of the second additional time of a First 4 recreation within the NCAA match in Dayton, Ohio. Notre Dame received 89-87 in double additional time.

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Paul Atkinson Jr.’s putback layup with 1.4 seconds left within the second additional time gave Notre Dame an 89-87 win over Rutgers in a wild First 4 recreation Wednesday evening.

Ron Harper Jr. tied it with an extended 3-pointer with 22 seconds left within the second OT. Notre Dame’s Blake Wesley then missed a shot earlier than Atkinson grabbed the rebound and put again the winner.

Atkinson completed with 20 factors, Nate Laszewski 18 and Cormac Ryan 16 to steer the Irish (23-10), who because the No. 11 seed advance to face sixth-seeded Alabama in a a first-round recreation Friday in San Diego.

Caleb McConnell had career-high 23 factors and Ron Harper Jr. 22 for the Scarlet Knights (18-11).

Each groups shot a good 51% for the sport.

McConnell scored 18 factors on 8-of-9 capturing from the ground as Rutgers constructed a 41-36 lead on the half. He put the ending touches on the scoring earlier than intermission, going the size of the court docket and placing up a fast-break layup on the buzzer.

Rutgers went up by eight to open the second half on Harper’s 3-pointer, however Notre Dame chipped away. The Irish acquired up by as many as 5 late earlier than the sport acquired tight once more.

Geo Baker’s 3-pointer tied it at 69 for Rutgers with 1:24 left. Rutgers acquired the ball again, however Harper and Baker each missed photographs that might have given the Scarlet Knights the win in regulation.

Wright State 93, Bryant 82

Bryant’s Peter Kiss (32) drives to the basket in opposition to Wright State’s Tanner Holden (2) throughout the first half of a First 4 recreation within the NCAA match on Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio.

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Tanner Holden had 37 factors and 11 rebounds and Wright State beat Bryant 93-82 on Wednesday evening for its first NCAA match victory.

Taking part in contained in the College of Dayton Enviornment simply 12 miles from its residence court docket, Wright State (22-13) superior to play top-seeded Arizona in San Diego on Friday within the West Area.

Holden was 11 of 15 from the sphere. Tyler Calvin added 21 factors, and Grant Basile had 14.

Peter Kiss, the NCAA’s main scorer, led Bryant (22-10) with 28 factors.

The Raiders led 44-42 at halftime behind 20 factors from Holden.

Each groups had been seeded sixteenth.