Notre Dame vs North Carolina

North Carolina hits a late 3 plus a foul to win the game

North Carolina’s Elliot Cadeau a 26.8% three point shooter hits a three and got fouled with 4.8 seconds left to win.

Notre Dame played very well in the second half to erase an 11 point deficit to lead by three late

The game boiled down to missed opportunities by the Irish to extend the lead in the last 5 minutes

Key Stats

North Carolina shot 52.9% from the field and outscored the Irish 32-24 in the paint

Notre Dame shot 76.2% from the line but missed a couple of key FT’s late.

Notre Dame outrebounded North Carolina 32-30

Key Individual Performances

North Carolina’s Ian Jackson is first UNC frosh to score 23 or more points in 4 straight games. Jackson scored 27 today

Markus Burton scored 23 points on 7 of 14 shooting and 9 of 10 from the FT line

RJ Davis only scored 8 points but added 7 assists and led the Tar Heel attack

What it means

North Caroilina gets a much needed win in their push to get into the tournament

Notre Dame falls to 7-7 on the season and has to fight to get back above .500 consistently

Notre Dame Notre Dame saw the return of leading scorer Markus Burton after an injury absence. Burton looked a little rusty but showed how his explosiveness will help the Irish offense going forward.

Quotes

Notre Dame Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry “I apologize for letting the team downWe should of fouled earlier– should have called a timeout to set that up”

More from Shrewsberry on Markus Burton “He has worked his ass off to get back”

North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis, “At the end of the day its about players stepping up and making plays”