Alabama Upsets No. 17 Notre Dame, 74-73
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Retin Obasohan scored 19 points, including the winning layup with 8 seconds left, in Alabama's 74-73 upset win over No. 17 Notre Dame in the fifth-place game at the AdvoCare Invitational on Sunday night.
Notre Dame had a chance to win it with 2 seconds remaining, but Demetrius Jackson's layup was off the mark.
Shannon Hale also had 19 points for Alabama (4-2)
Notre Dame (4-2) got 18 points from Steve Vasturia. Jackson and Zach Auguste had 16 apiece.
A tight game through much of the second half, Notre Dame held a 73-72 lead with 1:29 to play, but Auguste missed two free throws with 28.6 seconds left. Auguste had five points during a 14-7 run to open the second half that put Notre Dame up 53-30.
Arthur Edwards had 15 points and made all six of his shots — including three 3s — in the first half. The Crimson Tide lead by as many as 13 during the opening half, and went into halftime up 43-39. Edwards was scoreless in the second half.
Vasturia scored 12 and V.J. Beachem added 11 in the first half to keep the Fighting Irish close.
TIP-INS
Alabama: This was the third consecutive game against a Top 25 team for the Crimson Tide, who earlier lost in the invitational to No. 23 Xavier 64-45 before beating No. 20 Wichita State 64-60. It is the first time Alabama has played three consecutive ranked teams in non-conference play since the 2004 NCAA Tournament.
Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish lost their first game of the tourney 70-68 to Monmouth. They reached the fifth-place game by defeating Iowa 68-62.
UP NEXT
Alabama plays Friday at Southern Miss.
Notre Dame has a road game Wednesday against Illinois as part of the Big 10/ACC Challenge.
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