Notre Dame Explodes In OT For Sixth Straight Win
Notre Dame and Louisville kept the game close, pushing it into overtime. As if the luck of the Irish kicked in, Notre Dame tripled what the Cardinals could score in overtime.
Ben Hansbrough scored 25 points and Carleton Scott had nine of his 16 points in overtime Wednesday night to lead No. 8 Notre Dame to an 89-79 win over No. 16 Louisville.
Tim Abromaitis added 23 points for the Fighting Irish (20-4, 9-3 Big East), who extended their overall win streak to six games and their home streak to 17.
Kyle Kuric scored a career-high 28 points and Terrence Jennings added 14 for Louisville (18-6, 7-4) before fouling out in overtime.
Preston Knowles, the Cardinals' leading scorer at 14.9 points a game), returned to the starting lineup after a home win over DePaul on Feb. 5. and finished with 13 points.
Notre Dame scored the first 14 points of overtime after Scott hit a 3-pointer to start the extra period. Scott added a three-point play to put the Irish up by eight with 3:12 left.
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