Irish snap Hurricanes’ home streak
The Fighting Irish were at their best down the stretch once again, which is why they’re still unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
V.J. Beachem sank the go-ahead basket and made the clinching steal as No. 20 Notre Dame (15-2, 4-0) rallied from a four-point deficit in the final 2 1⁄2 minutes to beat Miami, 67-62, on Thursday night.
The Fighting Irish outscored Miami, 10-1, down the stretch to earn their sixth straight victory.
“Our fan base is all on heart medication,” coach Mike Brey said.
The Hurricanes (11-4, 1-2) led, 61-57, with 2:30 left before Notre Dame rallied to end Miami’s 21game home winning streak. BIG TEN
Northwestern 69, Rutgers 60: Vic Law scored a game-high 21 points while Scottie Lindsey scored 14 to lead the Wildcats (14-4, 3-2) past the host Scarlet Knights (11-7, 0-5).
Iowa 83, (17) Purdue 78: Peter Jok scored 29 points with eight assists and six rebounds and the Hawkeyes (11-7, 3-2) rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to beat the Boilermakers (14-4, 3-2) in Iowa City, Iowa.
HORIZON
UW-Green Bay 78, Wright State 61: Warren Jones and Charles Cooper combined for 35 points off the bench as Green Bay (11-6, 5-0) broke away after halftime to defeat Wright State (11-7, 2-3) and extend its winning streak to seven games.
Illinois-Chicago 59, Cleveland St. 54: Jibri Blount and Jamarcus Hairston each hit a three-pointer in the final two minutes, but the Vikings (5-12, 1-4) couldn’t close the gap against the visiting Flames (9-8, 2-2), who had three players score in double figures.
Valparaiso 78, Youngstown St. 62: Alec Peters had 17 points and 15 rebounds for his eighth straight double-double as the Crusaders (13-4, 3-1) jumped out to an 11-point first-half lead over the Penguins (8-10, 2-3).
STATE
Concordia 84, Wisconsin Lutheran 67: Josh Erickson and Josh Hau scored 24 points apiece as Concordia (7-6, 6-4 NACC) beat Wisconsin Lutheran (8-6, 6-4) at R. John Buuck Field House.
Marian 72, Edgewood 68: Alex Manhardt, Tyrese Pinson and Will Polczynski each scored 13 points and Marian (5-9, 4-5 NACC) broke a halftime deadlock to defeat Edgewood (3-11, 3-6) in Fond du Lac.
UW-Parkside 83, Maryville 78: Kyle Flanagan had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Kendale McCullum added a game-high 22 points as UW-Parkside (13-1, 5-0 Great Lakes) survived a late push by Maryville (7-11, 1-5).