No. 12 UNC beats No. 20 Notre Dame in relocated game
No. 12 UNC beats No. 20 Notre Dame in relocated game
North Carolina still looked at home Sunday, even as it played what was supposed to be an ACC home game roughly 50 miles from its arena.
Justin Jackson scored 16 points to help the No. 12 Tar Heels beat No. 20 Notre Dame 83-76 on Sunday in a game postponed a day and relocated from Chapel Hill to Greensboro because of a water shortage.
“It’s a different environment and a different situation than you’ll probably ever have to really do,” Jackson said.
[...] I thought we really grinded it out even on a night when we didn’t shoot the ball too great.
The postponement came Friday after the water system supplying the UNC campus and surrounding area instructed its 20,000 customers not to drink or use the water because of critically low supplies, brought on by a watermain break and the shutdown of a treatment plant.
The Tar Heels (21-4, 9-2 ACC) still had a loud home-state crowd filled with blue behind them in a venue where they’ve played 143 times — most coming during the 26 ACC tournaments hosted there.
The Tar Heels spent Friday night in Durham — home to rival Duke — and then stayed in Greensboro on Saturday night.
“It just threw us off, having the extra day to practice,” junior Joel Berry II said of the team’s routine.
The Fighting Irish (17-7, 6-5) trailed by 15 midway through the second half before cutting the deficit to 75-73 on V.J. Beachem’s three-pointer from the corner with 3:47 left.
Berry answered with a jumper at the 3:33 mark to start an 8-0 run and turn away the comeback.
Beachem finished with 20 points while Matt Farrell had 18 for Notre Dame, which shot 45 percent and made nine three-pointers.
The Fighting Irish started 5-0 in ACC play, but they’ve lost five of six to stumble into February and slide toward the middle of the league standings.
Ethan Happ scored 20 points, Nigel Hayes added 15 and 10 rebounds, and the Badgers (20-3, 9-1 Big Ten) won their seventh straight.
Maryland’s loss to Purdue on Saturday allowed Wisconsin to take a one-game lead in the conference over the Terrapins.
Josh Newkirk’s two foul shots with 28.6 seconds left cut the deficit for the Hoosiers (15-9, 5-6) to 60-57, but Wisconsin went 5-for-6 from the foul line to seal it.
#15 Florida St. 109, Clemson 61:
Dwayne Bacon tied a career high with 29 points as the host Seminoles (20-4, 8-3 ACC) rolled to their first 100-point ACC game since 1999.
The 48-point margin also is their biggest win in conference history.
Former USF guard Avry Holmes led the Tigers (13-9, 3-7) with 15 points.
WOMEN
Beavers take Pac-12 lead
Breanna Brown had 16 points on 8-for-10 shooting, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked three shots and the visiting Beavers (22-2, 10-1 Pac 12) won their seventh straight over the Wildcats (11-12, 2-9) and moved a half-game in front of Stanford for the conference lead.
The Cardinal can keep pace with OSU by beating UCLA on Monday night at Maples Pavilion.
Kelsey Plum scored 28 points, Chantel Osahor had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and the visiting Huskies (22-3, 10-2 Pac-12), who have won eight of nine, maintained third place in the Pac-12.
Kennedy Leonard and Alexis Robinson led the Buffaloes (13-10, 3-9) with 19 points each.
Sophie Bruner scored 17 points and the host Sun Devils (15-8, 6-6) used a 7-0 surge in the middle of the fourth quarter to end a four-game losing streak.
Sabrina Haines started the run with a three-pointer at the 6:13 mark, putting the Sun Devils up 57-55.
Maite Cazorla had 17 points and Sabrina Ionescu, a Miramonte High-Orinda graduate, scored 16 points for the Ducks (15-9, 5-7).
Pinelopi Pavlopoulou had 14 points for the visiting Cougars (10-13, 5-7 Pac-12), who were able to overcome a 25-point performance by Paige Crozen of the Utes (14-9, 3-9).
Napheesa Collier scored 24 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the host Huskies (22-0, 10-0 American Athletic) to their 97th consecutive win.
Saniya Chong added 17 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for UConn.
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 23 points, Brionna Jones added 17 and 14 rebounds, and the visiting Terrapins (23-1, 11-0 Big Ten) won their 11th straight.
Alaina Coates put together her second straight dominating performance, with 18 points and a career-best 19 rebounds for the visiting Gamecocks (20-2, 10-1 SEC).
Dominique Dillingham scored a career-high 24 points and the host Bulldogs (22-1, 8-1 SEC) forced 29 turnovers.
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