National Basketball Association
Notre Dame 73, Marquette 65
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 14, 2013
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials:
# Jeff Anderson, # Jim Burr, # Pat Driscoll
Attendance:
20057
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Notre Dame 73, No. 13 Marquette 65: Pat Connaughton matched a season high with six 3-pointers for the second straight game and scored 18 points as the Irish shook off a cold start to defeat the Golden Eagles in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden.
Jerian Grant shot 4-for-15 but finished with 17 points and six assists while Garrick Sherman added 16 points for Notre Dame (25-8), which reached the semifinals at this event for the fourth straight season. The Irish will meet No. 4 Louisville in a semifinal game Friday.
Jamil Wilson tallied 16 points while Junior Cadougan poured in 14 to pace Marquette (23-8).
The Irish missed 15 of their first 17 shots and fell behind 17-4 midway through the first half, but connected on nine of their next 13 attempts during a 25-8 spurt to take a 29-25 lead into the break. Neither team could establish more than a four-point lead thereafter until Connaughton drained his fifth 3-pointer to give Notre Dame a 59-52 lead with 3:33 remaining, capping a 15-4 run.
Eric Atkins answered a basket by Wilson with a three-point play and Connaughton followed a 3-pointer from Wilson with one of his own to hold off Marquette’s last surge. Sherman and Atkins combined to hit six of the Irish’s eight free throws over the final 1:12.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Connaughton, who hit six of his 10 3-point attempts Thursday, is 12-for-18 beyond the arc in two Big East tournament games. … Marquette failed to win a game at this event for the first time since 2006. … Notre Dame committed seven turnovers – half as many as the Golden Eagles – recording its 10th single-digit turnover game.
Top Game Performances
| Notre Dame |
|
Marquette |
|
Pat Connaughton 18 |
Scoring |
Jamil Wilson 16 |
|
Jerian Grant 6 |
Assists |
Juan Anderson 2 |
|
Jack Cooley 6 |
Rebounds |
Davante Gardner 6 |
|
Jerian Grant 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Davante Gardner 5 |
|
Jerian Grant 3 |
Steals |
Juan Anderson 1 |
|
Jerian Grant 2 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Notre Dame
|
73 |
40.0 |
7-20 |
18-21 |
13 |
27 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
| Marquette
|
65 |
46.6 |
4-11 |
7-12 |
9 |
32 |
0 |
2 |
16 |