National Basketball Association
Notre Dame 68, Clemson 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Where: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials:
# Karl Hess, # Sean Hull, # Ray Natili
Attendance:
8119
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Notre Dame 68, Clemson 64 (2 OT):
Freshman Steve Vasturia scored 11 points - including two 3-pointers
in the second overtime - to help the Fighting Irish edge the visiting
Tigers.
Eric Atkins led Notre Dame
(13-12, 4-8 ACC) with 16 points while Zach Auguste added 14 points
and a team-high 12 rebounds. Pat Connaughton scored 13 points,
grabbed seven rebounds, dished out seven assists and hit two free
throws with 18 seconds to go in the second overtime to clinch the
game for the Irish.
K.J. McDaniels had a monster game
for Clemson (15-8, 6-5), tallying 30 points, 14 rebounds, five blocks
and three assists before fouling out in the closing seconds. Rod Hall
added 12 points but the Tigers were hurt by 34.3 percent shooting
from the field, including 7-of-29 from 3-point range.
The first half of the game was
close throughout, with Notre Dame taking control with a 10-2 run late
in the half to hold a five-point lead at intermission. It was like
that throughout the second half before the Irish looked to hold the
edge after holding Clemson scoreless for more than five minutes and
taking a seven-point lead with less than three minutes to play.
The Tigers scored the next
seven points, with Rod Hall tying the game with a free throw with four
seconds to play and sending the contest to overtime. Notre Dame again looked poised to take control in a low-scoring
extra period with a
four-point lead with 24 seconds to play, but Hall's layup and two
free throws by Landry Nnoko sent the contest to a second overtime
tied at 60.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Irish hit
5-of-21 from 3-point range. … This was Notre Dame's longest contest
since a five-overtime victory over Louisville last February.
Clemson's last double-overtime game was a January 2006 loss to North
Carolina State. … The Tigers committed just eight turnovers.
Top Game Performances
Clemson |
|
Notre Dame |
K.J. McDaniels 30 |
Scoring |
Eric Atkins 16 |
K.J. McDaniels 3 |
Assists |
Pat Connaughton 7 |
K.J. McDaniels 14 |
Rebounds |
Zach Auguste 12 |
Rod Hall 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Pat Connaughton 6 |
K.J. McDaniels 2 |
Steals |
Eric Atkins 3 |
K.J. McDaniels 6 |
Blocks |
Steve Vasturia 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Clemson
|
64 |
34.3 |
7-29 |
9-13 |
8 |
38 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Notre Dame
|
68 |
40.0 |
5-21 |
15-19 |
16 |
39 |
1 |
4 |
12 |