National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Xavier 67, Notre Dame 63
When: 9:45 PM ET, Friday, March 16, 2012
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Officials: # Gregory Nixon, # Lamont Simpson, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 16523

Xavier 67, Notre Dame 63: Tu Holloway scored 25 points, including a running bank shot with 21.3 seconds left, to lift the Musketeers to a thrilling victory in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Tenth-seeded Xavier (22-12) will face No. 15 seed Lehigh, a surprise winner over No. 2 Duke, in Sunday's third round of the South Regional.

Jerian Grant's 3-pointer with 1:01 remaining put the Fighting Irish (22-12) in front by three, but after a layup by Xavier's Mark Lyons cut the deficit to one, Notre Dame's Eric Atkins threw the ball away, setting the stage for Holloway's heroics.

Atkins had a chance to tie the game with a pair of free throws in the final seconds, but Grant was called for a lane violation on the first foul shot.

Holloway scored 17 points in the second half for the Musketeers, who trailed by 10 with 12:20 left before scoring nine consecutive points to get back within range.

Xavier was 18 of 27 from the foul line, while the Fighting Irish were only 4 for 9.

Dezmine Wells added 14 points and 11 rebounds for Xavier while Notre Dame was led by Jack Cooley, who scored 18 points on 8-for-8 shooting.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Xavier rallied from a double-digit deficit to win for the sixth time this season. ... Notre Dame finished with 19 assists on 25 field goals. ... The Fighting Irish hit 9 of 21 3-pointers, while the Musketeers were 5 for 10. ... The two schools had not met since the 2001 NCAA tournament, when Notre Dame earned an 83-71 victory in the first round.
Top Game Performances
 
Xavier   Notre Dame
Tu Holloway 25 Scoring Jack Cooley 18
Mark Lyons 6 Assists Jerian Grant 7
Dezmine Wells 11 Rebounds Jack Cooley 7
Dezmine Wells 7 Free Throws Made Jack Cooley 2
Mark Lyons 3 Steals Eric Atkins 3
Tu Holloway 1 Blocks Jack Cooley 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Xavier 67 50.0 5-10 18-27 11 27 1 6 10
Notre Dame 63 51.0 9-21 4-9 19 21 1 6 11