National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Monmouth-NJ 70, Notre Dame 68
When: 6:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 26, 2015
Where: HP Field House, Kissimmee, Florida
Officials: # Jose Carrion, # Karl Hess, # Paris Carson
Attendance: 611

Monmouth added another big-name scalp to its growing early season list.

Point guard Justin Robinson sank two free throws with 3.6 seconds left, giving the Hawks a 70-68 upset of No. 17 Notre Dame on Thursday night in a quarterfinal matchup at the Advocare Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla.

Robinson finished with a game-high 22 points and four assists for Monmouth (3-1), which knocked off a Top 25 team for the first time in 24 tries. The Hawks opened the season with a victory at UCLA.

Guard Micah Seaborn added 15 points and guard Je'Lon Hornbeak contributed 12 for Monmouth, which overcame a 37-29 halftime deficit to advance to a Friday night semifinal.

All five Fighting Irish starters scored in double figures, led by point guard Demetrius Jackson's 20 points. Jackson converted a three-point play with 32 seconds left to tie the score at 68 but missed a 3-pointer from just inside half-court as time expired.

Forward V.J. Beacham added 14 points for Notre Dame, and forward Zach Auguste and guard Steve Vasturia each scored 12. Forward Bonzie Colson contributed a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double.

Notre Dame (3-1) outrebounded Monmouth 45-33 but made only 8 of 17 free throws, missing seven after halftime.
Top Game Performances
 
Notre Dame   Monmouth-NJ
Demetrius Jackson 20 Scoring Justin Robinson 22
Zach Auguste 3 Assists Justin Robinson 4
Zach Auguste 13 Rebounds Chris Brady 6
Bonzie Colson 4 Free Throws Made Justin Robinson 14
V.J. Beachem 1 Steals Justin Robinson 2
Zach Auguste 1 Blocks Chris Brady 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Notre Dame 68 42.6 8-22 8-17 12 41 2 4 14
Monmouth-NJ 70 40.4 6-15 18-22 8 28 2 10 6