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Notre Dame dumps Pittsburgh, takes second-place in ACC

AP
Mar 05, 2022

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Nate Laszewski had 17 points and nine rebounds, Cormac Ryan added 15 points, all on 3-pointers, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish rolled past Pittsburgh Panthers 78-54 on Saturday.

With the win, the Fighting Irish take the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament, marking their best seeding since the 2011-12 season in the Big East. Their 15-5 ACC record (22-9 overall) is a program best for conference wins in a season. This is their fourth top-four finish in nine seasons in the ACC.

Ryan made three 3-pointers in the first five minutes of the second half as Notre Dame opened up a 49-27 lead. The Fighting Irish made 6 of their first 7 3-pointers and 9 of their first 12 shots overall after halftime.

By contrast, Pittsburgh made 1 of 13 3-pointers and shot 29.4% overall in the first half. Laszewski led the Fighting Irish with 10 points and six rebounds in the half and Notre Dame led 31-21 going into the break.

Blake Wesley added 11 points and Paul Atkinson Jr. and Dane Goodwin scored 10 each for Notre Dame.

Mouhamadou Gueye had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers (11-20, 6-14). John Hugley also scored 13 points. The Panthers finished in a three-way tie for 11th place.

The Fighting Irish made 14 of 24 3-pointers. Pitt made 3 of 26 from distance.

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1st Half
PITT
Panthers
21
ND
Fighting Irish
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mouhamadou Gueye vs. Nate Laszewski (Panthers gains possession)
19:44	+2	John Hugley makes two point layup	2-0
19:27	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Prentiss Hubb assists)	2-3
19:01		Jamarius Burton misses three point jump shot
18:59		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
18:47	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point hook shot	2-5
18:18		John Hugley misses two point layup
18:16		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
17:55		Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
17:53		John Hugley defensive rebound
17:45		Jamarius Burton misses three point jump shot
17:43		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
17:36		John Hugley personal foul
17:26		John Hugley personal foul
17:26		Paul Atkinson turnover (traveling)
17:01		Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
16:59		Mouhamadou Gueye offensive rebound
16:54		Mouhamadou Gueye misses two point jump shot
16:52		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
16:38		Mouhamadou Gueye personal foul
16:32	+3	Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists)	2-8
16:12	+2	Ithiel Horton makes two point jump shot	4-8
15:55	+3	Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Dane Goodwin assists)	4-11
15:28		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
15:26		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo offensive rebound
15:19		Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
15:17		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
15:03		Dane Goodwin turnover (bad pass)
15:03		TV timeout
14:44		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
14:42		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
14:28		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
14:26		Noah Collier defensive rebound
14:07		Noah Collier misses two point layup
14:05		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
13:53		Prentiss Hubb turnover (lost ball)
13:36		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
13:34		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
13:22		Dane Goodwin misses two point layup
13:20		Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
13:12	+2	Mouhamadou Gueye makes two point dunk	6-11
12:51		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
12:49		Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
12:35		Jamarius Burton misses two point layup
12:35		Noah Collier offensive rebound
12:35		Trey Wertz personal foul (Noah Collier draws the foul)
12:12		Mouhamadou Gueye misses two point jump shot
12:10		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
12:02	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point layup	6-13
11:36		Jamarius Burton offensive foul
11:36		Jamarius Burton turnover
11:36		TV timeout
11:21	+2	Nate Laszewski makes two point layup (Paul Atkinson assists)	6-15
10:59		Mouhamadou Gueye misses two point jump shot
10:57		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
10:41		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
10:39		Nate Santos defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Nate Santos makes two point jump shot	8-15
10:09		Paul Atkinson turnover (traveling)
9:51		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
9:51		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
9:51		Noah Collier personal foul
9:28	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup (Blake Wesley assists)	8-17
8:55		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
8:53		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
8:34		Noah Collier shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
8:33		Blake Wesley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:33		Blake Wesley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:33		Blake Wesley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:33		Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
8:09	+2	Mouhamadou Gueye makes two point jump shot	10-17
8:01		Paul Atkinson offensive foul
8:01		Paul Atkinson turnover
7:52		Mouhamadou Gueye offensive foul
7:52		Mouhamadou Gueye turnover
7:52		TV timeout
7:41	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point jump shot (Prentiss Hubb assists)	10-19
7:16		William Jeffress Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:14		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
7:04	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Prentiss Hubb assists)	10-22
6:52		Trey Wertz personal foul
6:52		Trey Wertz personal foul
6:39	+2	Noah Collier makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists)	12-22
6:18	+2	Nate Laszewski makes two point layup (Blake Wesley assists)	12-24
5:51	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot	14-24
5:28		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
5:26		Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
5:12		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses three point jump shot
5:10		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
4:53		Paul Atkinson misses two point layup
4:51		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
4:47		Jamarius Burton offensive foul
4:47		Jamarius Burton turnover
4:38		Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
4:36		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo defensive rebound
4:15		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
4:13		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
4:05		Prentiss Hubb turnover (bad pass) (Noah Collier steals)
3:59	+3	Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Femi Odukale assists)	17-24
3:49		Blake Wesley misses two point layup
3:47		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
3:41		Femi Odukale misses two point jump shot
3:39		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
3:21		Ithiel Horton shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
3:21		TV timeout
3:21	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-25
3:21	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-26
3:00		Paul Atkinson personal foul
2:42		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
2:40		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
2:26	+3	Blake Wesley makes three point jump shot	17-29
2:00	+2	Noah Collier makes two point layup	19-29
1:40		Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot
1:38		Femi Odukale defensive rebound
1:29		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses three point jump shot
1:27		Femi Odukale offensive rebound
1:13		Ithiel Horton misses two point layup
1:11		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
0:53		Nate Laszewski turnover (lost ball) (Femi Odukale steals)
0:45		Cormac Ryan blocks Ithiel Horton's two point layup
0:43		Femi Odukale offensive rebound
0:41		Nate Laszewski blocks Femi Odukale's two point layup
0:41		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
0:41		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-30
0:41	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-31
0:19	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot	21-31
0:19	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot	21-31
0:08		Prentiss Hubb misses two point layup
0:06		Dane Goodwin offensive rebound
0:01		Dane Goodwin misses two point layup
0:01		Noah Collier defensive rebound

2nd Half
PITT
Panthers
33
ND
Fighting Irish
47

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Jamarius Burton personal foul
19:36	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point hook shot	21-33
19:19		Mouhamadou Gueye misses three point jump shot
19:17		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
19:10	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Prentiss Hubb assists)	21-36
18:55	+2	John Hugley makes two point layup (Jamarius Burton assists)	23-36
18:55		Nate Laszewski shooting foul (John Hugley draws the foul)
18:55		John Hugley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:55		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
18:37	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup (Dane Goodwin assists)	23-38
18:03		John Hugley misses two point jump shot
18:01		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
17:43	+2	Prentiss Hubb makes two point layup	23-40
17:22		Cormac Ryan personal foul
17:10		John Hugley turnover (Prentiss Hubb steals)
16:58	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Paul Atkinson assists)	23-43
16:57		Panthers 30 second timeout
16:37		TV timeout
16:37	+2	John Hugley makes two point jump shot (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo assists)	25-43
16:10	+3	Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Prentiss Hubb assists)	25-46
15:45	+2	John Hugley makes two point jump shot (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo assists)	27-46
15:25	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Paul Atkinson assists)	27-49
15:07	+2	Mouhamadou Gueye makes two point dunk (Jamarius Burton assists)	29-49
14:45		Mouhamadou Gueye blocks Cormac Ryan's two point layup
14:43		Cormac Ryan offensive rebound
14:35		Mouhamadou Gueye blocks Cormac Ryan's two point layup
14:33		Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
14:30		Cormac Ryan shooting foul (Jamarius Burton draws the foul)
14:30		TV timeout
14:30	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-49
14:30	+1	Jamarius Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-49
14:05	+3	Prentiss Hubb makes three point jump shot (Paul Atkinson assists)	31-52
13:40		Paul Atkinson shooting foul (John Hugley draws the foul)
13:40	+1	John Hugley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-52
13:40	+1	John Hugley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-52
13:20		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
13:18		John Hugley defensive rebound
12:55		Mouhamadou Gueye misses three point jump shot
12:53		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
12:43		Nate Laszewski turnover (lost ball) (John Hugley steals)
12:32	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point layup (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo assists)	35-52
12:11	+3	Dane Goodwin makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)	35-55
11:46		John Hugley misses two point jump shot
11:44		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo offensive rebound
11:34		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses two point layup
11:32		Mouhamadou Gueye offensive rebound
11:28	+2	Mouhamadou Gueye makes two point layup	37-55
11:20		Nate Laszewski turnover (bad pass) (Mouhamadou Gueye steals)
11:14		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
11:12		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
10:50		Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
10:49		Panthers defensive rebound
10:49		TV timeout
10:36	+2	Jamarius Burton makes two point jump shot	39-55
10:16	+3	Trey Wertz makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)	39-58
9:56		Jamarius Burton misses three point jump shot
9:54		Trey Wertz defensive rebound
9:42		Trey Wertz turnover (bad pass) (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo steals)
9:32	+2	Nate Santos makes two point jump shot	41-58
9:06	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point dunk (Paul Atkinson assists)	41-60
8:36	+3	Mouhamadou Gueye makes three point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists)	44-60
8:16	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point layup	44-62
7:56		Jamarius Burton misses two point jump shot
7:54		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
7:45	+3	Dane Goodwin makes three point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists)	44-65
7:24		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses three point jump shot
7:22		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
7:05		Paul Atkinson turnover (bad pass) (Onyebuchi Ezeakudo steals)
6:47	+2	Mouhamadou Gueye makes two point jump shot (Jamarius Burton assists)	46-65
6:21		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
6:45		TV timeout
6:21		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
6:19		Nate Santos defensive rebound
6:08	+2	Femi Odukale makes two point jump shot	48-65
5:43	+2	Nate Laszewski makes two point layup (Prentiss Hubb assists)	48-67
5:17		Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot
5:15		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
5:14		Paul Atkinson turnover (lost ball)
5:09		Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
5:07		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point dunk (Cormac Ryan assists)	48-69
4:33	+2	John Hugley makes two point jump shot	50-69
4:14		Ithiel Horton shooting foul (Nate Laszewski draws the foul)
4:14	+1	Nate Laszewski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-70
4:14	+1	Nate Laszewski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-71
4:07		Mouhamadou Gueye misses three point jump shot
4:05		John Hugley offensive rebound
4:05		Nate Laszewski shooting foul (John Hugley draws the foul)
4:05		John Hugley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:49		Nate Laszewski misses two point jump shot
4:05	+1	John Hugley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-71
3:49		Nate Laszewski misses two point jump shot
3:47		Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
3:27		Noah Collier misses two point layup
3:25		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
3:11		Mouhamadou Gueye blocks Trey Wertz's two point layup
3:10		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
3:10		TV timeout
3:09		Femi Odukale personal foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul)
2:49	+3	J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot (Elijah Morgan assists)	51-74
2:29	+3	Nate Santos makes three point jump shot (Ithiel Horton assists)	54-74
2:08		Matt Zona misses two point layup
2:08		Matt Zona offensive rebound
2:08		Noah Collier shooting foul (Matt Zona draws the foul)
2:08		Matt Zona misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:52		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
2:08	+1	Matt Zona makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-75
1:54		Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
1:52		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
1:33		Tony Sanders Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:31		Mouhamadou Gueye defensive rebound
1:18		Max Amadasun misses three point jump shot
1:16		Max Amadasun offensive rebound
1:09		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo misses three point jump shot
1:07		Matt Zona defensive rebound
1:07		Max Amadasun shooting foul (Tony Sanders Jr. draws the foul)
1:07		Tony Sanders Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:51		Aidan Fisch shooting foul (Tony Sanders Jr. draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Tony Sanders Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-76
0:57		Onyebuchi Ezeakudo turnover (Elijah Morgan steals)
0:51		Aidan Fisch shooting foul (Tony Sanders Jr. draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Tony Sanders Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-77
0:51	+1	Tony Sanders Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-78
0:36		Aidan Fisch misses two point layup
0:34		Matt Zona defensive rebound
0:06		Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)

Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)