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Saint Mary's holds off Notre Dame 62-59 in Maui Invitational

AP
Nov 23, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) Dan Fotu scored 22 points and hit a big 3-pointer in the final minute, lifting Saint Mary's Gaels to a 62-59 win over Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Maui Invitational Monday night.

The Gaels (5-0) and Irish (2-1) each faced their first big tests of the season and neither gave an inch, trading the lead 16 times.

Saint Mary's went up two on Fotu's 3-pointer with 46 seconds left and was still up one after Cormac Ryan made 1 of 2 free throws.

Tommy Kuhse, who had 14 points and four assists, hit two free throws with 4 seconds left, giving the Irish a final shot to tie it. Notre Dame couldn't get a good look and Ryan missed a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer.

The Gaels move on to face Oregon in Tuesday's semifinals.

Ryan led Notre Dame with 16 points and Paul Atkinson Jr. scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half.

The Gaels returned everyone from a team that labored through the pandemic-altered 2020-21 season, ending it with a trip to the NIT.

Notre Dame also has plenty of experience, returning a core group of seniors and adding key transfers, including Atkinson, the 2020 Ivy League player of the year at Yale.

The two veteran teams put on an offensive show early in the Maui-in-Vegas nightcap, trading 3-pointers and drives to the rim.

Saint Mary's went on the first run, scoring 10 straight points to go up 31-24. Notre Dame answered, holding the Gaels scoreless over the final 3:56 to tie the game at 31 by halftime.

The good shooting continued into the second half, neither team able to get much separation.

Atkinson was far more aggressive in the second half, attacking the rim instead of kicking it out, like he did in the first.

Fotu, who had 12 points in the first half, continued to give Saint Mary's a lift off the bench despite playing with foul trouble, including the big 3 in the final minute.

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1st Half
SMARY
Gaels
31
ND
Fighting Irish
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Matthias Tass vs. Paul Atkinson (Gaels gains possession)
19:46	+2	Alex Ducas makes two point hook shot	2-0
19:23		Paul Atkinson misses two point jump shot
19:21		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
18:56	+2	Logan Johnson makes two point jump shot	4-0
18:29		Prentiss Hubb misses two point jump shot
18:27		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
18:11		Alex Ducas misses two point jump shot
18:09		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
17:51		Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
17:49		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
17:38	+3	Logan Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kyle Bowen assists)	7-0
17:10		Prentiss Hubb misses two point layup
17:02		Prentiss Hubb offensive rebound
17:02	+3	Prentiss Hubb makes three point jump shot	7-3
16:37		Matthias Tass misses two point hook shot
16:35		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
16:14	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point turnaround jump shot	7-5
15:55	+2	Tommy Kuhse makes two point reverse layup	9-5
15:33		Nate Laszewski misses two point layup
15:31		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
15:23		Logan Johnson offensive foul (Prentiss Hubb draws the foul)
15:23		Logan Johnson turnover
15:23		TV timeout
15:14		Prentiss Hubb turnover (lost ball)
14:59		Alex Ducas misses two point layup
14:57		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
14:51	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point layup	9-7
14:31	+2	Matthias Tass makes two point reverse layup	11-7
14:15	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point jump shot	11-9
14:06	+2	Alex Ducas makes two point layup	13-9
13:44		Nate Laszewski misses three point jump shot
13:42		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
13:30		Tommy Kuhse turnover (traveling)
13:18	+3	Blake Wesley makes three point jump shot (Trey Wertz assists)	13-12
12:52		Logan Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:50		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
12:45	+2	Cormac Ryan makes two point jump shot	13-14
12:26		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
12:24		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
12:17		Augustas Marciulionis personal foul
12:05	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point jump shot	13-17
11:38	+3	Dan Fotu makes three point jump shot (Matthias Tass assists)	16-16
11:18		Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot
11:16		Dan Fotu defensive rebound
11:05		Logan Johnson turnover (traveling)
11:05		TV timeout
10:38		Trey Wertz turnover (traveling)
10:26		Dan Fotu turnover (bad pass)
10:19	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Trey Wertz assists)	16-19
10:00	+2	Dan Fotu makes two point jump shot	18-19
9:41		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
9:39		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
9:29		Matthias Tass misses two point layup
9:27		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
9:17	+3	Trey Wertz makes three point jump shot (Paul Atkinson assists)	18-22
8:48	+3	Dan Fotu makes three point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	21-22
8:31		Trey Wertz misses three point jump shot
8:29		Blake Wesley offensive rebound
8:26		Alex Ducas personal foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
8:23	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point jump shot (Trey Wertz assists)	21-24
8:01	+2	Dan Fotu makes two point layup	23-24
7:44		Prentiss Hubb turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Bowen steals)
7:21		Nate Laszewski shooting foul (Kyle Bowen draws the foul)
7:21		TV timeout
7:21		Kyle Bowen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:21	+1	Kyle Bowen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-24
7:11		Blake Wesley misses two point pullup jump shot
7:09		Tommy Kuhse defensive rebound
6:59		Blake Wesley personal foul (Augustas Marciulionis draws the foul)
6:38		Tommy Kuhse misses two point jump shot
6:36		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
6:28		Cormac Ryan misses two point jump shot
6:26		Tommy Kuhse defensive rebound
6:17	+2	Tommy Kuhse makes two point driving layup	26-24
5:58		Jump ball. Blake Wesley vs. Augustas Marciulionis (Fighting Irish gains possession)
5:46		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
5:44		Dan Fotu defensive rebound
5:33	+3	Jabe Mullins makes three point jump shot (Logan Johnson assists)	29-24
5:14		Dan Fotu personal foul
5:07		Dan Fotu blocks Trey Wertz's two point layup
5:05		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
4:54		Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
4:52		Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
4:22		Logan Johnson misses two point jump shot
4:20		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
4:11		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
4:09		Logan Johnson defensive rebound
3:56		Dane Goodwin shooting foul (Dan Fotu draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+1	Dan Fotu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-24
3:56	+1	Dan Fotu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-24
3:37	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point hook shot	31-26
3:23		Paul Atkinson blocks Tommy Kuhse's two point layup
3:21		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
3:08		Matthias Tass personal foul
3:06		Dane Goodwin misses two point layup
3:04		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
2:52		Tommy Kuhse misses three point jump shot
2:50		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
2:42		Tommy Kuhse personal foul (Cormac Ryan draws the foul)
2:21		Trey Wertz misses three point jump shot
2:19		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
2:06		Logan Johnson misses two point layup
2:04		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
2:09		Paul Atkinson turnover (traveling)
1:57		Augustas Marciulionis misses two point layup
1:55		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
1:42		Nate Laszewski misses two point layup
1:40		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
1:35		Matthias Tass turnover (bad pass)
1:17		Alex Ducas shooting foul (Dane Goodwin draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Dane Goodwin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-27
1:17	+1	Dane Goodwin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-28
0:58		Kyle Bowen turnover (bad pass) (Prentiss Hubb steals)
0:55		Logan Johnson shooting foul (Prentiss Hubb draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Prentiss Hubb makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-29
0:55		Prentiss Hubb misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:55		Dan Fotu defensive rebound
0:36		Paul Atkinson blocks Dan Fotu's two point layup
0:34		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
0:29		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:06	+2	Cormac Ryan makes two point jump shot	31-31
0:01		Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot
0:00		Gaels offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SMARY
Gaels
31
ND
Fighting Irish
28

Time		Play	Score
19:55		Dane Goodwin personal foul
19:36	+3	Tommy Kuhse makes three point jump shot (Matthias Tass assists)	34-31
19:09		Nate Laszewski turnover (traveling)
18:45		Logan Johnson turnover (bad pass)
18:29	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point hook shot	34-33
18:12		Tommy Kuhse turnover (lost ball) (Paul Atkinson steals)
18:04		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
18:02		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
17:52		Alex Ducas misses two point jump shot
17:50		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Nate Laszewski makes two point layup	34-35
16:59	+2	Matthias Tass makes two point hook shot (Alex Ducas assists)	36-35
16:28		Matthias Tass shooting foul (Prentiss Hubb draws the foul)
16:28	+1	Prentiss Hubb makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-36
16:28	+1	Prentiss Hubb makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-37
16:05		Tommy Kuhse misses three point jump shot
16:03		Alex Ducas offensive rebound
15:50		Logan Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:48		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
15:35		Logan Johnson personal foul
15:35		TV timeout
15:27		Dane Goodwin misses two point hook shot
15:25		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
15:17		Dane Goodwin personal foul
14:59		Alex Ducas misses two point jump shot
14:57		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
14:34		Cormac Ryan turnover (lost ball) (Dan Fotu steals)
14:29	+2	Dan Fotu makes two point layup	38-37
14:15	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Trey Wertz assists)	38-40
13:56		Tommy Kuhse misses two point layup
13:54		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
13:44		Matthias Tass blocks Blake Wesley's two point dunk
13:42		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
13:34	+3	Tommy Kuhse makes three point jump shot (Augustas Marciulionis assists)	41-40
13:06		Dan Fotu shooting foul (Cormac Ryan draws the foul)
13:06	+1	Cormac Ryan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-41
13:06	+1	Cormac Ryan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-42
12:43	+2	Matthias Tass makes two point layup	43-42
12:19	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup (Trey Wertz assists)	43-44
12:19		Dan Fotu shooting foul (Paul Atkinson draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Paul Atkinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-45
12:00	+2	Dan Fotu makes two point layup	45-45
11:37	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point hook shot	45-47
11:23		Alex Ducas turnover (bad pass)
11:22		TV timeout
11:07		Paul Atkinson turnover (lost ball)
11:01	+2	Augustas Marciulionis makes two point layup	47-47
10:35		Cormac Ryan misses two point hook shot
10:33		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
10:13		Augustas Marciulionis turnover (bad pass)
9:50		Dane Goodwin misses two point jump shot
9:48		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
9:29	+3	Augustas Marciulionis makes three point jump shot (Dan Fotu assists)	50-47
9:19		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
9:19		TV timeout
9:06		Paul Atkinson misses two point hook shot
9:04		Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound
8:37		Augustas Marciulionis turnover (bad pass) (Dane Goodwin steals)
8:32		Dane Goodwin misses two point layup
8:30		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
8:28	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point putback layup	50-49
8:19		Dan Fotu offensive foul (Paul Atkinson draws the foul)
8:19		Dan Fotu turnover
7:56		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
7:54		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
7:39		Matthias Tass misses two point hook shot
7:37		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
7:29		Trey Wertz misses two point layup
7:27		Tommy Kuhse defensive rebound
7:18	+2	Tommy Kuhse makes two point hook shot	52-49
7:01		Kyle Bowen personal foul
7:01		TV timeout
6:55		Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot
6:53		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
6:38		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
6:36		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
6:18		Prentiss Hubb misses two point jump shot
6:16		Matthias Tass defensive rebound
5:55		Logan Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:53		Kyle Bowen offensive rebound
5:42		Alex Ducas misses three point jump shot
5:40		Matthias Tass offensive rebound
5:29		Logan Johnson offensive foul
5:29		Logan Johnson turnover
5:14		Matthias Tass blocks Paul Atkinson's two point layup
5:12		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
5:01	+2	Trey Wertz makes two point layup	52-51
4:30		Paul Atkinson shooting foul (Matthias Tass draws the foul)
4:30		Matthias Tass misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:30	+1	Matthias Tass makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-51
4:19	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)	53-54
3:49		Trey Wertz shooting foul (Dan Fotu draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:49		Dan Fotu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:49	+1	Dan Fotu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-54
3:29	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point hook shot	54-56
3:13		Paul Atkinson personal foul
3:13		Blake Wesley personal foul
2:58	+2	Dan Fotu makes two point layup	56-56
2:28		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
2:26		Alex Ducas defensive rebound
1:57		Nate Laszewski shooting foul (Logan Johnson draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Logan Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-56
1:57		Logan Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:57		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
1:44		Cormac Ryan misses two point layup
1:42		Kyle Bowen defensive rebound
1:17		Tommy Kuhse misses two point layup
1:16		Trey Wertz defensive rebound
1:16		Matthias Tass personal foul (Trey Wertz draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Trey Wertz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-57
1:16	+1	Trey Wertz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-58
1:16		Fighting Irish 60 second timeout
0:49	+3	Dan Fotu makes three point jump shot (Tommy Kuhse assists)	60-58
0:26		Trey Wertz turnover (out of bounds)
0:26		Gaels 30 second timeout
0:25		Prentiss Hubb personal foul (Tommy Kuhse draws the foul)
0:25		Tommy Kuhse misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:24		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
0:07		Kyle Bowen shooting foul (Cormac Ryan draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Cormac Ryan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-59
0:07		Cormac Ryan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:07		Tommy Kuhse defensive rebound
0:04		Nate Laszewski personal foul (Tommy Kuhse draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Tommy Kuhse makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-59
0:04	+1	Tommy Kuhse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-59
0:04		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:01		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
0:00		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Fighting Irish offensive rebound