ND Women's BB '17 -'18 Season

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Kat just got on the floor and picked up PF #4.

Young driving the lane backhand pass to Kat for 2. Sweet assist.

Kat missed the plus one.

ND 84- 67

Butler, Cole, and Benz on the floor with Patterson and Arike.

Cole 3 NG

Ariek 3 NG

Game over.

 

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FINAL ND 85 FT 69

FINAL ND 85 FT 69

Matchup GT ND

FG Made-Attem	29-70	33-66
Field Goal %	41.4	50.0
3PT Made-Atte	6-17	4-14
Three Point %	35.3	[B][COLOR="red"]28.6[/COLOR][/B]
FT Made-Attem	5-7	15-23
Free Throw %	71.4	65.2
Total Rebounds	42	38
Offensive Rebs	17	13
Defensive Rebs	25	25
[B]Assists[/B]	14	[B]22[/B]
Steals	10	14
Blocks	3	4
Total Turnovers	23	19
Personal Fouls	23	15
Technical Fouls	0	0

 

[Old Man Mike]

Another "impossible" gut-it-out-all-game-just-getting-stronger performance. Someone on campus must have a bio-engineering lab and the girls are the volunteer subjects.

 

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Georgia Tech

STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
B. BrownF	--	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	3	1	0	0	3	3	4
L. CubajF	--	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	4	5	2	1	1	2	5	2
K. FletcherG	--	5-7	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	1	2	0	2	3	10
A. PeressonG	--	1-7	1-7	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
F. PanG	      --	5-16	2-6	0-0	2	1	3	2	3	0	5	2	12
BENCH	       MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Z. O'NeilF	--	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
E. EdeferiokaF	--	3-5	0-0	0-2	5	6	11	2	0	1	3	2	6
I. TilfordG	--	3-6	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	3	0	2	2	7
K. PughG	--	4-9	0-0	5-5	0	3	3	2	0	0	2	1	13
C. ScottG	--	4-11	2-3	0-0	2	3	5	2	1	1	2	2	10
TEAM		      29-70	6-17	5-7	17	25	42	14	10	3	23	23	69
 		      41.4%	35.3%	71.4%

Notre Dame

STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
J. ShepardF	--	5-12	0-0	5-9	5	6	11	2	0	1	4	3	15
K. WestbeldF	--	5-5	0-0	0-2	2	2	4	1	1	0	1	4	10
M. MabreyG	--	3-10	1-6	0-0	0	2	2	7	4	0	4	2	7
A. OgunbowaleG	--	8-19	3-7	8-9	1	6	7	5	3	0	4	1	27
J. YoungG	--	10-13	0-0	2-3	3	4	7	7	5	1	5	1	22
BENCH	       MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
D. PattersonF	--	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
M. ButlerF	--	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. NelsonF	--	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	3	4
K. ColeG	--	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. BenzG	--	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM		       33-66	4-14	15-23	13	25	38	22	14	4	19	15	85
 		       50.0%	28.6%	65.2%

 

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Strong Second Half Pushes No. 5 Irish to 85-69 Victory over Georgia Tech :: Notre Dame Women's Basketball :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of ND Athletics

NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- The No. 5 University of Notre Dame women's basketball team utilized a strong second half surge to claim an 85-69 victory over Georgia Tech inside Purcell Pavilion on Sunday afternoon.

Arike Ogunbowale (27 points) and Jackie Young (22 points) each recorded 20-point games, combining for 49 points for the Irish (23-2, 11-1). The victory over the Yellow Jackets (15-11, 4-9) marked Notre Dame’s eighth straight on the season and 21st straight victory at home.

"It was a really good second half. I found it interesting that it was a reverse of what happened at Georgia Tech," Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Women's Basketball Head Coach Muffet McGraw said. "In the second half, we buckled down defensively and that was a big key.”

How It Happened
Notre Dame’s Arike Ogunbowale got the offense started in the first quarter, scoring the team’s first eight points. Jessica Shepard picked up right where she left off, scoring the next six points for the Irish, as Notre Dame claimed a 14-9 lead. By the end of the first, the Irish had recorded nine made field goals on eight assists, leading the Yellow Jackets, 21-17.

With a few minutes left in the second quarter, Georgia Tech staged a rally with an 8-0 run that handed the visiting team a 36-33 lead. However, Kathryn Westbeld scored six of the last eight points for the Irish, including a buzzer-beating lay-up that knotted the game at 39-all at the half. Westbeld and Jackie Young combined for 16 of the team’s 18 points in the quarter.

The Irish, who scored the last four points of the half, started the third quarter on a 6-0 run, receiving points from Ogunbowale, Shepard and Young. However, Georgia Tech began to creep back into the game, cutting the deficit to 54-52 at the 4:03 mark. That’s when the Irish found another gear, recording a 10-0 run in under a two-minute span, ultimately taking a 64-54 lead into the final period.

One minute into the fourth, the Irish surged with yet another double-digit run, scoring 13 straight points to jump out to a 79-56 lead. Later, an Ogunbowale three-pointer put the finishing touch on the game, as Notre Dame earned the 85-69 victory.

Player of the Game
Young tied her career high in made field goals, shooting an impressive 10-of-13 from the field, finishing with 22 points on the afternoon, one shy of her career high. Young also secured a season high five steals and dished out seven assists, which is one shy of her career high.

Stat of the Game
The Irish tallied 22 assists in today’s victory, and have now recorded 20-plus assists in four of the last six games. Furthermore, for five straight games, the Irish have tallied double-digit fast break points, finishing with 18 this afternoon.

Notes

• Notre Dame remains unblemished against Georgia Tech, now 10-0 all time, with a 5-0 mark at home.
• Irish are 73-3 all-time in ACC play.
• Irish have won 21-straight inside Purcell Pavilion.
• Irish have won 48 consecutive conference games at home.
• Young tallied her seventh game of 20-plus points, finishing one point shy of her career best with 22 this afternoon.
• Ogunbowale earned her 16th game of 20-plus points, which continues to lead all players in the ACC. Ogunbowale finished with a game-high 27 points.
• After a 5-for-5 shooting performance, Westbeld has now shot 19-of-25 (76.0 percent) over the last four games.
• The Irish have tallied double-digit fast-break points in five straight games, finishing with 18 today.
• The Irish have dished out 20-plus assists in four of the last six games, finishing with 22 this afternoon.
• Notre Dame has garnered at least 14 steals in six of the last eight games.
• In the last eight games, only one opponent has reached double-digit made free throws. Georgia Tech finished 5-of-7 today.
• Irish tallied 56 points in the paint against Georgia Tech. Notre Dame has now recorded at least 50 points in the past five times over the last 10 games.
• Jessica Shepard recorded her ninth double-double on the year with 15 points and 11 rebounds. It also marked her second straight and her 20th game this season with double-digit points.
• Kathryn Westbeld earned her eighth game in double figures, finishing with 10 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting.

--ND--​

 

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McGraw Post Game Press Conference - GA Tech

McGraw Post Game Press Conference - GA Tech

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ND Still #5 In AP Week 15

ND Still #5 In AP Week 15

2018 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 15 - ESPN

ND lost 1 point from last week's total and UL picked it up.

AP Top 25

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Conn (32)	24-0	800
2	Mississ St	26-0	765
3	Baylor	        23-1	731
4	Louisville	25-1	702
5	Notre Dame	23-2	682
6	Texas	        20-4	614
7	UCLA	        21-4	562
8	South Carolina	20-5	559
9	Oregon	        23-4	558
10	Maryland	22-3	537
11	Tennessee	21-4	493
12	Florida State	21-4	453
13	Missouri	19-5	382
14	Stanford	18-8	352
15	Oregon State	19-6	322
16	Ohio State	20-6	268
17	Duke	        20-6	266
17	Texas A&M	19-7	266
19	Green Bay	22-2	241
20	Georgia	        21-4	238
21	Oklahoma State	18-6	169
22	South Florida	20-5	144
23	Michigan	20-7	62
24	Belmont	        24-3	53
25	NC State	20-6	44

Others receiving votes: LSU 28, Nebraska 22, WVU 20, Dayton 11, CMU 10, Mercer 7, TCU 6, ASU 6, DePaul 5, Miami 5, Gonzaga 3, Iowa 3, UAB 2, Villanova 2, CAL 2, USC 2, Minnesota 2, Quinnipiac 1
Dropped from rankings: TCU 24, ASU 25

 

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https://notredame.rivals.com/news/no-5-notre-dame-races-past-georgia-tech-85-69
Lou Somogyi

Second-Half Adjustment
Georgia Tech head coach MaChelle Joseph credited Notre Dame’s second half adjustment against its full-court pressure by getting the ball into the hands of Young and Ogunbowale — while stationing Ogunbowale on the back side that presented her with 2-on-1 advantage off some diagonal feeds.

Ogunbowale then would either drive to the basket aggressively (she was 8-of-9 from the foul line while drawing fouls) or dish off to the open woman (she had five assists). That also forced Georgia Tech to back off more from the press — the Irish went from 15 turnovers in the first half to four in the second — and go more to zone, which played into the Irish hands.

“That’s our game,” McGraw said of speeding up the game with her explosive guards. “We want to run … we definitely want to advance the ball as much as we can and not run as much offense as we can.”

 

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https://www.ndinsider.com/basketball/womens/notre-dame-goes-from-sloppy-to-superb-against-georgia-tech/article_7db54a0a-0f89-11e8-9dd9-7f01401cf249.html
By Anthony Anderson Tribune Correspondent Feb 11, 2018

Notre Dame goes from sloppy to superb against Georgia Tech

More uncharacteristically, she (Young) and Ogunbowale paired to pile up nine first-half turnovers as the pressing Yellow Jackets fought to a 39-39 tie by the break.

Young and Ogunbowale’s combined second-half turnover count: Zero.

I think we have flashes of brilliance. I mean, I don’t know how I would guard us sometimes when we’re really operating on all cylinders and moving the ball. We had a couple times on press offense that the ball never hit the floor and we got a layup, so there are some things we are doing that are really, really good, but I always think there’s room for improvement.

McGraw

 

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ND #4 Coaches Poll Passes UL

ND #4 Coaches Poll Passes UL

I did not expect ND to pass UL. They both have 2 losses but ND looked bad against UL. Margin is only 5 points but it's enough for 4th!

USA Today Coaches Poll

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Conn (32)	25-0	800
2	Missi St	26-0	766
3	Baylor	        23-1	733
4	Notre Dame	23-2	685
5	Louisville	25-2	680
6	Texas	        20-4	633
7	UCLA	        21-4	593
8	South Carolina	20-5	572
9	Maryland	22-3	548
10	Oregon	        23-4	532
11	Tennessee	21-4	470
12	Florida State	21-4	451
13	Missouri	20-5	390
14	Oregon State	19-6	359
15	Green Bay	22-2	292
16	Duke	        20-6	277
17	Ohio State	20-6	272
18	Texas A&M	19-7	267
19	Georgia	        21-4	216
20	Stanford	18-8	209
21	South Florida	20-5	201
22	Oklahoma State	18-6	115
23	Michigan	20-7	110
24	DePaul	        20-6	48
25	NC State	20-6	41

Others receiving votes: WVU 30, Mercer 25, FGC 20, CMU 17, Virginia 11, Miami 10, Syracuse 7, TCU 5, Buffalo 3, LSU 3, Marquette 3, Belmont 2, Nebraska 1, Villanova 1, Houston 1, Quinnipiac 1

 

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Bracketology - Women's College Basketball Brackets and Predictions - ESPN
Charlie Creme
LAST UPDATED: 02/12/18 9:15 AM ET

ND still #1 in Spokane

 

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Game 26: #5/4 Notre Dame (23-2, 11-1) at (NR/RV) Virginia (16-9, 9-3)
When: Thursday, Feb. 15 | 7:00 pm ET
Where: Charlottesville, Va. | John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Watch: ACCN Extra Stream
Listen: Pulse FM 96.9 / 92.1 | Bob Nagle (PxP)

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – With the regular season winding down, the No. 5 University of Notre Dame women’s basketball team begins its final week on the road during the regular season, starting with a trip to Charlottesville for a Thursday night matchup at Virginia. Tip-off against the Cavaliers is set for 7 p.m. ET, streaming live on ACCN Extra.

The Irish (23-2, 11-1), who sit atop the conference standings alongside Louisville, is vying for its seventh consecutive regular season title and fifth straight in the ACC.

HISTORY VS VIRGINIA
Since joining the ACC, the Irish have not lost to Virginia (16-9, 9-3), boasting a 5-0 record. All-time the Irish are 5-2, with a 2-1 mark in Charlottesville.

Notre Dame and Virginia squared off twice last year, first at home that resulted in an 82-74 victory. Both Mabrey and Ogunbowale recorded 20-plus point efforts with 26 points and 21 points, respectively. The two sides met once more in the ACC Tournament, where the Irish won 76-59. That time, Ogunbowale poured in 19 points, while Mabrey added 13 points.

WHO’S HOT
In her final season, senior Kat Westbeld is leaving nothing on the table. Just look at the last four games - Westbeld has shot 76.0 percent (19-of-25), averaging 11.0 points and 6.8 rebounds. In addition, the Ohio native currently ranks first in ACC play in shooting percentage (.623) and second overall (.631).

SHEPARD’S ACTIVE CAREER NUMBERS
In midst of a stellar first year at Notre Dame, junior Jessica Shepard continues to solidify herself among the best in the country. Shepard’s 17.6 points per game career scoring average ranks 13th among all active Division I players. In addition, her 8.9 career rebounding average ranks 13th while her 34 career double-doubles ranks 20th.

SCORE WITH THE BEST OF THEM
Notre Dame continues to climb the charts in the major offensive statistics. The Irish currently rank fourth in the nation in shooting percentage, converting 49.6 percent of their shots. If the season ended today, that number would tie for the ninth best in program history. Points wise, the Irish are averaging an impressive 84.8 points per game, which ranks fifth in the country. That number would stand as the second best in school history, checking in behind the 2013-14 squad’s 86.1 ppg.

BLINK AND YOU MISS IT
Notre Dame enjoys a quick strike transition offense which has been exemplified over the last five games. In that stretch, the Irish have tallied double-digit fast break points in all five games, including 18 vs both No. 8 Florida State and Georgia Tech, and a season high of 19 at No. 19 Duke.

A DEFENSIVE FRONT
The Irish continue to up the defensive ante. In fact, Notre Dame’s defense has forced a total of 169 turnovers that resulted in a combined 192 points over the last eight games. That’s good for an average of 21.1 forced turnovers and 24.0 points off said turnovers. In addition, the Irish have forced over 20 turnovers in five of the last eight games.

--ND--​

 

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UVA has a 6-9 Center, Felicia Aiyeotan.

 

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Sweet dish by Arike. Drove the baseline and when she got underneath the basket she whipped it out to Mabrey just atop the key for a trey!

 

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ALL ND!

ALL ND!

7:35 - 1st Timeout ND 9 UVA 0

 

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End of 1 ND 27 UVA 11

End of 1 ND 27 UVA 11

Matchup ND UVA

FG Made-Attem	12-18	5-18
Field Goal %	[B]66.7[/B]	27.8
3PT Made-Atte   1-4	0-3
Three Point %	25.0	0.0
FT Made-Attemp	2-2	1-2
Free Throw %	100.0	50.0
Total Rebounds	11	9
Offensive Rebs	1	4
Defensive Rebs	10	5
Team Rebounds	0	0
Assists	5	2
Steals	3	1
[B]Blocks	0	1
Turnovers	3	6[/B]
Team Turnovers	0	0
Total Turnovers	3	6
Personal Fouls	1	2
Technical Fouls	0	0
Flagrant Fouls	0	0

 

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Notre Dame

STARTERS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
J. Shepard F	3-3	0-0	0-0	0	5	5	0	0	0	1	0	6
K. Westbeld F	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
M. Mabrey G	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
A. Ogunbowale G	4-7	0-2	1-1	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	9
J. Young G	4-5	0-0	1-1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	9
BENCH	        FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
K. Nelson F	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
TEAM	       13-19	1-4	2-2	1	10	11	5	3	0	3	1	29
 	       68.4%	25.0%	100.0%

UVA

STARTERS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
F. Aiyeotan C	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
D. Toussaint G	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
J. Willoughby G	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
A. Huland El G	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
B. Tinsley G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
BENCH	       FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
L. Moses F	0-2	0-0	1-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
L. Jablonowski F	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Brown G	3-5	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	6
TEAM	      5-18	0-3	1-2	4	5	9	2	1	1	6	2	11
 	        27.8%	0.0%	50.0%

 

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4:56 - 2nd Timeout ND 37 UVA 16

 

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Shep made a nice move on the 6-9 center but it was waived off for a travel. Replay showed she did NOT move her pivot foot.

 

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Rico and Koko both with 3 PFs.

Mabrey 3!

ND by 21

 

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Young foul line Jumper.

 

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Halftime ND 46 UVA 27

Halftime ND 46 UVA 27

Matchup ND UVA

FG Made-Attem	20-31	12-35
Field Goal %	64.5	34.3
3PT Made-Atte	2-6	2-9
Three Point %	33.3	22.2
FT Made-Attem	4-4	1-4
Free Throw %	100.0	25.0
Total Rebounds	18	18
Offensive Rebs	2	9
Defensive Rebs	16	9
Team Rebounds	0	0
Assists	9	7
Steals	5	2
Blocks	0	2
Turnovers	8	11
Team Turnovers	0	0
Total Turnovers	8	11
Personal Fouls	6	4
Technical Fouls	0	0
Flagrant Fouls	0	0

 

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Halftime Ind Stats

Halftime Ind Stats

Notre Dame

STARTERS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
J. Shepard F	7-8	0-0	0-0	0	6	6	0	1	0	2	1	14
K. Westbeld F	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2
M. Mabrey G	2-5	2-3	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	6
A. Ogunbowale G	4-7	0-2	3-3	0	4	4	3	2	0	1	2	11
J. Young G	5-7	0-1	1-1	0	2	2	4	1	0	0	0	11
BENCH	        FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
D. Patterson F	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
K. Nelson F	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2
TEAM	       20-31	2-6	4-4	2	16	18	9	5	0	8	6	46
 	       64.5%	33.3%	100.0%

UVA

STARTERS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
F. Aiyeotan C	4-6	0-0	0-2	3	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	8
D. Toussaint G	1-5	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	3
J. Willoughby G	2-5	1-1	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	5
A. Huland El G	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	2
B. Tinsley G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
BENCH	        FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
M. Jones F	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Moses F	0-3	0-0	1-2	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	1
L. Jablonowski F	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
J. Brown G	3-9	0-4	0-0	0	2	2	2	1	0	2	0	6
TEAM	       12-35	2-9	1-4	9	9	18	7	2	2	11	4	27
 	       34.3%	22.2%	25.0%

 

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S.Car trails UGA by 2 at the half.

UL leads BC by 5 at the half. They were down by 11 earlier in the game. BC won the opening quarter 23-12. UL flipped that and then some winning the 2nd Q. 20 to 4. That's 4 as in two buckets.

 

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Kat kicks the ball outside to Mabrey in the corner for a 3!

Mabs 3-4 from the arc.

 

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5:50 - 3rd Timeout ND 59 UVA 34

5:50 - 3rd Timeout ND 59 UVA 34

Rico trey after a couple of ND scoreless possessions.


Mabrey with another trey. 4-5


Mabrey, Young, and Rico on a 3-2 fast break. Jackie goes up for the shot and dishes to Rico on the right side of the lane for a layup.

 

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2:18 - 3rd Shepard picks up PF #3.

Koko replaces Shep

 

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1:57 - 3rd Koko picks up PF#3

 

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Young with a nice shot fake then bounce passes to Koko for 2!

 

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Koko takes a J from just inside the foul line for 2 more.