National Basketball Association
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
By The Sports Xchange
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 |
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