Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Boston College Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Njie hits winner, Burton has career-high 32 points and Notre Dame edges Boston College 97-94 in 2OT
Dion Brown's layup with 1:20 left in the second overtime, gave the Eagles a 94-93 lead after they trailed by five earlier in the period. After Burton missed two free throws and Donald Hand Jr. missed a 3-pointer for Boston College, Njie's follow of a Burton miss put the Fighting Irish back up 95-94 though he missed the and-one free throw.
Brown missed a jumper with six seconds left and Burton finished off the win with two free throws.
Tae Davis scored 20 points and Braeden Shrewsberry 16 for Notre Dame (11-13, 5-8 ACC), which had lost three straight.
Chad Venning scored 21, Hand 17, Brown and Roger McFarlane 15 each and Fred Payne 11 for Boston College (10-14, 2-11), which has lost nine of 10.
After trailing by 14 points early in the second half, Notre Dame tied it three times in the last two minutes of regulation but did not take the lead until Burton’s layup with 3:50 left in the first overtime.
Notre Dame went up by three with 1:26 left in the first overtime, Hand tied it with a 3-pointer and neither team scored in the final minute.
The Eagles shot 61% in the first half and led 41-35 at the break.
In the last 10 minutes of regulation, Davis and Burton scored all but two of Notre Dame's 20 points. Similarly, Hand and Venning scored all but two of the Eagles' final 14.
Boston College visits N.C. State on Saturday.
Notre Dame hosts Louisville on Sunday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 97 - 94 |
| 4th 0:00 | End of 2nd OT | 97 - 94 |
| 4th 0:00 | Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound. | 97 - 94 |
| 4th 0:00 | Donald Hand Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 97 - 94 |
| 4th 0:01 | Subbing in for Notre Dame-Garrett Sundra | 97 - 94 |
Statistics
 ND |
 BC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-74 | FG | 36-67 |
| 47.3 | Field Goal % | 53.7 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 10-21 |
| 30.4 | Three Point % | 47.6 |
| 20-29 | FT | 12-15 |
| 69.0 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Assists | 22 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fouls | 21 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 2,678 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-1 | - | 25-3 |
| Clemson | 15-2 | 1 | 23-5 |
| Louisville | 15-2 | 1 | 22-6 |
| SMU | 12-5 | 4 | 21-7 |
| Wake Forest | 11-6 | 5 | 19-9 |
| North Carolina | 11-6 | 5 | 18-11 |
| Stanford | 10-7 | 6 | 18-10 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-9 | 8 | 14-14 |
| Florida State | 7-10 | 9 | 16-12 |
| Pittsburgh | 7-10 | 9 | 16-12 |
| Virginia | 7-10 | 9 | 14-14 |
| Virginia Tech | 7-10 | 9 | 12-16 |
| Notre Dame | 6-11 | 10 | 12-16 |
| Syracuse | 6-11 | 10 | 12-16 |
| California | 5-12 | 11 | 12-16 |
| Boston College | 4-13 | 12 | 12-16 |
| NC State | 4-13 | 12 | 11-17 |
| Miami | 2-15 | 14 | 6-22 |