Alabama’s fourth loss in a row proved to be the charm for Notre Dame.
After playing a competitive first half of its NCAA tournament opener Friday, the Tide took a whack from the Fighting Irish’s shillelagh in the second half to end its season with a 78-64 loss.
People are also reading… Alabama’s trip to San Diego, the first time since 2005-06 the program has made consecutive NCAA tournaments, offered uneasy promise for the No. 6 seed Tide. Alabama had shown it could beat some of the nation’s best opponents earlier in its season, and Oats was optimistic that Notre Dame would show signs of fatigue after a double-overtime, play-in win Wednesday night.
Notre Dame defied expectations of a hangover after an early-morning Thursday flight from Dayton, Ohio, with senior guard Cormac Ryan playing 36 minutes and two of his teammates, Paul Atkinson Jr. and Prentiss Hubb, playing 35 each. One of Ryan’s three-point makes came in a desperation heave as the shot clock was expiring, with the ball bouncing off the rim before falling.
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