North Carolina's Losing Streak Grows To Six, Notre Dame's Losing Streak Comes To A Halt With Win In South Bend

North Carolina’s current losing streak grew to six games with their 77-76 loss to Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana.

Freshman Cole Anthony scored 23 points and dished six assists for the Tar Heels (10-16, 3-12), who lost their season-high sixth straight game. Garrison Brooks added 22 points and seven rebounds.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2020/2/17/mens-basketball-unc-notre-dame-recap.aspx

While North Carolina’s losing streak continued, Notre Dame’s losing streak of two games came to a halt when they knocked off North Carolina.

Notre Dame received a huge performance from sophomore Prentiss Hubb, who finished with 20 points to lead the Irish offense. Gibbs had a big second half, scoring 11 of his 14 points in the final 20 minutes to help the comeback. “according to https://und.com/laszewskis-late-game-heroics-deliver-irish-win-over-unc/

Senior John Mooney finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for his 21st double-double of the season and Laszewski added 11 points. “according to https://und.com/laszewskis-late-game-heroics-deliver-irish-win-over-unc/

HOW IT HAPPENED

After falling behind 15-13, Notre Dame went on a 9-0 run with 12:43 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Laszewski, to take a 22-15 lead. The Fighting Irish then lost some of that lead, but still entered halftime with a 36-33 advantage. Notre Dame got a great contribution from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for nine of its 36 total points.”according to https://und.com/laszewskis-late-game-heroics-deliver-irish-win-over-unc/

North Carolina proceeded to take a 66-52 lead before Notre Dame went on a 9-0 run to shrink the deficit to 66-61 with 6:04 to go in the contest. The Fighting Irish kept the rally going and took the lead for good on Laszewski’s kickout three-pointer with 00:02 left for a 77-76 comeback victory. Notre Dame shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting seven shots from deep to score 21 of its 41 points. “according to https://und.com/laszewskis-late-game-heroics-deliver-irish-win-over-unc/

 NOTRE DAME PLAYER OF THE GAME

Hubb scored 15 of his team-high 20 points in the second half against the Tar Heels. The sophomore was great at getting to the rim and finishing in the final 20 minutes of play, going 5-for-5 from inside the arc in the second stanza. Hubb also excelled as the primary distributor, dishing out a game-high eight assists. “according to https://und.com/laszewskis-late-game-heroics-deliver-irish-win-over-unc/

North Carolina will next head to the Bluegrass State where they will look to avoid a seventh straight loss when they visit Louisville on Saturday.