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Notre Dame opens six-game homestand with overtime loss to Georgetown

This one slipped away.

Notre Dame likely won’t have many more wins this season, so any close loss will feel like a missed opportunity. Beginning a six-game homestand against former Big East rival Georgetown, the Irish had a few opportunities for the game to end in their favor. Instead, it was the Hoyas celebrating a 72-68 victory in overtime.

A game in which both the Irish (4-6) and Hoyas (7-4) had earlier nine-point leads was tied at 60 in the final minute of the second half. [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] made a go-ahead layup with 8.7 seconds left, but that was enough time for Rowan Brumbaugh to make a basket with 1.2 seconds remaining.

Burton nearly made one of the most incredible buzzer beaters of all time from three-quarter court, but instead, free basketball was needed to decide this one:

An Ismael Massoud 3-pointer with 1:16 left put the Hoyas up, 70-68. Burton was fouled on the next possession but missed two free throws. The Irish made a defensive stop on the other end and called a timeout with nine seconds left to try and either tie or win the game.

Burton drove and dished out to [autotag]Kebba Njie[/autotag], whose game-winning 3-point attempt was blocked by Supreme Cook. [autotag]Braeden Shrewsberry[/autotag] was forced to foul Brumbaugh with 0.4 seconds on the clock, and Brumbaugh made two free throws to ice it for the Hoyas.

Drew Fielder came off the bench to lead the Hoyas with 16 points, most of which came on four 3-pointers. Brumbaugh scored 15 while making all six of his free throws, and Massoud had 13 points. Jay Heath and Dontrez Styles scored 10 points apiece

Burton was the game’s high scorer with 17 points despite making only six of 20 field-goal attempts. [autotag]J.R. Konieczny[/autotag] flirted with a double-double of 13 points and eight rebounds, and [autotag]Julian Roper II[/autotag] had a couple of highlight-reel moments while also scoring 13. Shrewsberry came off the bench to score 10.

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Notre Dame Basketball: Winning Streak vs. Boston College Ends

As Notre Dame furiously tried to keep its 13-game winning streak against Boston College alive in the waning moments of Saturday’s contest at Purcell Pavilion, Irish radio play-by-play announcer Jack Nolan reminded listeners that the arena is one of …

As Notre Dame furiously tried to keep its 13-game winning streak against Boston College alive in the waning moments of Saturday’s contest at Purcell Pavilion, Irish radio play-by-play announcer Jack Nolan reminded listeners that the arena is one of the easiest places to shoot in the country. It’s easy to the point where Nolan said he once made three 3-pointers while playing in a charity game there. He brought this up because the Eagles’ hot shooting in the game (49.2 percent from the field) and particularly in the first half put them on the precipice of a win. Yet it took enduring a 13-3 Irish run and Marcel Goodwin’s missed half-court shot at the buzzer for Boston College to complete a surprising 73-72 win in South Bend.

Derryck Thornton was the best shooter for the Eagles (5-5, 2-0) by going 9 of 12 from the field in a 19-point effort. Jay Heath did most of his damage from downtown as he scored 12 of his 16 points behind the 3-point line. Jared Hamilton came off the bench and added 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting.

T.J. Gibbs played the entire game for the Irish (6-3, 0-2) and justified Mike Brey’s decision to have him do that with a game-high 22 points. John Mooney achieved his latest double-double with 16 points and 18 rebounds, six of which came on the offensive end. But they weren’t enough for Notre Dame to overcome 39.7 percent shooting from the field on an afternoon in which half of its shots came from behind the 3-point line, where it went 8 for 29.