Notre Dame 71-70 North Carolina (6 Jan, 2015) Play-by-Play

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

15-1, 3-0 Conference

	1	2	T
ND	38	33	71
UNC	34	36	70

North Carolina Tar Heels

11-4, 1-1 Conference

Justin Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Kennedy Meeks.
Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.
J.P. Tokoto made Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.
J.P. Tokoto missed Jumper.
Marcus Paige made Layup.
Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.
Marcus Paige made Jumper.
J.P. Tokoto missed Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brice Johnson.
Brice Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Britt.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Nate Britt missed Jumper.
Nate Britt missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Paige missed Jumper.
Isaiah Hicks made Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Kennedy Meeks made Two Point Tip Shot.
Justin Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Kennedy Meeks made Layup.
Justin Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Justin Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
Nate Britt missed Jumper.
Brice Johnson made Layup.
Marcus Paige made Layup. Assisted by Joel James.
Nate Britt missed Three Point Jumper.
J.P. Tokoto made Jumper.
Brice Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Tokoto.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
J.P. Tokoto made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
J.P. Tokoto made Jumper.
Joel James missed Jumper.
Joel James missed Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Joel James missed Two Point Tip Shot.
J.P. Tokoto missed Three Point Jumper.
Theo Pinson missed Jumper.
Marcus Paige missed Jumper.
Theo Pinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Tokoto.
J.P. Tokoto missed Jumper.
Theo Pinson made Dunk.
Theo Pinson made Jumper.
Isaiah Hicks made Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
Marcus Paige made Jumper.
Joel Berry II made Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Joel Berry II missed Jumper.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Paige missed Layup.
Kennedy Meeks missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper.
Theo Pinson missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Paige missed Layup.
Kennedy Meeks missed Layup.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
J.P. Tokoto missed Layup.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Paige missed Layup.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Pat Connaughton.
Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Vasturia.
Demetrius Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
Zach Auguste missed Jumper.
Zach Auguste made Dunk. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
Demetrius Jackson made Jumper.
Pat Connaughton made Layup.
Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
V.J. Beachem made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
V.J. Beachem made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
Zach Auguste missed Layup.
Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
Demetrius Jackson made Layup.
Demetrius Jackson made Dunk.
Jerian Grant missed Layup.
Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
V.J. Beachem missed Three Point Jumper.
Jerian Grant missed Jumper.
Jerian Grant missed Jumper.
Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.
Pat Connaughton missed Jumper.
Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
Demetrius Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
Jerian Grant made Layup.
Steve Vasturia missed Layup.
V.J. Beachem made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
Zach Auguste made Dunk. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
Zach Auguste made Layup.
Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Zach Auguste made Dunk. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper.
Pat Connaughton missed Jumper.
Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
Steve Vasturia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.
Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
Demetrius Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
Steve Vasturia missed Jumper.
Zach Auguste missed Jumper.
Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.
Zach Auguste missed Layup.
Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.
Demetrius Jackson missed Jumper.
Pat Connaughton missed Jumper.
Zach Auguste made Layup.

NOTRE DAME

NORTH CAROLINA

TIME		ND	UNC
20:00	Jump Ball won by North Carolina	0	0
19:57	Justin Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Kennedy Meeks.	0	2
19:29	Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Pat Connaughton.	2	2
19:11	Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.	2	2
19:11	Demetrius Jackson Defensive Rebound.	2	2
19:04	Zach Auguste Turnover.	2	2
19:04	J.P. Tokoto Steal.	2	2
18:48	J.P. Tokoto made Jumper.	2	4
18:30	Foul on Brice Johnson.	2	4
18:28	Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Vasturia.	5	4
18:11	Brice Johnson missed Jumper.	5	4
18:11	Jerian Grant Defensive Rebound.	5	4
17:59	Demetrius Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Jerian Grant.	7	4
17:59	Foul on Kennedy Meeks.	7	4
17:59	Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.	8	4
17:50	Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.	8	6
17:22	Zach Auguste missed Jumper.	8	6
17:22	Justin Jackson Defensive Rebound.	8	6
17:07	Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.	8	6
17:07	Zach Auguste Block.	8	6
17:07	Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.	8	6
16:54	Zach Auguste made Dunk. Assisted by Jerian Grant.	10	6
16:39	J.P. Tokoto missed Jumper.	10	6
16:39	Jerian Grant Block.	10	6
16:39	North Carolina Offensive Rebound.	10	6
16:34	Marcus Paige made Layup.	10	8
16:15	Demetrius Jackson made Jumper.	12	8
16:03	Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.	12	8
16:03	Jerian Grant Defensive Rebound.	12	8
15:43	Foul on J.P. Tokoto.	12	8
15:43	Official TV Timeout	12	8
15:43	Jerian Grant made Free Throw.	13	8
15:43	Jerian Grant made Free Throw.	14	8
15:35	Marcus Paige made Jumper.	14	10
15:13	Pat Connaughton made Layup.	16	10
14:55	J.P. Tokoto missed Jumper.	16	10
14:55	Zach Auguste Defensive Rebound.	16	10
14:38	Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.	16	10
14:38	Justin Jackson Defensive Rebound.	16	10
14:24	Brice Johnson missed Jumper.	16	10
14:24	Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.	16	10
14:19	Pat Connaughton missed Three Point Jumper.	16	10
14:19	Steve Vasturia Offensive Rebound.	16	10
14:13	Steve Vasturia Turnover.	16	10
14:05	Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brice Johnson.	16	13
13:41	Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.	16	13
13:41	Joel James Defensive Rebound.	16	13
13:31	Foul on Pat Connaughton.	16	13
13:08	Brice Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Britt.	16	15
12:47	V.J. Beachem made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.	19	15
12:27	Brice Johnson missed Jumper.	19	15
12:27	Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.	19	15
12:09	Pat Connaughton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.	22	15
11:59	Nate Britt missed Jumper.	22	15
11:59	Pat Connaughton Block.	22	15
11:59	North Carolina Offensive Rebound.	22	15
11:58	Official TV Timeout	22	15
11:54	Nate Britt missed Three Point Jumper.	22	15
11:54	North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.	22	15
11:49	Foul on Martinas Geben.	22	15
11:47	Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.	22	15
11:47	Jerian Grant Defensive Rebound.	22	15
11:11	V.J. Beachem made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.	25	15
10:52	Foul on Steve Vasturia.	25	15
10:52	Marcus Paige missed Free Throw.	25	15
10:52	North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.	25	15
10:52	Marcus Paige made Free Throw.	25	16
10:29	Zach Auguste missed Layup.	25	16
10:29	North Carolina Defensive Rebound.	25	16
10:07	Marcus Paige missed Jumper.	25	16
10:07	Isaiah Hicks Offensive Rebound.	25	16
9:59	Isaiah Hicks made Jumper.	25	18
9:39	Foul on Zach Auguste.	25	18
9:39	Zach Auguste Turnover.	25	18
9:31	Foul on V.J. Beachem.	25	18
9:27	J.P. Tokoto Turnover.	25	18
9:27	Demetrius Jackson Steal.	25	18
9:00	Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.	25	18
9:00	Pat Connaughton Offensive Rebound.	25	18
8:40	Demetrius Jackson made Layup.	27	18
8:31	Foul on Demetrius Jackson.	27	18
8:31	Nate Britt made Free Throw.	27	19
8:31	Nate Britt made Free Throw.	27	20
8:11	Demetrius Jackson made Dunk.	29	20
7:56	Official TV Timeout	29	20
7:38	North Carolina Turnover.	29	20
7:07	Jerian Grant missed Layup.	29	20
7:07	Zach Auguste Offensive Rebound.	29	20
7:06	Jump Ball won by Notre Dame	29	20
6:56	Demetrius Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	29	20
6:56	Marcus Paige Defensive Rebound.	29	20
6:42	Foul on Demetrius Jackson.	29	20
6:42	J.P. Tokoto made Free Throw.	29	21
6:42	J.P. Tokoto made Free Throw.	29	22
6:16	Pat Connaughton Turnover.	29	22
6:16	J.P. Tokoto Steal.	29	22
6:03	J.P. Tokoto Turnover.	29	22
6:03	Austin Burgett Steal.	29	22
5:52	Foul on Nate Britt.	29	22
5:49	Foul on Kennedy Meeks.	29	22
5:48	V.J. Beachem missed Three Point Jumper.	29	22
5:48	Marcus Paige Defensive Rebound.	29	22
5:36	Brice Johnson missed Jumper.	29	22
5:36	Kennedy Meeks Offensive Rebound.	29	22
5:36	Kennedy Meeks made Two Point Tip Shot.	29	24
5:22	Jerian Grant missed Jumper.	29	24
5:22	Marcus Paige Defensive Rebound.	29	24
5:14	Justin Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	29	24
5:14	Kennedy Meeks Offensive Rebound.	29	24
5:10	Kennedy Meeks made Layup.	29	26
5:05	Notre Dame Timeout	29	26
4:47	Foul on Joel James.	29	26
4:47	Pat Connaughton made Free Throw.	30	26
4:47	Pat Connaughton made Free Throw.	31	26
4:37	Justin Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	31	26
4:37	Pat Connaughton Defensive Rebound.	31	26
4:20	Foul on Joel James.	31	26
4:20	Jerian Grant made Free Throw.	32	26
4:20	Jerian Grant made Free Throw.	33	26
4:07	Brice Johnson missed Jumper.	33	26
4:07	V.J. Beachem Defensive Rebound.	33	26
3:48	Jerian Grant missed Jumper.	33	26
3:48	Nate Britt Defensive Rebound.	33	26
3:42	Justin Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Paige.	33	28
3:10	Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.	33	28
3:10	Joel James Defensive Rebound.	33	28
3:01	Nate Britt missed Jumper.	33	28
3:01	Brice Johnson Offensive Rebound.	33	28
2:53	Brice Johnson made Layup.	33	30
2:40	Jerian Grant Turnover.	33	30
2:40	Nate Britt Steal.	33	30
2:36	Marcus Paige made Layup. Assisted by Joel James.	33	32
2:29	Notre Dame Timeout	33	32
2:10	Official TV Timeout	33	32
1:59	Pat Connaughton missed Jumper.	33	32
1:59	Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.	33	32
1:47	Marcus Paige Turnover.	33	32
1:47	Demetrius Jackson Steal.	33	32
1:42	Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.	35	32
1:20	Nate Britt missed Three Point Jumper.	35	32
1:20	Steve Vasturia Defensive Rebound.	35	32
0:56	Demetrius Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerian Grant.	38	32
0:34	J.P. Tokoto made Jumper.	38	34
0:04	Jerian Grant missed Three Point Jumper.	38	34
0:04	North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.	38	34
0:00	End of 1st half	38	34

Dean E. Smith Center

12:00 AM, 6 January 2015

Chapel Hill, NC

Attendance: 20,604

Referees:
Bryan Kersey
Doug Shows
Joe Lindsay

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
North Carolina	17-3	-	29-8
Duke	15-5	2	27-9
Virginia	13-7	4	23-11
Pittsburgh	12-8	5	22-11
Clemson	11-9	6	24-12
Syracuse	11-9	6	20-12
Wake Forest	11-9	6	21-14
Virginia Tech	10-10	7	19-15
Florida State	10-10	7	17-16
NC State	9-11	8	26-15
Boston College	8-12	9	20-16
Georgia Tech	7-13	10	14-18
Notre Dame	7-13	10	13-20
Miami	6-14	11	15-17
Louisville	3-17	14	8-24

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