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Abromaitis leads Notre Dame to 90-72 win over UCF
Dec 6, 2009 - 7:17 PM By TOM COYNE AP Sports WriterSOUTH BEND, Ind.(AP) -- Tim Abromaitis scored a career-high 31 points, Luke Harangody added 29 and Notre Dame shot 55 percent to beat Central Florida 90-72 on Sunday.
Abromaitis, making his first start, matched his previous career high in the first half with 17 points, tying the score at 41 with a basket at the buzzer. Harangody, who was on the bench for the final 5:40 of the first half after picking up his third foul, then hit a 15-foot jumper and had a three-point play to spark an 8-0 run to start the second half.
Notre Dame (8-1) extended the lead to 11 points three times before a 9-0 run gave the Irish a 75-55 lead with 7:55 left following a pair of free throws by Abromaitis. The Irish led by as much as 85-61 when Carleton Scott scored inside, and Central Florida (6-2) never again got closer than 17 points.
Abromaitis, who did not play as a sophomore last season, was 10-of-17 shooting from the floor, including 3-of-7 from 3-point range, and was 8-of-9 from the free-throw line.
Keith Clanton led UCF (6-2) with 14 points and seven rebounds and A.J. Rompza and Tyler added 13 points each. Ben Hansbrough added 11 points for the Irish and Harangody and Scott had seven rebounds each.
Notre Dame played the final 13 minutes without point guard Tory Jackson, who twisted his ankle. Coach Mike Brey said he could have played, but decided to rest him with the Irish leading comfortably. Jackson finished with nine assists in 27 minutes of play.
The game was close throughout the first half after the Irish jumped to an 11-4 lead. The Knights quickly responded with a 13-2 run, going ahead 17-13 on a pair of free throws by Clanton. There were 16 lead changes and 11 ties in the half.
- NCAA BB
UCF 72
NOTRE DAME 90 FINAL
Dec 6 1:53 PM - NCAA BB
UCF 41
NOTRE DAME 41 HALFTIME
Dec 6 12:50 PM
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