Notre Dame rallies to beat No. 2 North Carolina 80-76
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Demetrius Jackson scored 19 points, Bonzie Colson had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Notre Dame rallied to beat No. 2 North Carolina 80-76 on Saturday night.
It was the second straight loss for the Tar Heels (19-4, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).
The Irish used an 11-2 run to tie it at 48 on a basket by Jackson with 12:23 left, and the game was close the rest of the way. The Tar Heels closed to 77-76 on a pair of free throws by Marcus Paige with 32 seconds left. But Jackson made a pair of free throws and Steve Vasturia added another to help the Irish hold on.
Zach Auguste added 15 points for the Irish (16-7, 7-4).
Paige broke out of a six-game shooting slump, finishing with 21 points. Brice Johnson had 14 points and 14 rebounds for North Carolina.
