SB Nation 2010 NCAA Tournament -- South
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Keyon Carter made two crucial free throws with 9.6 seconds left in regulation, proving to be the difference as 11th- seeded Old Dominion knocked off sixth-seeded Notre Dame, 51-50, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Carter finished with 11 points, while Frank Hassell carried the load with 15 points and nine rebounds for the Monarchs (27-8), who sat for nine days after capturing the Colonial Athletic Association crown on March 8th.
Old Dominion, which captured its first tourney win since 1995, will move on in the South Region and face either Baylor or Sam Houston State on Saturday.
Ben Hansbrough posted 17 points and Carleton Scott ended with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Fighting Irish (23-12), who shot 31.3 percent in the second half after leading by six at the break.
Following Carter's two free throws down the stretch, Scott missed a contested three-pointer from the left wing. After Hansbrough missed the putback, Luke Harangody's make at the buzzer was too little, too late.
Harangody, who has been a shadow of his former self after suffering a knee injury late in the year, went 2-for-9 from the field for four points in the loss.
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Old Dominion Upsets The Irish, And Harangody Finishes With A Whimper
Not everyone gets to be Cinderella in March. And after a season that saw his team thrive in his absence, Luke Harangody's disappointing finish is crueler than most. Harangody came into his senior season having averaged 20 ppg in each of the past two seasons. And despite marginal pro prospects, he was unquestionably Notre Dame's best player, an All-American candidate and one of the leading candidates for player of the year.
Except, it wasn't until Harangody went down with an injury in mid-February that Notre Dame truly begin to excel. That's a tough situation, as Harangody explains here:
And today, Harangody's story didn't get much better. It took him 39 minutes to score his first points against 11-seed Old Dominion, and when the buzzer sounded and he chipped in a meaningless layup as Old Dominion celebrated, that summed it up perfectly. In the last game of a pretty remarkable career, Harangody was irrelevant.
What can you say? It's always fun to make of a lumbering big man like Harangody, but you can't help but feel a little sympathy. Man. What a terrible way to close out your career.
Mar 18 3:33p by Andrew Sharp - 0 comments