No. 2 Duke falls to no. 11 Notre Dame in ACC semifinals

Author: Associated Press
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Bonzie Colson scored 17 points and No. 11 Notre Dame beat No. 2 Duke 74-64 on Friday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals.

Demetrius Jackson added 15 points and Jerian Grant had 13 for the third-seeded Fighting Irish (28-5). They shot 50 percent, led by 17 and held off the Blue Devils’ comeback attempt to beat them for the second time this season and advance to a league championship game for the first time.

Notre Dame will face North Carolina on Saturday night.

Jahlil Okafor had 28 points on 13-of-18 shooting for the second-seeded Blue Devils (29-4), who had their 12-game winning streak snapped by the last team to beat them. Notre Dame won 77-73 on Jan. 28.

Tyus Jones pulled Duke to 68-64 with a 3-pointer with about 3 minutes left. The Blue Devils didn’t score again.

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