By Brian Hamilton
NEW YORK -- If Notre Dame is indeed becoming one of the best college basketball stories around, it's turning into quite a long read.
The Irish pulled off the biggest stunner of a day full of them so far, upending No. 2-seed Pittsburgh 50-45 in a Big East tournament quarterfinal, a sixth straight win for the once left-for-dead club. Next up is a meeting with either West Virginia or Cincinnati on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Unbelievably, inexplicably.
And, slowly.
Notre Dame (23-10) caught the Panthers in the mire of its "Burn" offense and never let go. The Irish shot 53 percent from the floor and then made two huge defensive stops in the final minute to protect a two-point lead. Two free throws from Luke Harangody (12 points) effectively sealed it with 15.9 seconds left.
NEW YORK -- If Notre Dame is indeed becoming one of the best college basketball stories around, it's turning into quite a long read.
The Irish pulled off the biggest stunner of a day full of them so far, upending No. 2-seed Pittsburgh 50-45 in a Big East tournament quarterfinal, a sixth straight win for the once left-for-dead club. Next up is a meeting with either West Virginia or Cincinnati on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Unbelievably, inexplicably.
And, slowly.
Notre Dame (23-10) caught the Panthers in the mire of its "Burn" offense and never let go. The Irish shot 53 percent from the floor and then made two huge defensive stops in the final minute to protect a two-point lead. Two free throws from Luke Harangody (12 points) effectively sealed it with 15.9 seconds left.
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