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PHILADELPHIA -- Pat Connaughton made two of his seven three-pointers in overtime, as the 23rd-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat Villanova 74-70 in overtime on Saturday.
Connaughton went 7-of-12 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points for the Fighting Irish (19-8, 11-3 Big East), who have won eight straight conference games for the first time since the 2000-01 season. Connaughton also pulled down nine rebounds.
Jack Cooley recorded his fourth straight double-double with 18 points and 13 boards for Notre Dame, which has tied its best start in Big East play since becoming a conference member in 1995-96. The 2000-01 team was 11-3 before finishing the campaign with an 11-5 league mark in what was a 16-game conference regular-season slate.
Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant added 17 and 10 points, respectively, for the Irish, who are tied with Marquette for second place in the conference standings. Syracuse holds a two-game lead over both teams.
JayVaughn Pinkston ended with 24 points for the Wildcats (11-15, 4-10), who played without starting guards Maalik Wayns (knee) and James Bell (ankle). Dominic Cheek donated 19 points.
Connaughton went 7-of-12 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points for the Fighting Irish (19-8, 11-3 Big East), who have won eight straight conference games for the first time since the 2000-01 season. Connaughton also pulled down nine rebounds.
Jack Cooley recorded his fourth straight double-double with 18 points and 13 boards for Notre Dame, which has tied its best start in Big East play since becoming a conference member in 1995-96. The 2000-01 team was 11-3 before finishing the campaign with an 11-5 league mark in what was a 16-game conference regular-season slate.
Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant added 17 and 10 points, respectively, for the Irish, who are tied with Marquette for second place in the conference standings. Syracuse holds a two-game lead over both teams.
JayVaughn Pinkston ended with 24 points for the Wildcats (11-15, 4-10), who played without starting guards Maalik Wayns (knee) and James Bell (ankle). Dominic Cheek donated 19 points.
