Northeastern comes up just short against Notre Dame

Notre Dame looked as though it was about to break open the first Thursday game of the 2015NCAA tournament midway through the second half, but 14th-seeded Northeastern, playing in its first tourney since 1991, made the third-seeded Irish sweat heavily. The Huskies had the ball with under 10 seconds left with a chance to tie or take the lead but NU turned in one of its worst possessions of the game and was not able to get a shot off as Notre Dame took it, 69-65, in Pittsburgh.

Notre Dame held a 31-27 lead at the half.

Scott Eathertonled the Huskies with 18 points while David Walker chipped in with 15.