No. 11 Old Dominion upsets No. 6 Notre Dame in first round of NCAA men’s basketball tournament

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Carleton Scott’s three-pointer rattled out in the closing seconds, and 11th-seeded Old Dominion delivered the first upset of the NCAA tournament when it stunned sixth-seeded Notre Dame, 51-50, on Thursday in the South Regional at New Orleans.

The Fighting Irish rushed the ball up the court as the clock wound down, but Scott’s attempt to tie the score didn’t fall and Luke Harangody’s putback at the buzzer wasn’t enough.

Frank Hassell scored 15 points to lead Old Dominion (27-8), which held Harangody to only four points — and scoreless until the final minute.

Ben Hansbrough scored 17 points to lead the Irish (23-12).

-- Associated Press