Second-Half Run Lifts Notre Dame

Troy Murphy scored 17 points and Ivan Kartelo added 11 as Notre Dame broke away in the second half to defeat St. Peter’s, 85-67, Friday at South Bend, Ind.

Leading 39-34 at the half, Notre Dame (8-5) outscored the Peacocks (3-8), 22-4, in the first 10 minutes of the second half to take a commanding lead.

Tulane 75, Southern Methodist 70--Sterling Davis scored 25 points as the Green Wave (10-1) defeated the Mustangs (11-2) at New Orleans.

North Carolina-Charlotte 98, George Washington 93--KenKay Jones had six of his career-high 16 points in overtime as the 49ers (7-5) rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the Colonials (5-6) at Washington.

Nebraska 90, Minnesota 78--Louis Truscott came off the bench to score 15 points to lift the Cornhuskers (6-6) over the Gophers (8-2) at Lincoln, Neb.

West Virginia 74, James Madison 50--Lionel Armstead scored 15 points to propel the Mountaineers (7-3) over the Dukes (7-4) at Charleston, W.Va.

Princeton 51, Holy Cross 41--Spencer Gloger scored 12 points as the Tigers (7-6) struggled to a victory over the Crusaders (4-7) at Princeton, N.J.

East Carolina 92, Fairfield 89--Garett Blackwelder scored 20 points as the Pirates (4-7) defeated the Stags (3-7) in overtime at Fairfield, Conn.

No. 1 Stanford 87, Davidson 61--Ryan Mendez scored 18 points and Casey Jacobsen had 15 as the Cardinal (11-0) defeated the Wildcats (4-5) in the championship game of the Stanford Invitational late Thursday night.

Hawaii 66, Oregon 63--Predrag Savovic scored 21 points to lead the Rainbows (11-2) over the Ducks (8-2) late Thursday night in the championship game of the Rainbow Classic at Honolulu.

WOMEN

No. 24 Tulane 76, No. 11 LSU 72--Grace Daley scored 31 points to lead the Lady Green Wave (11-0) to victory over the Lady Tigers (10-2) at New Orleans.