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March Madness - Notre Dame Defeats Akron 69-56 - Recap
March Madness - Notre Dame Defeats Akron 69-56 - Recap
Notre Dame grabbed a 69-56 win over Akron on Friday, behind a 15-point effort from Ben Hansbrough at United Center.
Notre Dame won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the 13.5-point spread.
Tim Abromaitis had 14 points for Notre Dame and Scott Martin chipped in with 11 points. Ben Hansbrough had 6 assists for them, while Carleton Scott was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 14 boards.
Akron got 11 points from Quincy Diggs in a losing cause and another 8 points from Steve McNees. Alex Abreu contributed 4 assists for them, while Nikola Cvetinovic had 6 rebounds.
Notre Dame hit the break leading 34-30 before taking care of business in the second half.
Notre Dame won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 41-32.
