It’ll be up to him and Demetrius Jackson to lead the offensive attack.
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“I have to get to the rim and finish, or I’ve got to draw a foul”, Robinson said. The guy just needed to get inside the three point line, and the refs were ready with the whistle. I care about winning. The Hawks, meanwhile, are coming off a 70-68 win over Notre Dame on Thursday. “We lost to a good team”.
Smith then buried a 3-pointer 20 seconds later.
Robinson hit two free throws before the Fighting Irish tied it at 68 on Jackson’s three-point play with 32 seconds to go.
After Notre Dame took a five-point lead, Adam Woodbury’s in-close basket and two free throws by Uthoff got Iowa within one with 4 minutes to go.
Their antics seemed to spur their teammates, as the Hawks almost came back from a 16 points deficit in the 2nd half before falling by a single possession score. (AP) – A slow start in the second half cost Notre Dame. That made it real simple for Notre Dame – defend really well for one more possession, get it to overtime and get it in gear. “Their transition is so effective”. The junior point guard is averaging 25.0 points on 42.3 percent shooting from the floor, 62.5 percent from 3-point range and 92 percent from the foul line through two games in Florida. His three-point play gave the Hawks a 44-43 advantage with 14 minutes left. All of this leaves Monmouth playing the Trojans for third-place on Sunday afternoon at HP Field House (12:30 p.m., ESPN2).
Rutgers (3-3) struggled to stop the Tigers’ inside game, especially in the first half when Clemson scored 26 of its 38 points in the paint. Bonzie Colson, who registered 10 points and 12 rebounds Thursday, joins Auguste inside and guard Steve Vasturia (11.8 points per game) is another scoring threat.TIP-INS1.
No. 5 BAYLOR 72, CINCINNATI 34: In Freeport, Bahamas, Kalani Brown scored 13 points and the Bears played stifling defense to rout Cincinnati in the opening game of the Junkanoo Jam. The Hawks built a 10-point lead and never trailed again. Robinson is averaging 24.4 points through Monmouth’s first five games, has three 28-point outings and is shooting 45 percent from the floor in 35.0 minutes per game.
Xavier and USC advanced to the winner’s bracket earlier Thursday with wins over Alabama and No. 20 Wichita State.
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Monmouth: Advances to the semifinals Friday night and will face the Iowa-Dayton victor. Notre Dame is loaded with talent and it will be interesting to see how they bounce back from Friday’s loss.
