PHOTOS: Tar Heels narrowly escape Notre Dame on Elliot Cadeau heroics

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Jan 4, 2025; South Bend, Indiana, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Elliot Cadeau (3) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Matt Allocco (41) react after Nadeau was fouled by Allocco on a three-point basket at the end of the second half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images

North Carolina went into South Bend, Indiana, and came away with a conference win in the ACC against Notre Dame, 74-73, on a late-game, four-point play by Elliot Cadeau after the team was down three with less than five seconds remaining.

The Tar Heels looked fundamentally sound in the first half, leading by double-digits in that 20 minutes. However, they only brought a seven-point lead in the break. After halftime, Micah Shrewsberry willed his team to a comeback on the back of Markus Burton.

However, Ian Jackson’s career-high night of 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting and Elliot Cadeau’s 2-for-3 from three boosted the team to spoil Notre Dame’s attempt at a home conference win.

Cadeau hit a three with four seconds left and buried it while being fouled by Matt Allocco, which sent him to the free-throw line. After sinking the free throw, UNC held the 74-73 and kept it after a missed layup from Burton.

Check out the photos that give them a picture of the heart-pounding game.

Jan 4, 2025; South Bend, Indiana, USA; A basketball sits on the court in the second half of the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images

Jan 4, 2025; South Bend, Indiana, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels gaurd Ian Jackson (11) reacts after a basket in the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images

Jan 4, 2025; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Markus Burton (3) dribbles as North Carolina Tar Heels guard RJ Davis (4) defends in the first half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images

Jan 4, 2025; South Bend, Indiana,…

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Publish date : 2025-01-04 23:52:00

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