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Alabama Upends No. 17 Notre Dame

Retin Obasohan scored 19 points, including the winning layup with eight seconds left, in Alabama’s 74-73 upset win over No. 17 Notre Dame in the fifth-place game at the AdvoCare Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Sunday night.

The Irish had a chance to win it with two seconds remaining, but Demetrius Jackson’s layup was off the mark.

Shannon Hale also had 19 points for Alabama (4-2).

Notre Dame (4-2) got 18 points from Steve Vasturia. Jackson and Zach Auguste had 16 apiece.

In a tight game through much of the second half, the Irish held a 73-72 lead with 1 minute 29 seconds to play, but Auguste missed two free throws with 28.