Rex Pflueger tipped in a missed layup attempt by Zach Auguste with 1.5 seconds left, to send Notre Dame to the round of 16 of the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament with a 76-75 win over Stephen F. Austin in an East Region second round game at Barclays Center.
The basket by Pflueger, a sparingly used freshman, was his first.
Stephen F. Austin led 75-70 with 2 minutes 5 seconds remaining, but a backdoor layup off an inbounds pass and later two free throws by Demetrius Jackson cut the lead to 75-74.
Thomas Walkup, who was the hero in No.