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The event — dubbed the Eternal City Tip-Off — included an audience with Villanova alumnus Pope Leo XIV for both teams and their fans on Saturday.
OriginalBrady Koehler scored key baskets down the stretch and Notre Dame made a late comeback after trailing for most of the second half to beat Villanova 74-72 in the college basketball season opener in…
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Brady Koehler scored key baskets down the stretch and Notre Dame made a late comeback after trailing for most of the second half to beat Villanova 74-72 in the college basketball season opener in…
OriginalBrady Koehler scored key baskets down the stretch and Notre Dame made a late comeback after trailing for most of the second half to beat Villanova 74-72 in the college basketball season opener in…
OriginalNotre Dame erased a six-point deficit in the final four minutes to beat Villanova 74-70 at the Eternal City Tip-Off in Rome, opening the 2026-27 men's college basketball season. With the Irish down 68-67, Braeden Smith came up with a steal with 1:29 left and found Logan Duncomb for the go-ahead jumper. Smith then hit two free throws with 24 seconds left, and Elijah Crawford missed a potential tying shot. Smith and Brady Koehler scored 16 apiece, Tyler Perkins led Villanova with 18, and Notre Dame won despite shooting 35% as Villanova turned it over 20 times. The game honored Pope Leo XIV, a Villanova alumnus who met both teams but did not attend.
OriginalCorsicana Daily Sun5h ago
Brady Koehler scored key baskets down the stretch and Notre Dame made a late comeback after trailing for most of the second half to beat Villanova 74-72 in the college basketball season opener in…
OriginalNotre Dame beats Villanova 74-70 in men's college basketball season opener in…
OriginalBrady Koehler scored key baskets down the stretch and Notre Dame made a late comeback after trailing for most of the second half to beat Villanova 74-72 in the college basketball season opener in…
OriginalThe Irish trailed 66-60 with less than four minutes to go before winning 74-70.
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