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Burns hits game-winner as NC State rallies past Notre Dame 54-52

AP
Jan 04, 2024

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) DJ Burns Jr. had 13 points, including the buzzer-beating basket, and NC State rallied past Notre Dame 54-52 on Wednesday night.

NC State did not lead for 39 minutes and 59 seconds before Burns scored the game-winner to cap an 8-0 run in the final two minutes.

Notre Dame led by 11 at the midway point of the second half, but North Carolina State battled back, three times getting within four points. The Fighting Irish answered with a bucket the first two times and led 52-46 with 2:10 remaining. After the Wolfpack got within four again, a turnover by Markus Burton gave NC State the ball trailing by four with 1:26 remaining.

Jayden Taylor drew a foul and hit both free throws to get the Wolfpack within two, then Tae Davis missed the front end of a 1-and-1 for Notre Dame. Taylor missed a layup that could have tied it, then Notre Dame's J.R. Konieczny was called for traveling.

Trailing by two and with the ball with 26 seconds left, NC State turned to Burns, whose layup tied it with 13 seconds left. Notre Dame's Julian Roper II drew a foul from Taylor and, for the second time in the final minute, Notre Dame missed the front end of the one-and-one.

With 3 seconds left, the Wolfpack inbounded to Burns, whose left-handed mini-hook shot beat the buzzer and gave the Wolfpack their only lead of the game.

Burton led Notre Dame (6-8, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 18 points and four assists but had six turnovers, two more than the entire NC State team.

NC State shot 28.8% overall and 3 for 17 from 3-point range. They outscored Notre Dame by six at the line, had 17 offensive rebounds and forced 13 turnovers to four of their own.

Taylor had 12 points for NC State (10-3, 2-0).

Notre Dame built an early 14-4 lead and a 3-pointer by Burton gave the Irish a 26-14 lead with 6 1/2 minutes left in the first half. Taylor hit a layup at the beginning and a jumper at the end of an 8-0 run that got the Wolfpack within four points with about 3 minutes remaining. Notre Dame went on to lead 34-26 at the break.

Both teams are at home on Saturday: Notre Dame against No. 14 Duke and N.C. State against Virginia.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
26
ND
Fighting Irish
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Wolfpack gains possession)
19:35		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
19:30		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists)	0-2
18:43		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass)
18:21		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
18:12		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
18:12		Jayden Taylor turnover (out of bounds)
17:52	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (J.R. Konieczny assists)	0-5
17:30	+2	DJ Horne makes two point jump shot	2-5
17:07	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	2-7
16:45	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot	4-7
16:27	+2	Carey Booth makes two point jump shot	4-9
16:05		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
16:03		Carey Booth defensive rebound
15:45	+3	Tae Davis makes three point jump shot (J.R. Konieczny assists)	4-12
15:42		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul
15:42		TV timeout
15:37		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
15:35		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
15:10		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
15:08		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
14:51		Mohamed Diarra blocks Tae Davis's two point layup
14:49		Markus Burton offensive rebound
14:46		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
14:44		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
14:16		Ben Middlebrooks misses three point jump shot
14:14		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
13:51		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
13:49		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
13:44		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
13:42		Carey Booth defensive rebound
13:30		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball)
13:16		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
13:14		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
13:10		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
13:08		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
12:51		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
12:51	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-13
12:51	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-14
12:26	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	6-14
11:54		Logan Imes turnover (out of bounds)
11:54		TV timeout
11:37		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (lost ball) (Tae Davis steals)
11:13	+2	Logan Imes makes two point layup	6-16
10:54		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point jump shot
10:52		Tae Davis defensive rebound
10:25	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	6-18
10:05		Kebba Njie shooting foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
10:05	+1	D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-18
10:05		D.J. Burns Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:05		Tae Davis defensive rebound
9:57		Tae Davis turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals)
9:46	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot	10-18
9:37		Markus Burton turnover (out of bounds)
9:25	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point dunk (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	12-18
9:04		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
9:02		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
8:47		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
8:45		DJ Horne offensive rebound
8:41		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
8:39		Carey Booth defensive rebound
8:29		Jayden Taylor personal foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
8:22		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
8:22	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-19
8:22	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-20
8:11		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:09		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
8:03		Logan Imes personal foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
8:01		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:59		Michael O'Connell offensive rebound
7:52		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
7:50		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
7:35	+3	J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot	12-23
7:16		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
7:14		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
7:05		Markus Burton offensive foul
7:05		Markus Burton turnover (offensive foul)
7:05		TV timeout
6:43	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	14-23
6:37		Michael O'Connell personal foul
6:28	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Logan Imes assists)	14-26
6:11		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
6:09		Markus Burton defensive rebound
6:00		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
5:58		Wolfpack defensive rebound
5:38	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point driving layup	16-26
5:09		Logan Imes misses three point jump shot
5:07		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
4:43	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	18-26
4:24		Michael O'Connell personal foul
4:03		Tae Davis misses two point layup
4:01		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
3:58	+2	Kam Woods makes two point layup	20-26
3:57		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
3:37		Kebba Njie turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Burns Jr. steals)
3:23		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:21		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
3:13		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
3:11		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
2:56	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point pullup jump shot	22-26
2:26		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
2:24		Casey Morsell defensive rebound
2:16		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
2:14		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
2:08	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	22-29
1:46		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
1:44		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
1:34		Casey Morsell blocks Julian Roper II's three point jump shot
1:32		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
1:25		Markus Burton shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
1:25		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:25	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-29
1:12		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
1:06		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
1:04		Logan Imes defensive rebound
0:50	+3	Matt Zona makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	23-32
0:32	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	26-32
0:17	+2	Carey Booth makes two point layup (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	26-34
0:04		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
0:02		Carey Booth defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
28
ND
Fighting Irish
18

Time		Play	Score
19:32		J.R. Konieczny turnover (lost ball)
19:12		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:10		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
19:08		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point layup
19:06		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
18:47	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	26-36
18:37		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
18:35		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
18:32		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:30		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
18:15		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
18:13		Carey Booth offensive rebound
18:12		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
18:12		Carey Booth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:12	+1	Carey Booth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-37
17:57		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
17:55		Wolfpack offensive rebound
17:47	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point dunk (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	28-37
17:16		Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
17:14		DJ Horne defensive rebound
17:00		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
16:58		DJ Horne offensive rebound
16:55		DJ Horne misses two point layup
16:53		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
16:52		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
16:50		Tae Davis defensive rebound
16:45		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
16:43		Wolfpack defensive rebound
16:36		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:34		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
16:30		Kebba Njie blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup
16:28		Wolfpack offensive rebound
16:25	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists)	30-37
15:58		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
15:56		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
15:49		J.R. Konieczny shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:49	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-37
15:49	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-37
15:23		J.R. Konieczny misses two point layup
15:21		Wolfpack defensive rebound
15:09		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point hook shot
15:07		Logan Imes defensive rebound
14:50		DJ Horne shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
14:50	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-38
14:50	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-39
14:33		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
14:31		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
14:29		Julian Roper II blocks Dennis Parker Jr.'s two point layup
14:27		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
14:04		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
14:02		Matt Zona offensive rebound
14:00		Matt Zona misses two point layup
13:58		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
13:43		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:41		Logan Imes defensive rebound
13:20	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	32-41
13:02		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
13:00		DJ Horne offensive rebound
12:56		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:54		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
12:50		Julian Roper II personal foul (DJ Horne draws the foul)
12:36	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point jump shot	34-41
12:28		Logan Imes turnover (bad pass)
12:01		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
11:59		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
11:43	+3	Matt Zona makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	34-44
11:24		Matt Zona shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
11:24		TV timeout
11:24	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-44
11:24		Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:22		DJ Horne offensive rebound
11:14		Casey Morsell turnover (bad pass) (Matt Zona steals)
10:49		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
10:47		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
10:38		Kam Woods misses two point jump shot
10:36		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
10:15	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point layup	35-46
9:49		Tae Davis personal foul
9:45		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:43		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
9:22		Markus Burton misses two point layup
9:20		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
9:18		Kebba Njie misses two point layup
9:16		Wolfpack defensive rebound
9:03		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
9:01		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
8:43		DJ Horne personal foul
8:32		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
8:30		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
8:19		Mohamed Diarra misses three point jump shot
8:17		Michael O'Connell offensive rebound
8:17		Kebba Njie personal foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
8:06		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
8:04		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
7:49		Kebba Njie turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
7:45		J.R. Konieczny shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:45	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-46
7:45	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-46
7:25		Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
7:23		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
7:09	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	39-46
6:40		Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point jump shot
6:38		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
6:20		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
6:18		Logan Imes defensive rebound
6:04		Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
6:02		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
5:42		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
5:40		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
5:40		Carey Booth shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
5:40	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-46
5:40	+1	Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-46
5:28		Michael O'Connell personal foul
5:10		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball)
4:54		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
4:53		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
4:53		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul
4:25		Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
4:23		J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
4:14	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	41-48
3:57	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot	44-48
3:21	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	44-50
3:06		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
3:04		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
2:43		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
2:41		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
2:38		Julian Roper II personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
2:38		TV timeout
2:38	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-50
2:38	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-50
2:10	+2	J.R. Konieczny makes two point jump shot	46-52
1:58	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	48-52
1:58		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
1:45		Jayden Taylor personal foul
1:26		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball)
1:13		J.R. Konieczny personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
1:13	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-52
1:13	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-52
0:49		Casey Morsell personal foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
0:49		Tae Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:47		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
0:38		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
0:36		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
0:33		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:26		J.R. Konieczny turnover (traveling)
0:26		Wolfpack 60 second timeout
0:13	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	52-52
0:08		Jayden Taylor personal foul (Julian Roper II draws the foul)
0:08		Julian Roper II misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:06		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
0:03		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:01	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	54-52
0:01		Fighting Irish 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Fighting Irish 60 second timeout