Notre Dame trailed this one, 24-21, at halftime, but went on a 13-0 run to open the second half.
Jeremy Lamb had 16 points to lead the Huskies and had a chance to tie after missing his second free throw with 2.3 seconds left on purpose. He grabbed his miss but his off-balance follow bounced off the rim at the buzzer.
Connecticut has been ranked in the Top 25 for 28 straight weeks, the fifth-longest stretch in program history, a run that is likely to end today.
Ohio St. 64, Michigan 49 - Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds, Jared Sullinger added 13 points, and the No. 4 Buckeyes (19-3, 7-2) beat the 20th-ranked Wolverines (16-6, 6-3) in Columbus, Ohio, keeping the Buckeyes in a first-place tie in the Big Ten.
The Buckeyes extended their homecourt winning streak to 38, the second-longest in the program’s 100 years.
North Carolina 93, Georgia Tech 81 - Harrison Barnes scored 23 points and the No. 7 Tar Heels hit 10 3-pointers in a victory over the visiting Yellow Jackets (8-13, 1-6 ACC).
Tyler Zeller added 17 points for the Tar Heels (18-3, 5-1), who have won 12 of 13 games and extended their school-record home winning streak to 31 games. North Carolina moved into a tie atop the ACC standings.
Indiana 103, Iowa 89 - Freshman Cody Zeller scored a season-high 26 points on 10-of-11 shooting to help the 16th-ranked Hoosiers (17-5, 5-5 Big Ten) top the visiting Hawkeyes (11-11, 3-6).
Vermont 77, UNH 60 - Sandro Carissimo scored 14 points to lead the host Catamounts (13-10, 7-2 America East) past the Wildcats (7-13, 2-7).
South Florida 81, Providence 78 - The Friars (12-10, 1-8 Big East) got a career-high 33 points and eight rebounds from freshman LaDontae Henton, but fell to the host Bulls (13-9, 6-3).
Women
Miami 88, BC 57 - Shenise Johnson scored 16 of her 22 points in the opening half to lead the 10th-ranked Hurricanes to their eighth straight win, routing the Eagles at Conte Forum.
