DePaul University Athletics
Blue Demons Drop Regular Season Finale
3/4/2006 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Russell Carter scored 22 points to lead Notre Dame to a 66-61 win against DePaul on Saturday as the Irish clinched a spot in the Big East Tournament.
DePaul (12-15, 5-10 Big East) had a chance to send the game into overtime, but Draelon Burns' 3-pointer with less than five seconds remaining rattled in and out.
Chris Quinn had 11 points and 10 assists for the Irish (15-12, 6-10). Torin Francis had 10 points.
DePaul's Sammy Mejia scored a game-high 23 and teammate Wilson Chandler had 10.
The finish was set up when
A Marlon Brumfield shot got DePaul within one with 23.5 seconds left. Falls' two free throws with 14.9 seconds left stretched the Irish lead to three and Carter hit two free throws after Burns' miss to clinch the victory.
Mejia had 16 of DePaul's points before the break, when Notre Dame led 35-27.
It was the first time in conference play that the Irish won a game by fewer than five points.
