SOUTH BEND, Ind., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Notre Dame's Tim Abromaitis and Ben Hansbrough teamed up for 43 points Saturday and the ninth-ranked Fighting Irish downed Seton Hall 60-48.
Abromaitis scored 22 points, Hansbrough contributed 21 and the pair combined for 15 rebounds as Notre Dame (23-5, 12-4 Big East) improved to 16-0 at home while winning for the ninth time in 10 contests overall.
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Carleton Scott added eight points and 11 rebounds as Notre Dame solidified its hold on second place in the Big East behind 13-2 Pittsburgh.
The Fighting Irish will wrap up their regular season with games against Villanova and Connecticut next week.
The Pirates (11-7, 5-11), who lost for the fifth time in six contests, got 16 points from Jeff Robinson.
