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COL BKB: Notre Dame 73, Connecticut 70

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Ben Hansbrough and Tim Abromaitis combined for 40 points Tuesday and No. 15 Notre Dame bested ninth-ranked Connecticut 73-70 in a Big East showdown.

Hansbrough scored 21 points and Abromaitis added 19 and grabbed seven rebounds for the Fighting Irish (13-2, 2-1 Big East), who led for virtually the entire game and held on for the win when Shabazz Napier missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds.

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Scott Martin added 13 points for Notre Dame, which beat UConn at home for sixth time in seven tries.

Kemba Walker pumped in 19 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished off five assists for Connecticut (11-2, 1-2), and Napier contributed 18 points in the loss.

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