SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Ian Jackson scored a career-high 27 points, Elliot Cadeau scored North Carolina’s last six points in the final 22 seconds, and the Tar Heels edged Notre Dame 74-73 on Saturday.

Cadeau hit a driving layup to get North Carolina (9-6, 2-1 ACC) within 71-70 with 22 seconds left, then Notre Dame’s Matt Allocco was fouled and made two free throws with 14 seconds remaining. At the other end, Allocco fouled Cadeau on a 3-pointer to set up the winning free throw.

After Cadeau’s free throw and a North Carolina timeout, Burton was able to drive the lane and draw some slight contact but could not finish the layup.

Jackson has scored at least 20 points in the past four games. Cadeau, the only other UNC player in double figures, scored 10 points and had six assists.

RJ Davis scored eight points and passed former teammate Armando Bacot for second on North Carolina’s career scoring list behind Tyler Hansbrough. Davis is ninth in ACC history with 2,353 points.

Burton, who had been out of the lineup since injuring a knee in the opening minutes of Notre Dame’s loss to Rutgers on Nov. 26, did not start but led Notre Dame (7-7, 1-2) with 23 points in 23 minutes off the bench. Tae Davis scored 17 and Braeden Shrewsberry added 16 points.

Jackson scored 10 of North Carolina’s 18 points in a 5 1/2-minute stretch of the first half, turning a 9-8 deficit into a 26-14 advantage with 8 1/2 minutes remaining before halftime. UNC led 39-32 at the break.

North Carolina has beaten the Irish 13 of the last 15 times they’ve met.

North Carolina hosts SMU on Tuesday and Notre Dame visits N.C. State on Wednesday.

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The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in North Carolina — says the black Labrador has died.

In a Facebook post Friday, the O’Donnell family said Ripken died Wednesday due to complications “from a serious undiagnosed medical condition.”

The 8-year-old Ripken’s history in the spotlight included retrieving bats for Durham Bulls minor-league baseball games and kicking tees during NC State college football games at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh.

Ripken participated in a ceremonial puck drop for the NHL Stadium Series outdoor game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals in 2023 at Carter-Finley.

His last appearance was retrieving a kicking tee during a Dec. 22 home game for the NFL’s Carolina Panthers in Charlotte.

The O’Donnell family wrote that Ripken “was happiest when he was surrounded by people and making friends (and maybe eating a hot dog or two).”

The Bulls, the triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, NC State and the Panthers all honored Ripken in social-media posts Friday.

The Bulls wrote Ripken “put smiles on so many adoring fans’ faces,” while NC State thanked Ripken “for bringing so much joy to Wolfpack Nation.”

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ohio State senior midfielder Michael Adedokun and North Carolina junior forward Kate Faasse were voted Hermann Trophy winners Friday as the top college soccer players in the United States.

Adedokun had 11 goals and 11 assists as Ohio State reached the College Cup semifinals. He was selected by Montreal with the 13th overall pick in last month’s Major League Soccer draft.

Faasse scored an NCAA-leading 20 goals, including four in the NCAA tournament as the Tar Heels won their 23rd title.

Voting by coaches is conducted annually by the Missouri Athletic Club.

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