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Cormac Ryan called this run a dream. Friday was close to a fantasy.
The junior guard from Manhattan shot 11th-seeded Notre Dame into the second round with a career-high 29 points, keying the Irish’s 78-64 commanding upset of No. 6 Alabama at Viejas Arena in San Diego.
A question mark to even reach the tournament, Notre Dame is now 40 minutes from an unlikely Sweet 16. No. 3 Texas Tech is standing in its way.
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Ryan came up big in the dramatic First Four, double-overtime win at Rutgers, scoring 16 points and coming up with a clutch steal in the first overtime. He was even better in this win. The 6-foot-5 Ryan scored 11 of his team’s first 15 points and hit seven of nine 3-point shots. He also had five rebounds.
Alabama suffered a crushing loss very early in the game when point guard Jahvon Quinerly, its second-leading scorer and top distributor, suffered a left knee injury. The Hackensack, N.J., native was later seen on crutches and didn’t return.
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