Notre Dame holds on to beat South Florida 65-62

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Luke Harangody hit a pair of free throws with 4 seconds left to finish with 19 points and Tory Jackson scored nine of his 18 points in the final 5:40, driving inside repeatedly, to lead Notre Dame to a 65-62 victory over South Florida.

Jarrid Famous had a chance to tie it with a free throw with 8.3 seconds left after he scored on a dunk, but missed. After Harangody's free throws, Dominique Jones missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Bulls (15-8, 5-6 Big East) saw their league winning streak end at four games.

The Irish (17-7, 6-5) led by 15 in the first half, but by halftime the Bulls tied the game at 34.

Jackson drove inside to tie the game at 60, then his three-point play with 61 seconds left gave the Irish the lead.

Chris Howard led the Bulls with 23 points.