LAHAINA, Hawaii—Luke Harangody had done everything a bruising power forward is supposed to do. He scored 29 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and even threw in a banked 40-footer as the shot clock expired.

But he had to wait to make sure his two missed free throws in the final seconds didn’t cost No. 8 Notre Dame a win over No. 6 Texas. They didn’t, barely.

After Harangody’s second miss with 3.5 seconds to play, Texas’ A.J. Abrams let fly with a shot from just beyond halfcourt that bounced off the front of the rim and the Fighting Irish had an 81-80 victory in the semifinals ...

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