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Cincinnati's Deonta Vaughn, left, and Lance Stephenson celebrate after they defeated Louisville in the Big East Conference tournament on Wednesday.

Notre Dame 68, Seton Hall 56
Luke Harangody had 20 points and 10 rebounds in a healthy performance off the bench, and Notre Dame shut down Seton Hall’s high-octane offense for a 68-56 victory in the second round of the Big East tournament Wednesday night.

Tory Jackson added 13 points and six assists for the Fighting Irish (22-10) in a game with significant NCAA tournament implications. Notre Dame, riding a five-game winning streak, plays second-seeded and No. 16 Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals Thursday night.

The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish improved to 6-14 in the Big East tournament and ended a three-game winning streak for No. 10 seed Seton Hall (19-12).

Harangody, the nation’s second-leading scorer, missed five games with a badly bruised right knee before returning to play 11 minutes Saturday at Marquette. But he looked more like himself in this one.

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