by Brett McMurphy Filed under: Notre Dame , Pittsburgh , Big East Tournament NEW YORK TABLOID HEADLINE IRISH LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY START SPREADING THE NEWS NEW YORK -- The winningest senior class in Notre Dame history is not quite done winning yet. The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish defeated No. 2 seed Pittsburgh 50-45, in Thursday's quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. And, once again, it was Luke Harangody coming off the bench to lead the Irish. Harangody had 12 points in only 22 minutes. His biggest contributions came with 16 seconds remaining when he rebounded a Pittsburgh miss, was fouled and hit both free throws giving Notre Dame a 49-45 lead. On the Irish's previous possession, Harangody committed a turnover giving the Panthers a chance to tie but Jermaine Dixon missed. "You know, for Luke to bounce back after traveling when we go to him in a big possession and come back and make the two free throws, just kind of tells you the kind of guy he is," Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said.   Permalink  |  Email this  |  Linking Blogs  |  Comments