Cole Certa’s late treys propel Notre Dame past Missouri

Cole Certa drained a pair of clutch 3-pointers on assists from Markus Burton in the final two minutes as Notre Dame edged Missouri 76-71 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night at South Bend, Ind.Burton found Certa for the go-ahead left-wing 3-pointer that gave Notre Dame (6-3) the lead for good at 72-69 with 17 seconds remaining. Certa made a corner 3-pointer on a pass from Burton to tie the game at 67 with 1:35 to go.Burton finished with 18 points and a career-high 10 assists. Certa tallied 14 points with four 3-pointers on his seven attempts.Mark Mitchell had a game-high 26 points, sinking 9 of 11 free throws and his first 3-pointer of the season for Missouri (8-1). Jacob Crews had 22 points on 5-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc in the loss.Burton and Crews each converted a pair of free throws, leaving the score tied 69-69 with 44 seconds left.The teams exchanged 11-0 runs midway through the second half. Notre Dame capped its surge on a Burton layup to go ahead 53-46 with 12:04 to go. Missouri responded with its own burst, finished off on a 3-pointer by Crews to retake the lead at 57-53 with 8:28 left.

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