Jack Cooley keys Notre Dame's win over Rutgers

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    Notre Dame's Scott Martin chalked it up to experience.

    The sixth-year senior figured with just a few seconds left and the 20th-ranked Fighting Irish leading by a point, Rutgers would drive inside and try to draw contact. So instead of guarding the outside shot, Martin headed for the basket and tried to help Jack Cooley as Eli Carter, Rutgers' leading scorer, drove to the basket.

    "I was there waiting for him," Martin said.

    The officials ruled it a charge on Carter -- even though Rutgers coach Mike Rice thought he was inside the arc -- and Notre Dame held on for a 69-66 victory Saturday night.

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