Markus Burton tallied 21 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals and Notre Dame nearly blew a 19-point lead before hanging on to beat Rutgers 68-63 at the Players Era men's tournament Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Jalen Haralson scored 15 points and Braeden Shrewsberry 13 as the Fighting Irish (5-2) survived nine second-half turnovers that fueled their opponent's comeback hopes.

Jamichael Davis scored a career-high 21 points, Dylan Grant had 15 with seven rebounds and Tariq Francis added 10 points for Rutgers (4-3), which dropped its third straight overall and is 1-4 in Players Era games dating back to last season.

Rutgers made 11 of 27 3-point attempts, including 7 of 15 in the second half, to make a seemingly one-sided game interesting. But Notre Dame outshot Rutgers 49.1% to 39.2

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