The 15th seeded Scarlet Knights were unable to pull off the third consecutive upset in the first round of the Big East Tournament, falling 61-50 to Notre Dame at the Garden.

Rutgers continued its trend of keeping it close by staying within six points of the Fighting Irish until the three-minute mark of the second half behind the long range shooting of Big East All-Freshman guard Mike Rosario.

Rosario finished the game with 12 points on 5-of-17 shooting while junior center Hamady N’Diaye led the Scarlet Knights with 14 points. N’Diaye missed just one shot, pulled in five boards and had two blocks.

N’Diaye also defended well, holding Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody to a 17.6 percent shooting clip and just seven points.

Guard Tory Jackson led Notre Dame with 12 points and seven rebounds as the Irish advance to the second round of the Big East Tournament.