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Harvard-Westlake vs. Notre Dame high school basketball, Open Division: Live updates recap

Live scoring updates from the Open Division playoff showdown between Harvard-Westlake and Notre Dame Friday night.

Tarek Fattal

Harvard-Westlake's Nik Khamenia shoots a free throw in a game against St. Francis at the Intuit Dome on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.
Harvard-Westlake's Nik Khamenia shoots a free throw in a game against St. Francis at the Intuit Dome on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. / Greg Fiore

It's simple. The winner of Friday's game between Notre Dame and Harvard-Westlake will advance to the CIF Southern Section Open Division final on March 1.

After three rounds of pool-play, Notre Dame is 3-0 and Harvard-Westlake is 2-0 in Pool A. The Knights will travel to take on the Wolverines in Studio City (7 p.m.) in what will be the third act of this heated matchup between Mission League foes.

Harvard-Westlake won the first two meetings 73-63 and 67-64, respectively. The latter score coming in the Mission League tournament final on Feb. 5.

Friday night's game will be Notre Dame's final pool-play game. The Knights have their bye on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Harvard-Westlake will take on Santa Margarita in its final pool-play game.

If Notre Dame wins Friday, it completes pool play 4-0 and advances to the final. If Harvard-Westlake wins, it will be 3-0 heading into its final game with Santa Margarita, which is currently 0-2. Even Harvard-Westlake loses that final game and drops to 3-1, it will hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over Notre Dame (which would also be 3-1 in this scenario).

LIVE UPDATES RECAP

STORY: Notre Dame edge Harvard-Westlake for berth to CIF Open Division final

Starting Lineups
Harvard-Westlake: Nik Khamenia, Joe Sterling, Amir Jones, Isaiah Carroll, Dom Bentho
Notre Dame: Tyran Stokes, Lino Mark, Josiah Nance, Zach White, NaVorro Bowman

1ST QUARTER

Notre Dame 10, Harvard-Westlake 5, 4:44.

AND-1 NIK KHAMENIA: Notre Dame 13, Harvard-Westlake 12, 3:14

DUNK NIK KHAMENIA: Harvard-Westlake 15, Notre Dame 13, 2:24

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Harvard-Westlake 18, Notre Dame 16.

2ND QUARTER

Harvard-Westlake 22, Notre Dame 22, 4:24

ZACH WHITE 3BALL: Notre Dame 28, Harvard-Westlake 22, 2:30

ZACH WHITE 3BALL: Notre Dame 33, Harvard-Westlake 26, 1:12

HALFTIME: NOTRE DAME 33, HARVARD-WESTLAKE 29

3RD QUARTER

AND 1 DOM BENTHO: Harvard-Westlake 36, Notre Dame 35

ZACH WHITE DUNK: Notre Dame 41, Harvard-Westlake 38, 3:08

TYRAN STOKES 3BALL: Notre Dame 44, Harvard-Westlake 38, 2:28

ZACH WHITE AND-1: Notre Dame 47, Harvard-Westlake 38, :34 (Largest lead)

END OF 3RD QUARTER: NOTRE DAME 47, HARVARD-WESTLAKE 43

4TH QUARTER

Notre Dame 48, Harvard-Westlake 45, 6:38

Notre Dame 54, Harvard-Westlake 51, 4:56

Notre Dame 58, Harvard-Westlake 51, 3:13

Notre Dame 60, Harvard-Westlake 57, 1:28

Notre Dame 64, Harvard-Westlake 57, 45 seconds

FINAL: NOTRE DAME 68, HARVARD-WESTLAKE 61

Tyran Stokes finished with 24 points (9 of 14 from the free throw line). Zach White added 23 points in the victory. Nik Khamenia finished with 31 points for Harvard-Westlake.

Notre Dame finishes 4-0 in Open Division pool play and advances to the CIF Southern Section Open Division final.

OPEN DIVISION STANDINGS

(Records heading into Friday night)

POOL A

POOL B

Notre Dame 3-0

Sierra Canyon 2-1

Harvard-Westlake 2-0

Roosevelt 2-0

JSerra 1-2

Redondo Union 1-2

Santa Margarita 0-2

St. John Bosco 1-1

La Mirada 0-2

Heritage Christian 0-2

...Tipoff is schedule for 7 p.m.

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TAREK FATTAL

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.

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