Notre Dame guard Pat Connaughton, left, attempts to drive around Rutgers guard Eli Carter during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday Jan. 19, 2013, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)
Notre Dame guard Scott Martin, left, attempts to shoot as Rutgers guard Dane Miller, right, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday Jan. 19, 2013, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)
New Jersey governor Chris Christie, second from left, waves to the crowd after receiving a check from Notre Dame for Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers, Saturday Jan. 19, 2013, in South Bend, Ind. From left, are: Notre Dame student body president Brett Rocheleau, Christie, Christie's wife Mary Pat Christie and Jim Fraleigh, Notre Dame associate athletic director. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)
SOUTH BEND — 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 …