TAMPA (AP) - Luke Harangody scored 21 points and No. 19 Notre Dame squandered most of a 19-point second-half lead before making four free throws in the closing seconds to hold off South Florida 67-60 on Saturday night.

Rob Kurz had 14 points and Zach Hillesland added 10 for the Fighting Irish (24-6, 14-4), who led 52-33 before USF (12-19, 3-15) put thhogether a 22-4 run over a 10-minute span to pull within one with 5:14 to go.

Notre Dame struggled to put it away down the stretch, missing six of seven free throws before Ryan Ayers and Kyle McAlarney went to the foul line and made four in the final 23 seconds to keep the Irish in front.

Dominique Jones led USF with 20 points. Mobolaji Ajayi keyed the Bulls' comeback, scoring six during a 12-0 burst that started the second-half rally, and finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.

The victory enabled the Irish to finish with a school-record 14 wins in the Big East and tie Louisville for second place in the league standings. They'll be the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament next week at Madison Square Garden.

USF finished its first season under coach Stan Heath by losing 15 of its last 17 games - all in the Big East, where the Bulls are 7-43 since entering the league from Conference USA three seasons ago.

Notre Dame never trailed, building an early 13-point lead and pulling away to its 19-point bulge after beginning the second half with a 16-6 run. The Irish were limited to baskets by Kurz and McAlarney while USF cut into its large deficit, and nearly let the game slip away by struggling late at the foul line.

Hillesland missed a pair of free throws with 3:19 left, then misfired twice on the front end of a one-and-one opportunities in the final 1:07. Tory Jackson also missed a crucial free throw before Ayers and McAlarney sealed it.