Notre Dame’s final position in the Big East standings will begin to sort itself out when the Louisville Cardinals (18-5/7-3) travel to South Bend to play the Fighting Irish (19-4/8-3). The winner will have the upper hand among the half dozen teams trying to position themselves in the league’s top four, and the loser will…
Ben Hansbrough scored 25 points including 6 consecutive free throws with the game on the line in the last 30 seconds to lead Notre Dame to a hard fought 76-69 victory over Rutgers. Scott Martin added 14 points for the Irish; and Carleton Scott starred with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocked shots. Jonathan…
Notre Dame will host Quincy Magoo’s beloved Rutgers Scarlett Knights at noon tomorrow to start Super Bowl Sunday for several thousand barely awake students and a complement of Michiana sports fans. It is ND’s first home game in two weeks. While they were gone, the Irish took sole possession of second place in the Big…
Carleton Scott made a jump shot on Notre Dame’s first possession, and the Irish never relinquished the lead en route to a 83-58 victory. Ben Hansbrough led the way with 24 points, and Scott Martin added 15. Freshman guard Brandon Young scored 16 points for DePaul. Cleveland Melvin, who entered the game with a 21.5…
After a nine-day layoff, the Fighting Irish will start the second half of their Big East schedule with a scrimmage … at least it better seem like a scrimmage against the winless DePaul Blue Demons. After a 6-3 record playing the conference’s most difficult first-half schedule, a loss to one of the bottom five teams…