Notre Dame showed up only in the literal sense. Florida State ran its offense better, shot better, defended better, and played smarter than Notre Dame. The 71-57 final score is closer than most of the game was. Notre Dame started to press midway through the second half, made a run, and cut the lead to…
#2 seed Notre Dame will try to advance to the NCAA Tournament Southwest Region semi-finals when it meets the #10 seed Florida State Seminoles Sunday evening in Chicago. The winner will head to San Antonio next Friday to play the Purdue-Virginia Commonwealth victor. Notre Dame advanced by defeating Akron 69-56 on Friday. Florida State defeated…
Akron wouldn’t die easily, but Notre Dame pulled away late in the game and won 69-56. Ben Hansbrough led a balanced ND attack with 15 points. Tim Abromaitis scored 14 points, and Scott Martin added 11. Carleton Scott’s 14 rebounds led Notre Dame to a 41-32 rebounding advantage that, more than any other factor, was…
Notre Dame is ready to lose the stink of its second half collapse against Louisville a week ago, and the NCAA tournament is just the venue for a fresh start. The Akron Zips, winners of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, will be the opponent when the Fighting Irish take the floor of Chicago’s United Center on…
Notre Dame’s 26-6 season earned a #2 seed in the Southwest region of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Fighting Irish will play their first game of the tournament Friday in Chicago. Irish fans hoped for a #1 seed, but that honor went to Ohio State in the East Region, Kansas in the Southwest Region,…