Bulls never win bullfights, but they usually make the contest interesting.  Not so for the South Florida Bulls, not today anyway. Jack Cooley came off the bench to score a team leading 18 points on 9-10 shooting, all but one of the 10 shots within a couple of feet of the basket.  All five Notre…

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Discussing his team’s upcoming game at South Florida after Wednesday’s overtime victory oner Louisville, Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Brey said, “If we’re not ready to play, they will beat us in Tampa at noon on Saturday.” It’s really simple.  If the Irish (20-4/9-3) prepare well and give the same great effort we’ve seen throughout…

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Notre Dame withstood two Louisville possessions at the end of regulation and then scored the first 14 points in overtime to secure a thrilling 89-79 victory.   Ben Hansbrough scored 28 points for the Irish, and Tim Abromaitis added 23 points.  Kyle Kuric matched Hansbrough’s game high point total for Louisville. Abromaitis and Carleton Scott…

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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…

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