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Duke Snaps Irish Home Win Streak

First sellout at Purcell Pavilion since 2019 season

SOUTH BEND – A “Big Monday” TV game, coupled with the first sellout crowd since 2019, turned out to be a big disappointment for Irish fans as #9 Duke defeated the Notre Dame 57-43.

With the win, the Blue Devils snapped Notre Dame’s home game win streak at 10 games and took over sole possession of second place in the ACC behind league leading Miami.

There were signs of optimism early in the game when Notre Dame took a 2-0 lead to start the game, but the Blue Devils tied the score at 2-2 and never looked back.  Duke led by as many as 22 points in the second half.

Duke (18-3, 9-2) was led in scoring by Paolo Banchero with 21 points.

Notre Dame (14-7, 7-3) had its lowest point output since the 2012 season.

Paul Atkinson, Jr. led the Irish in scoring with 14 points and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.

The Irish only shot 28% from the field (17-61) and 17% from three-point range (3-18).

The Blue Devils outrebounded the Irish 51-36

The Fighting Irish travel to Miami to face the Hurricanes on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. E.T.

1st Half

Media Timeouts

#1 – 15:56 Duke 7-2

#2 – 10:32 Duke 13-8

#3 – 7:14 Duke 18-10

#4 – 2:19 Duke 25-14

Halftime Score 

Duke 27

Notre Dame 14

ND – Paul Atkinson, Jr. - 6 points and 4 rebounds

Duke – Paolo Banchero - 7 points 6 rebounds

2nd Half

Media Timeouts

#1 – 14:27 Duke 40-20

#2 – 11:58 Duke 44-25

#3 – 7:44 Duke 48-32

#4 – 3:36 Duke 52-34

Final Score

Duke 57

Notre Dame 43

Game Notes

Largest Notre Dame lead: 2 points

Largest Duke lead: 22 points

Lead Changes: 1

Ties: 1 – (2)

Technical Fouls: -

Tip-Ins

Final meeting in Coach K’s career vs. Notre Dame/

Duke now leads the all-time series 28-8.

Nate Laszewski became the 66th player in Notre Dame history to score 1,000 points.

Dane Goodwin (0 points) fails to score in double figures for the first time this season.