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Notre Dame Clinches Double-Bye

Irish tie record for most ACC wins in a season with 14

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame’s Dane Goodwin scored seven of his game high 17 points before the first media timeout and the Irish never trailed in its 90-56 win over Georgia Tech at Purcell Pavilion on Saturday.

With the win, Notre Dame secures a top-four finish in the ACC and will receive a double-bye in the upcoming ACC Tournament that will be held in Brooklyn, NY from March 8-12.

“That’s huge.  It’s been a goal of ours to get a top four finish,” said Goodwin.  “We’ve got a great vibe and are looking forward to March.”

With the win Notre Dame (21-8, 14-4) tied a school record for most ACC wins in a season (14) and is a game behind league leading Duke.

“We won’t play until Thursday,” said coach Mike Brey.  “I love that our scout team got in and they can play, too.”

Notre Dame with a short bench and using a seven-player rotation, was able to get 11 players into the action against the Yellow Jackets.

The Irish had a balanced scoring attack with Blake Wesley (15 points), Prentiss Hubb (13 points) and Paul Atkinson, Jr. (10 points) joining Goodwin in double-figure scoring.

Cormac Ryan, who got the start in place of Nate Laszewski, pulled down a career high 10 rebounds in the win for the Irish.

Notre Dame improves to 13-1 at Purcell Pavilion.

The Irish :18 seconds into the game scored its first points and never looked back leading 39:15 in the game.

Georgia Tech (11-18, 4-14) placed three players in double-figures and was led by Jordan Usher with 16 points.

Next up for the Fighting Irish will be the Florida State Seminoles as Notre Dame travels to Tallahassee on Wednesday for their final road game of the regular season.  A place Notre Dame has never won a game.  The tip is set for 7:00 p.m. EST.

1st Half

Media Timeouts

#1 – 15:55 Notre Dame 9-4 – ND’s Goodwin with seven points; GT two TOs

#2 – 10:57 Notre Dame 18-10 – ND shooting 54% from the field to GT’s 38%

#3 – 7:33 Notre Dame 23-15 – ND shooting 50% from 3FG to GT’s 13%

#4 – 00:52 Notre Dame 41-25 – Irish 5 of last 5 FGs

Halftime Score 

Notre Dame 46

Georgia Tech 27

ND leading scorer – Dane Goodwin 17 points

Georgia Tech leading scorer – Michael Devoe 7 points

ND - FG: 67% - 3FG: 64% - FT: 50% - 18 rebounds  

Georgia Tech - FG: 60% - 3FG: 18% - FT: 60% - 12 rebounds

2nd Half

Media Timeouts

#1 – 14:12 Notre Dame 59-31 – Irish lead by 28 points

#2 – 11:09 Notre Dame 64-42 – Notre Dame 17 assists to GTs 7

#3 – 6:37 Notre Dame 72-50 – The Irish with 10 points off of TOs

#4 – 3:44 Notre Dame 80-54 – Irish shooting 57% from 3FG – GT 22%

Final Score

Notre Dame 90

Georgia Tech 56

ND leading scorer – Dane Goodwin 17 points

Georgia Tech leading scorer – Jordan Usher 16 points

ND - FG: 57% - 3FG: 57% - FT: 81% - 42 rebounds  

Georgia Tech - FG: 34% - 3FG: 20% - FT: 63% - 29 rebounds

Game Notes

Largest Notre Dame lead: 34 points

Largest Georgia Tech lead: -

Ties: -

Lead Changes: -

Technical Fouls: -

Dunks:  GT – Howard (2); ND- Laszewski (2), Atkinson, Jr.; Konieczny (2)

Tip-ins

Notre Dame now leads the series with the Yellow Jackets 14-12 and is 9-2 at Purcell Pavilion.