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Irish Cannot Overcome Seminoles

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – John Butler led four Seminole players in double figures with 16 points as Florida State knocked off Notre Dame 74-70 Wednesday night.

Notre Dame (21-9, 13-5), despite leading by five points at the half, could not hit a 3-point shot and went 0-10 in the second half and only shot 26% from behind the arc.

Freshman Blake Wesley led the Irish with a game high 21 points, while Paul Atkinson Jr picked up a double-double with 17 points and 1o rebounds, and Prentiss Hubb added 10 points.

Florida State (16-13, 9-10) dominated in the paint and scored 48 points to Notre Dame’s 26 points.

Notre Dame remains winless in Tallahassee and must win on Saturday to secure the number two seed in next week’s ACC Tournament in Brooklyn.

The Irish will close out the regular season at home on Saturday against Pitt.  The tip at 2:30 p.m. ET.

1st Half

Media Timeouts

#3 – 7:11 Tied 27-27

#4 – 3:15 ND 33-31

Halftime Score 

Notre Dame 44

Florida State 39

ND leading scorer – Blake Wesley 11 points

FSU leading scorer – John Butler 11 points

2nd Half

Media Timeouts

#1 – 13:50 FSU 53-52

#2 – 10:54 FSU 61-54

#3 – 7:22 FSU 61-59

#4 – 3:48 FSU 67-64

Final Score

Florida State 74

Notre Dame 70

ND leading scorer – Blake Wesley 21 points

FSU leading scorer – John Butler 16 points

ND - FG: 43% - 3FG: 26% - FT: 56% - 42 rebounds  

Syracuse - FG: 41% - 3FG: 41% - FT: 75% - 38 rebounds

Game Notes

Largest Notre Dame lead: 5 points

Largest Florida State lead: 8 points

Ties: 6 – (27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 48)

Lead Changes: 6

Technical Fouls: None

Tip-ins

Florida State is now 8-5 and 6-0 at home against Notre Dame

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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.

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Atkinson, Jr. Leads the Irish as Notre Dame Soars Past Syracuse, 79-69

Notre Dame stays in the hunt for an ACC regular season title

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Paul Atkinson, Jr. scored 20 points and pulled down a career high 17 rebounds to lead Notre Dame to a 79-69 win over Syracuse in ACC play on Monday night.

Notre Dame (20-8, 13-4) had four players score in double-figures and overcame a four-point deficit at the half to pick up the win.  Nate Laszewski, despite feeling ill before the game, scored 17 points.  Prentiss Hubb had a season high 10 assists in the win.

“Our defense played well the last 10 minutes,” said Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey.  “We were really poised against the (Syracuse) zone on offense and the crowd was outstanding.”

Jimmy Boeheim scored a season high 27 points for Syracuse (15-13, 9-8), while his brother, Buddy, added 20 points for the Orange.

Notre Dame, who picked up its 20 with of the season and its twelfth game at Purcell Pavilion this season, is one game behind Duke in the ACC standings.  The Blue Devils stayed ahead of the Irish by defeating Virginia on Wednesday night.

Only three games remain for the Irish in the regular season with two games being at home.

Notre Dame will host Georgia Tech at Purcell Pavilion this Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m. EST.

1st Half

Media Timeouts

#1 – 15:25 Syracuse 8-7 – ND’s Atkinson, Jr. with four points

#2 – 10:29 Tied – SU’s Jimmy Boeheim with seven points

#3 – 7:21 Syracuse 27-23 – SU FG: 53% – ND FG: 42%

#4 – 3:43 Syracuse 32-31 – ND with 19 rebounds – SU nine rebounds

Halftime Score 

Notre Dame 42

Syracuse 38

ND leading scorer – Paul Atkinson, Jr. with 14 points and 11 rebounds

Syracuse leading scorer – Jimmy Boeheim with 21 points

2nd Half

Media Timeouts

#1 – 15:58 Syracuse 47-45 – The Orange with a 9-0 run

#2 – 11:59 Notre Dame 58-47 – Irish on a 13-0 run

#3 – 7:10 Notre Dame 62-55 – ND with 17 assists – SU eight assists

#4 – 4:00 Notre Dame 65-63 – 6-0 SU run

Final Score

Notre Dame 79

Syracuse 69

ND leading scorer – Paul Atkinson, Jr. with 20 points and a career high 17 rebounds

Syracuse leading scorer – Jimmy Boeheim with 27 points

ND - FG: 40% - 3FG: 33% - FT: 86% - 41 Rebounds  

Syracuse - FG: 46% - 3FG: 26% - FT: 73% - 28 Rebounds

Game Notes

Largest Notre Dame lead: 12 points

Largest Syracuse lead: 4 points

Ties: 12

Lead Changes: 15

Technical Fouls: None

Tip-ins

Syracuse now leads the series 31-23

Irish Win Fifth ACC Road Game

Laszewski injured in first half

RALEIGH, N.C. – Winning in college basketball is h ard.  Winning on the road in ACC conference play is even harder but the Irish, behind a strong zone defense, defeated NC State on Saturday 60-57 to sweep the series against the Wolfpack.

Notre Dame (16-7, 9-3) placed five players in double-figure scoring and were led by Paul Atkinson, Jr. who picked up a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.  The Irish lost Nate Laszewski in the first half with an injury, which allowed Trey Wertz to come off the bench and score 12 points.  Dane Goodwin also had a double-double scoring 12 points and pulling down 1o rebounds.

The Irish jumped out to a quick 11 points to start the game and led by as many as 17 points in the first half.  NC State did not score a basket until the 13:13 mark of the opening half, but put together a run to trail by only five points going into the intermission,

Notre Dame’s zone defense was a major factor in the win, as the Wolfpack managed only 30% from the field on 20-67 shooting, but managed to take a lead a 40-37 in the second half.

NC State (10-14, 3-10) was led in scoring by Terquavion Smith with 19 points.

The Fighting Irish will take on the Louisville Cardinals next Wednesday night at Purcell Pavilion in ACC conference play.  The tip at 7 p.m. EST.

1st Half

Media Timeouts

#1 – 15:30 Notre Dame 9-0

#2 – 12:09 Notre Dame 15-3

#3 – 7:42 Notre Dame 23-9

#4 – 3:06 Notre Dame 27-20

Halftime Score 

Notre Dame 33

NC State 28

ND – Blake Wesley and Prentiss Hubb - 8 points each

NC State – Terquavion Smith - 15 points

2nd Half

Media Timeouts

#1 – 14:26 NC State 38-37

#2 – 11:37 Notre Dame 44-42

#3 – 7:24 Notre Dame 51-44

#4 – 3:18 Notre Dame 61-48

Final Score

Notre Dame 69

NC State 57

ND – Paul Atkinson, Jr. – 15 points and 10 Rebounds; Dane Goodwin - 10 Rebounds

NC State – Terquavion Smith - 15 points, - Dereon Seabron – 9 Rebounds

Notre Dame – FG: 53%- 3FG: 35%- FT: 82%- Rebounds: 38

NC State – FG: 30%- 3FG: 29%- FT:  71% - Rebounds: 33

Game Notes

Largest Notre Dame lead: 17 points

Largest NC State lead: 3 points

Lead Changes: 2      

Ties: 1- (40)

Technical Fouls: -

Tip-ins

Notre Dame with the win now leads the series 10-8.

Nate Laszewski injured in the first half and did not return to the game with a lower leg contusion.

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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.

Len Clark recaps Notre Dame's 45-14 win over Stanford.

Len Clark previews the Notre Dame - Stanford game.

Len Clark recaps Notre Dame's 55-0 win over Georgia Tech.