ADVERTISEMENT

Basketball ***MBB Game Thread vs. Duke***

Tyler James

I've posted how many times?
Staff
Dec 31, 2021
14,748
24,862
113
No such thing as too early for this one, right?

Notre Dame (14-6, 7-2 ACC) will host No. 9 Duke (17-3, 7-2) in a sold out Purcell Pavilion at 7 p.m. EST on ESPN. The winner matches first-place Miami's 8-2 conference record.

TV: ESPN with Dan Schulman (play-by-play), Cory Alexander (analyst) and Andraya Carter (sideline)
Radio: WSBT-AM 960/FM 96.1 locally and online at und.com with Tony Simeone (play-by-play)

The Irish are 9-0 at home this season and have won 10 of their last 11 overall.

Projected Notre Dame starters: guard Prentiss Hubb, guard Dane Goodwin, guard Blake Wesley, forward Nate Laszewski, forward Paul Atkinson Jr.

Some statistical gems provided by Notre Dame:

1 - There is only one player in the country shooting .500 from the field, .500 from 3FG range (1.5 3FGM/G) and averaging 15.0 ppg – senior Dane Goodwin.

2 - Notre Dame is the only major conference team with two shooters in the nation’s top five in 3FG% – Dane Goodwin (2nd, .500) and senior Nate Laszewski (5th, .474).

5 - With 997 career points, Nate Laszewski is closing in on 1,000 career points. When he reaches that milestone, Notre Dame will become the first team in the nation this season to have five 1,000 career point scorers on its roster – Paul Atkinson Jr., Dane Goodwin, Prentiss Hubb, Trey Wertz and Laszewski.

6.2 - Assist/turnover ratio for senior Prentiss Hubb in ACC play this year – the best by far for any league player.

10 - Notre Dame has won 10 straight games in Purcell Pavilion dating back to last season, which includes wins over No. 11/11 Florida State last March, a 66-62 win over No. 10/12 Kentucky on December 11 and a five-point win over North Carolina on Jan. 5.

10 - Notre Dame is 10-0 in 2021-22 when they connect on 10-or-more 3FGs. In the team’s run of 10 wins in their last 11 games, the Irish have posted 10-or-more 3FGs eight times.

20 - Career-best streak of double-digit scoring games for Dane Goodwin – all 20 games this season. Goodwin lead the Irish at 15.4 ppg.

21 - First-half points scored by senior Cormac Ryan against Duke last season. He eventually finished the contest with a career-high 28 points in Notre Dame 93-89 victory.

15.0 - Points-per-game average for freshman Blake Wesley, which is the third-best average in the ACC and fifth-best among major conference true freshman (see page 6 for more details).

Any subscribers going to be in attendance tonight?
 
Last edited:
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
  • Member-Only Message Boards

  • Exclusive coverage of Rivals Camp Series

  • Exclusive Highlights and Recruiting Interviews

  • Breaking Recruiting News

Log in or subscribe today