Notre Dame's Markus Burton was dialed in and led the way for the Irish in their 70-65 victory over Wake Forest. He poured in 31 points on 9 of 15 shooting with 4 steals and 3 assists.
WAKE 65, ND 70Feast your eyes on Notre Dame's Markus Burton converting a late-game layup as he hangs in the air, completing an uber-difficult layup right here!
GTWN 72, ND 68Check out Notre Dame's Julian Roper II falling to the ground but keeping his dribble and draining the 3. He then followed that up with a steal and a one-man fast-break that finished with an insane backward layup that you have to see to believe.
GTWN 72, ND 68Check out Notre Dame's J.R. Konieczny shaking the guessing defender and head down the freeway to unleash a vicious slam dunk.
GTWN 72, ND 68Notre Dame vs. Clemson: The Tigers led wire-to-wire to defeat the Fighting Irish, 87-64, securing the three-seed in the ACC Tournament. Clemson also finished the season 15-1 in home games. All five Clemson starters scored at least 13 points, grabbed three rebounds, and had an assist. Hunter Tyson had his 15th double-double of the season, finishing with 15 points, 13 rebounds, and two assists. PJ Hall had 15 points, seven rebounds, four blocks, two assists, and a steal. Ian Schefflin added 16 points, six rebounds, two assists, and two blocks. For Notre Dame, Cormac Ryan had 19 points, two rebounds, two assists, and a steal.
ND 64, CLEM 87Pittsburgh vs. Notre Dame: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish gifted Mike Brey with an 88-81 win over No. 25 Pittsburgh in the head coach's final home game in South Bend. Five players scored in double figures for the Irish, led by Marcus Hammond & Cormac Ryan, who each scored 20 points in the win. The trio of Nelly Cummings, Jamarius Burton & Nike Sibande all scored 19 points in a losing effort.
PITT 81, ND 88Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons defeated the Fighting Irish, 66-58. Wake Forest hit 12 three-pointers in the win and outrebounded Notre Dame, 42-32. Tyree Appleby led the way for Wake Forest with 21 points, six assists, and four steals. Bobi Klintman had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. For Notre Dame, Ven-Allen Lubin had a career-high 19 points, plus he had eight rebounds and three blocks.
ND 58, WAKE 66North Carolina vs. Notre Dame: The North Carolina Tar Heels earned a tough road win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Wednesday, 63-59. It was a must-win game for the Heels, who rebounded from a 19-point 1st half to score 44 in the 2nd stanza as they came from behind and pulled away from the Irish. Armando Bacot recorded another double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds while Caleb Love also scored 16 points in the win. Cormac Ryan paced the Fighting Irish with 14 points and 7 rebounds in a losing effort.
UNC 63, ND 59Notre Dame vs. Virginia: The No.7 Cavaliers went down to the wire at home with a feisty Notre Dame squad and emerged victorious, 57-55. Notre Dame's Dane Goodwin missed a 3-point attempt as time expired to seal the Virginia victory. UVA's Kihei Clark scored 15 points, and one of his four assists set the school's all-time assist record. Armaan Franklin chipped in 12 points and 4 rebounds for the 'Hoos. Nate Laszewski was the game's leading scorer with 18 points and 8 rebounds for ND.
ND 55, UVA 57Notre Dame vs. Duke: The Blue Devils fought off a tough Irish squad at home and got the win, 68-64. Kyle Filipowski bounced back racking up 22 points with 6 rebounds and 3 assists for Duke. Dane Goodwin finished the night with 25 points and shot a staggering 11 of 13 from the field.
ND 64, DUKE 68Virginia Tech vs. Notre Dame: The Hokies went on the road and outlasted the Fighting Irish, 93-87. Grant Basile erupted for another 30-point game with 33 on a staggering 13 of 19 field goals for VT. Basile is the first Hokie to have back-to-back 30-point games since 2003. Justyn Mutts displayed all-around excellence for Virginia Tech with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Nate Laszewski left it all on the floor with a career-high 33 points for the Fighting Irish.
VT 93, ND 87Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets got a Lance Terry putback as time expired to get the exciting win at home over Notre Dame, 70-68. Terry also led GT in scoring with 19 points and Ja'Von Franklin chipped in 16 points. Nate Laszewski was Notre Dame's leading scorer, registering 16 points.
ND 68, GT 70Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame: The Demon Deacons used a 54-point second half to finish off Notre Dame on the road, 81-64. Damari Monsanto was the ringleader of the Wake offense with 28 points. Tyree Appleby chipped in 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the Demon Deacons. Nate Laszewski paced Notre Dame with 18 points and 7 rebounds.
WAKE 81, ND 64Louisville vs. Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish held down home court with a decisive 76-62 victory over Louisville. JJ Starling played like a star for Notre Dame as he scored 22 points on 9 of 16 field goals, and hauled in 6 rebounds. Nate Laszewski added 17 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the Irish. Mike James paced the Cardinals with 14 points on 6 of 8 field goals for UL.
LOU 62, ND 76Notre Dame vs. NC State: The 'Pack got their fourth consecutive victory at home over Notre Dame, 85-82. Jarkel Joiner was the star of the night as he lit ND up for 28 points and 6 rebounds. Terquavion Smith returned from injury and scored 17 points with 6 assists for NC State. Cormac Ryan and JJ Starling combined for 37 points for the Fighting Irish.
ND 82, NCST 85The Huskies head coach fired back at the former Notre Dame coach, who criticized ESPN for having what she characterized as a “complete bias” for the Huskies.View the original article to see embedded media.Nearly two weeks after former Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw made critical comments about what she perceived as “complete bias” by ESPN toward UConn’s women’s basketball program, Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma has fired back.“I guess Muffet’s bored.
At least one Blue Devils game is officially being impacted so far.View the original article to see embedded media.As the omicron variant of COVID-19 sweeps through the sports world, Duke men's basketball is the latest major program to deal with an outbreak.As first reported by Carolina Blitz, Duke's Wednesday game at Clemson will not take place, the program confirmed on Monday. The site also reported that the team's Saturday game at Notre Dame is off due to an outbreak within the Blue Devils program.Gary Parrish of CBS Sports and ESPN's Jeff Borzello have confirmed the reports that both games are expected to be postponed. Adam Rowe of 247Sports says that the Notre Dame game is “still on for right now,” as Duke may be able to get enough players cleared in time for Saturday.Duke isn't the only program in the ACC dealing with issues right now.
The ex-Notre Dame coach believes ESPN has “complete bias” for UConn.View the original article to see embedded media.Former Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw didn’t hold back on her thoughts about ESPN's treatment of UConn women’s basketball.McGraw spoke with Kate Fagan and Jessica Smetana on the Off the Looking Glass podcast on Wednesday, saying the popular sports network is biased towards the Huskies.McGraw, who led the Fighting Irish to two victories against UConn in the national semifinals to secure two NCAA championships in 2018 and '21, now works as an analyst with the ACC Network, operated by ESPN.“UConn has done great things and they’ve won way more than anybody else, except Tennessee,“ McGraw said.
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| Atlantic Coast | W | L | % | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina7 | 29 | 8 | .784 | - | L1 |
| Duke9 | 27 | 9 | .750 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Virginia | 23 | 11 | .676 | 4.5 | L2 |
| Clemson14 | 24 | 12 | .667 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 22 | 11 | .667 | 5 | L1 |
| NC State10 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 5 | L1 |
| Syracuse | 20 | 12 | .625 | 6.5 | L2 |
| Wake Forest | 21 | 14 | .600 | 7 | L1 |
| Virginia Tech | 19 | 15 | .559 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Boston College | 20 | 16 | .556 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Florida State | 17 | 16 | .515 | 10 | L1 |
| Miami | 15 | 17 | .469 | 11.5 | L10 |
| Georgia Tech | 14 | 18 | .438 | 12.5 | L2 |
| Notre Dame | 13 | 20 | .394 | 14 | L1 |
| Louisville | 8 | 24 | .250 | 18.5 | L8 |
| @ |
Boston College
|
63-59 |
| vs |
Miami
|
73-61 |
| vs |
Boston College
|
61-58 |
| @ |
Virginia
|
65-53 |
| @ |
Pittsburgh
|
70-60 |
| @ |
Duke(9)
|
71-53 |
| vs |
Virginia Tech
|
74-66 |
| vs |
Georgia Tech
|
58-55 |
| @ |
Louisville
|
72-50 |
| @ |
Syracuse
|
88-85 |
| vs |
Wake Forest
|
70-65 |
| vs |
Clemson
|
69-62 |
| @ |
North Carolina(7)
|
84-51 |
| @ |
Virginia Tech
|
82-76 |
| vs |
Georgia Tech
|
84-80 |
| @ |
Wake Forest
|
72-59 |
