By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Four different players tallied points, and the No. 4-seed West Virginia Mountaineers opened on a 10-0 run to take a 42-35 lead over No. 5-seed Notre Dame at halftime in NCAA Tournament second round West Region action at Key Bank Center. Jevon Carter and Daxter Miles, Jr. drilled back-to-back three pointers as the Mountaineers connected on … [Read more...] about Mountaineers take halftime lead over Irish
Steve Vasturia
Notre Dame’s execution covers the smallest of margins
By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In a game decided by two points, four plays spread throughout the first half might have made the difference. The No. 5-seed University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish held off No. 12-seed Princeton Tigers, 60-58 in first round NCAA Tournament West Region action at Key Bank Center, Thursday. Notre Dame's ability to convert coming out of … [Read more...] about Notre Dame’s execution covers the smallest of margins
Fighting Irish defense does the trick in first round win
By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- When it mattered most, the University of Notre Dame's men's basketball, ranked at or near the top nationally of several offensive categories, turned its collective back-to-the basket, dug down and got stops. "I'm thrilled about our defense," Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey said. "That's how we were going to escape and we did … [Read more...] about Fighting Irish defense does the trick in first round win
Notre Dame escapes Princeton
By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Elite Eight participants the past two NCAA Tournaments, the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish needed a failed three-point attempt in the closing seconds to hold on to beat Princeton, 60-58 in the first round of the West Regional at the Key Bank Center, Thursday. Devin Cannady's deep three with less than 10 seconds remaining was off … [Read more...] about Notre Dame escapes Princeton
No. 20 Irish snap Miami home streak
Thursday's Top 25 action. No. 20 NOTRE DAME 67 MIAMI 62 Steve Vasturia drove into the paint and got a tough layup to go with 11 seconds remaining to secure a Notre Dame Fighting Irish win. The loss ended Miami's 21-game win streak at home. Despite shooting 25 percent from three, more than 15 percent below their 17th ranked average (40.2 percent), the Irish outlasted … [Read more...] about No. 20 Irish snap Miami home streak