After sitting on the bench with four fouls, Ben Hansbrough re-entered the game with 8:34 to play and Notre Dame leading 60-52. He lasted 10 seconds before being called for charging, and Connecticut scored the next 13 points before the Irish answered. Down 65-60 with 4:26 left in the game, ND switched to zone, put…
Connecticut is one of six teams fighting for the three unclaimed spots in the standings that will earn a bye into the second round of next week’s Big East Tournament. Three of those teams – West Virginia, Cincinnati, and Georgetown – are 10-7. The remaining three – Connecticut, Villanova, and Marquette – are 9-8 and…
Whenever an honorary society is created, timing becomes important. Yes, everyone invited to join is being honored, but there’s an unspoken hierarchy created by the order in which people are asked. Notre Dame is running into this issue with the basketball Ring of Honor created last year. A capacity crowd at the Purcell Pavilion this…
Notre Dame beat Villanova by 21 points, and the game wasn’t nearly as close as the final score might indicate. Carleton Scott hit a three point basket 28 seconds into the game, and the Irish never trailed the rest of the way Ben Hansbrough and Tim Abromaitis led a 93 point scoring outburst with 30…
Most ND fans looked at the last two games as potential stumbles to avoid, and that pretty well sums up how those games unfolded. This game is different. A good team is coming to South Bend, the game is featured on national television, and the Fighting Irish have a path to a first place finish…