SOUTH BEND – Notre Dame never allowed Southern Utah to get into its first-round game of the NCAA Tournament. It took control faster than a bar fills up on St. Patrick’s Day. That 82-56 final was a perfect representation of how lopsided it was. None of the many Irish fans inside Purcell Pavilion could have asked for much more.
Maybe the dominance made it a boring game for TV viewers who aren’t Irish fans, but sometimes, boring is good. It shows that you’re just that good when everything comes together, even when your best player is out for the season. Sure, the injured [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag] only was able to watch in street clothes from the bench, but she surely knew deep down already that this team is good with or without her. The question now is how far it can go with both her and [autotag]Dara Mabrey[/autotag] out of action.
Here are some photos from a solid victory: