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With [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] out indefinitely with an injury, Notre Dame has had to look elsewhere to find its scoring. That proved not to be a problem against Le Moyne, a program in its second season at the Division I level.
The Irish’s 91-62 victory over the Dolphins accounted for the most points they have scored in a game this season. The last time they scored at least that many points was a 99-95 win against Boston College in February 2022.
The Irish (7-5) led the Dolphins (5-9) wire-to-wire in their nonconference finale, even as they looked a little rusty at the start having not played in 11 days. But they slowly found their groove, and a 16-2 run past the midway point of the first half blew what had been a three-point game wide open. The contest was smooth sailing from there.
[autotag]Tae Davis[/autotag] led all scorers with 24 points, three off his career high. Exactly half of those points came on 12-of-14 shooting from the free-throw line:
[autotag]Braeden Shrewsberry[/autotag] scored 14 points, and [autotag]Logan Imes[/autotag] had 11 off the bench to go with a team-high two steals.
This game also marked the return of former Irish guard Robby Carmody to Purcell Pavilion. He scored 13 points, eight of them coming on a perfect showing from the charity stripe.
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