The Notre Dame men’s basketball is as off to as good a start as it could have asked for. North Dakota put up a little more of a fight than Georgetown did in the Irish’s previous game, but it was not nearly enough. The Irish remain unblemished in this young season after a 75-58 victory.
While the Irish (4-0) led almost the entire game, the Hawks (2-2) hung around during the first half and were within five points early in the second. But that’s when the Irish took complete control via a 14-3 run and didn’t lead by less than 13 the rest of the way. Big baskets and timely defense were the main determining factors during that second half.
[autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] came within a basket of his career scoring high with 29 points, but he made a career-high 13 field goals. He also was one rebound short of a double-double and had a team-high three assists.
At 12 points, [autotag]J.R. Konieczny[/autotag] was the only other Irish player to score in double figures. [autotag]Julian Roper II[/autotag] set a career high with five steals.
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