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Notre Dame has easy victory over Maryland Eastern Shore

That was domination.

Notre Dame won’t be playing many games this season that are nearly this easy. But opponents like Maryland Eastern Shore should provide the young Irish opportunities to really show off what they can do when they’re at their best. Those chances came early and often in a 75-55 victory.

Although the Irish (3-2) trailed the Hawks (2-3) during the first couple of minutes, that was as treacherous as it got. Once they went ahead by double digits in the first half, they didn’t look back.

The Irish led by as much as 28 late in the second half, allowing [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] to empty his bench. That led to late 3-pointers from [autotag]Tony Sanders Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Thomas Hattan[/autotag], much to the delight of the rotational players on the sidelines.

[autotag]Braeden Shrewsberry[/autotag] scored all of his team-high 13 points in the first half with 12 of them coming on a game-high four 3-pointers. [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] scored 12 of his own points, making it five games of scoring in double figures to start his career. He also led the Irish with six rebounds and five assists.

Kebba Njie has seven points and four boards in his first game for the Irish after missing the first four with a hand injury.

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Kebba Njie to make Notre Dame debut against Maryland Eastern Shore

Good news for the Irish.

Notre Dame was missing some of its height during its first four games, which it split. That issue will be resolved beginning Wednesday against Maryland Eastern Shore. [autotag]Kebba Njie[/autotag], the 6-foot-10 forward who transferred from Penn State after [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] was hired from there, has recovered from his injury and will play according CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein:

Shrewsberry alluded to this possibility when he met with the media Tuesday:

“He did a bunch of rehab stuff (in New York). He’s practiced with us the last couple of days. Barring any setbacks, we hope to have him here (Wednesday) and beyond. We do need him. We need his voice. We need his rebounding, his ability to get us easy baskets in the paint.

He settles us a little bit. His presence defensively, he’s probably our most important defensive piece. We’ll put him in a bubble the next couple days and hope nobody bumps into him.”

Well, he’s healthy enough to play now. That’s good news for everybody.

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Notre Dame releases nonconference schedule for 2023-24

Make your plans accordingly.

Notre Dame is in a transitional period for sure. There’s a new coach in [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag]. Almost the entire roster is different, and the few returning players barely have seen the floor in their careers.

Needless to say, this does not stand to be a winning season in South Bend. However, games still need to be played because how else are you going to gain experience?

To that end, the Irish have released their nonconference schedule for the 2023-24 season. They should earn a few wins simply because some of their opponents don’t come from power conferences. Such is typical in the early days of the college basketball season. The only way the Irish could lose out is if they have absolutely no talent, and these players are with an ACC program for a reason.

Here are the nonconference games for the season, not including the Legends Classic on Nov. 16 and 17 in Brooklyn that will feature the Irish, Auburn, Oklahoma State and St. Bonaventure. The first-round matchups for that will be determined at a later date. For everything else though, mark your calendar:

3 takeaways from Oklahoma’s 91-64 win over Maryland Eastern Shore

Oklahoma (5-0) played host to Maryland Eastern Shore (0-6) in the second leg of the Hall of Fame Classic campus rounds.

Oklahoma (5-0) played host to Maryland Eastern Shore (0-6) in the second leg of the Hall of Fame Classic campus rounds. The Sooners let the Hawks hang around much longer than they wanted to but pulled away late, winning 91-64.

OKLAHOMA IS NOT A FIRST HALF TEAM

The Sooners continue to play lackluster basketball in the opening 20 minutes and struggle to find their stroke from the floor. Oklahoma trailed The Shore 38-37 heading into halftime. Maryland Eastern Shore averaged 52.8 points a game coming into Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners blew a 12-point lead in the closing 8:35 of the first half, allowing The Shore to take the lead with 32 seconds remaining in the half.

“We would like to play all 40 minutes, we haven’t done that yet,” head coach Lon Kruger told reporters postgame. “So that’s probably going to be the focus (over) the next couple days in practice.”

KUR KUATH IS A PAINT SEALER

Kur Kuath put on a shot blocking performance you only see on instructional DVDs.

Securing three of the team’s six blocks, Kuath drew the awe of the crowd each time he swatted a ball from the air.

As he develops, Kuath will be a defensive weapon for the Sooners in the paint. For what he lacks in physicality, he makes up for in length by tenfold. His ability to go up and get a ball has to make Lincoln Riley wanting him as his next pass catcher.

THIS TEAM IS CLOSE OFF THE COURT

With the game well in hand, Kruger sent out some of the walk ons. Keller Casey, Blake Seacat and Read Streller all recording minutes tonight. Streller, a Bartlesville, Oklahoma, native, recorded his first career points on two foul shots.

“He’s been here for two years, been an awesome teammate for us,” Manek said about Streller postgame. “I live with him so I see him all the time. He’s my boy. Big Read … he knocked them down like it was nothing.”

Coach Kruger quickly chimed in, telling Manek that he “might have to change the rules around the house now,” drawing a laugh from both reporters and his players.

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