Notre Dame will face Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament’s round of 32. In order to get to the Sweet 16, it surely would help to bring the 3-point shooting that seems to be getting better with each passing game. The Irish also continue to shoot well in general, so scoring from either the field or the free-throw line is coming easier for them all the time. As long as they play average defense, their game plan has a good chance of coming together.
The story of the Red Raiders is defense, defense and more defense. They are among the best in the country at it, and it’s at least a contributing factor for their high national rank in scoring margin. The question is whether it will be enough to counter the Irish’s hot shooting. Something will have to give, but from an outsider’s point of view, the Irish might be the team in more need of magic.
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