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Monmouth 70, No. 17 Notre Dame 68
Posted On Nov 27 2015
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Robinson was fouled driving to the basket and calmly made the decisive shots from the line. Demetrius Jackson’s midcourt jumper at the buzzer was well off the mark. The disclaimer with every investment advisor is that “past performance is not indicative of future results”, if the Hawks were a stock you’d be buying at naerly the highest point. “If my team needs me to score to win, that’s what I do”. Notre Dame is averaging 81 points and they are shooting 47 percent from the floor while defensively they are allowing 65.2 points and their opponents are shooting 40.3 percent.
And while 116th is a good rating for a MAAC team, it’s certainly not indicative of a dominant conference run. It didn’t happen until the second half, but when they got it they extended it to as many as 13 points. “Their transition is so effective”. His three-point play gave the Hawks a 44-43 advantage with 14 minutes left.
Notre Dame led 37-29 at halftime behind a barrage of first half three’s, with 14 of their first 30 shots coming behind the arc, hitting six of those. Vasturia added a 3 to put Notre Dame up 22-17.
Rutgers (3-3) struggled to stop the Tigers’ inside game, especially in the first half when Clemson scored 26 of its 38 points in the paint.
No. 15 DUKE 74, IDAHO 68: In Cancun, Mexico, Azura Stevens scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Blue Devils to a win in the Cancun Challenge. Guards Micah Seaborn and Je’lon Hornbeak chipped in 15 and 12 points, respectively.
Monmouth had 19 points off the bench, to none for Notre Dame. They defeated the Bruins in overtime on opening night and, while the Hawks were up by 11 at one point against ND, they needed two late free throws to pull out the victory.
The Hawks have also had their full complement of players for every game this season. The Hawks’ loss was 101-90 to USC, which beat No. 20 Wichita State 72-69 on Thursday in another first-round game. It outscored Notre Dame 18-8 at the free-throw line. They will now face the victor of the Dayton/Iowa victor.
Two teams that expected to play in the semifinals will meet in the consolation bracket instead as Notre Dame battles Iowa at the AdvoCare Invitational on Friday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
