The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won another game to continue the three-game winning streak this Sunday in a win over Le Moyne, 91-62. The Irish won their third game in a row, and sit at 7-5 (1-0 in ACC play).
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Tae Davis led the Irish in scoring with 24 points. Davis shot 6-10 from the field, and 12-14 from the free throw line. Braeden Shrewsberry had 14 points, and Logan Imes had 11 points. Shrewsberry shot 4-8 from the field. Imes shot 3-5 from the field, while providing a nice spark off the bench.
The Irish took an early 11-8 lead at the 15:05 mark in the first half. Davis had the hot hand with seven early points, and the Irish had three early offensive rebounds.
At the 11:34 mark, The Irish held onto the lead and led 16-12 after grabbing a flurry of offensive rebounds alongside capitalizing on second chance points.
Notre Dame went on a nice run and took a 29-17 lead at the 7:24 mark, with Shrewsberry hitting a tough turnaround jumper before the media timeout. The Irish were shooting 59% from the field and were dominating the rebounding battle to the tune of 13-5.
Dwayne Koroma, Le Moyne forward, had 15 of the Dolphins 25 points at this point. The Irish had now taken a 41-25 lead, and each starter for Notre Dame has at least six points.
Heading into the half, Notre Dame was up 49-30. The Irish were shooting awfully well from the field, and Le Moyne could not find an answer to stop the hot Irish offense. The Dolphins switched from man-to-man to a zone defense which was ineffective. Davis and Shrewsberry both ended the half with twelve points to lead the Irish.
The Irish continued the pace, leading 59-35 at the 15:43 mark. Notre Dame had been shooting the ball well all day and that certainly didn’t wear off during halftime.
The Irish came out of the 12:00 media timeout hot, and took a 77-49 lead at the 7:53 mark.
Notre Dame would head into the final media timeout at the 3:50 mark with a 84-58 lead. The Irish were able to put in a less experienced rotation with the game all but put away.
The buzzer sounded and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had beaten the Le Moyne Dolphins, 91-62.
The Irish were able to shoot the ball well tonight as they finished 48.3% from the field, and the Dolphins could not find an answer on either side of the ball. Davis, Shrewsberry, and Imes all had double figures for the Irish in the victory. Three point shooting was something the Irish have been struggling with, however, they shot incredibly at 37.5% from three. Notre Dame earned a blow out victory to keep the win streak going, and they will look to continue the win streak on the road against Georgia Tech on Tuesday, December 31 at 2:30 PM EST on the ACC Network.
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