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Alex Bender | Wednesday, January 16, 2019
On Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C., Notre Dame hung tough with No. 13 North Carolina, but ultimately fell short as the Tar Heels took the game 75-69. The loss marked the first time since 2013 that Notre Dame (11-6, 1-3) has lost three of its opening four conference games. Early on in the night,
Joe Everett | Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Notre Dame will begin its 2018-19 regular-season campaign Tuesday evening inside Purcell Pavilion by facing off against University Illinois-Chicago (UIC) as part of the 2018 Gotham Classic. This will be the first-ever matchup between the Flames and the Irish, and it is the beginning of a seven-consecutive home game stretch for Notre Dame. The Irish
Marek Mazurek | Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story was published online March 17. It wasn’t supposed to end this way for Notre Dame. Not in the NIT. Not with senior forward Bonzie Colson on the bench with yet another injury to his left foot. And it certainly wasn’t supposed to end on St. Patrick’s Day
Marek Mazurek | Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Tuesday night saw the Irish face a very different challenge than the ones they have in the past few weeks. Last week, Notre Dame had to contend with Duke freshman forward Marvin Bagley III and a 21-point deficit to Virginia Tech in the ACC tournament. The challenge on Tuesday night? Getting over not making the
Marek Mazurek | Sunday, March 11, 2018
A month ago, Mike Brey said if his team squinted, it could see the bubble. Two weeks ago, Brey said he could see the bubble without squinting. But while Notre Dame could see the bubble, hear the bubble and maybe even smell the bubble, the Irish couldn’t quite grab a spot in the NCAA tournament’s
Marek Mazurek | Friday, March 9, 2018
For Notre Dame, the playing is over. And now the waiting begins. Three games in three nights was a tall order for a Notre Dame team that has asked a lot from its role players in the absence of senior forward Bonzie Colson. More effort, more shots and more minutes. On Thursday night, those minutes
Meagan Bens | Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Notre Dame will kick off competition in the first round of the 2018 ACC Championship against Pittsburgh at 2 p.m. at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 10th-seeded Irish (18-13, 8-10 ACC) will face the 15th-seeded Panthers (8-23, 0-18 ACC) for the second time this season, with the previous contest being a 73-56
Marek Mazurek | Friday, March 2, 2018
The Irish needed Wednesday. It was an emotional Senior Night victory over bottom-dwelling Pittsburgh that featured the Lithuanian national anthem, Bonzie Colson’s sister singing the U.S. national anthem and a triumphant return by Colson to the Notre Dame lineup. But now, the Irish (18-12, 8-9 ACC) need Saturday, where a chance to pick up a
Marek Mazurek | Thursday, March 1, 2018
It had Lithuanian flags. It had Bonzie Colson’s sister sing the national anthem. But most importantly, it had an Irish victory. In other words, it was the perfect Senior Night for Notre Dame (18-12, 8-9 ACC), as the Irish sent their seniors off with a 73-56 win over Pittsburgh. “It was surreal,” Irish senior guard
Marek Mazurek | Friday, February 16, 2018
Since the start of ACC play, Notre Dame has been in a dogfight trying to scratch its way into the NCAA tournament. Many commentators and pundits have counted the Irish out at multiple points in the past month, but Mike Brey’s squad has managed to tread water and avoid mathematical elimination from March Madness. Over