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Notre Dame Basketball
Date: January 12
Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Time: 7:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN
- Notre Dame is 4-5 at Miami.
- The 3-0 start in the ACC is the second in the history of the program.
- Notre Dame never began 3-0 in the Big East.
Notre Dame
Matt Farrell: 14.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 5.4 apg
Steve Vasturia: 15.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 3.1 apg
VJ Beachem: 14.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 1.3 apg
Bonzie Colson: 16.4 ppg, 10.8 rpg and 2.0 apg
Martinas Geben: 4.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg and 0.9 apg
Miami
Ja’Quan Newton: 15.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 4.1 apg
Davon Reed: 14.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 2.0 apg
Bruce Brown: 10.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 3.2 apg
Dewan Huell: 7.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 0.3 apg
Kamari Murphy: 7.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg and 0.5 apg
Scoring Offense: Miami: 73.6 ppg (195) – Notre Dame: 83.2 ppg (32)
Scoring Defense: Miami: 59.7 ppg (6) – Notre Dame: 66.7 ppg (73)
Rebound Margin: Miami: 7.4 (22) – Notre Dame: 2.3 (136)
Field-Goal Percentage: Miami: 46.7% (85) – Notre Dame: 47,4% (54)
Three-Point Percentage: Miami: 36.4% (122) – Notre Dame: 40.2% (17)
Three-Pointers Made: Miami: 6.4 (260) – Notre Dame: 10.1 (12)
Free-Throw Percentage: Miami: 70.3% (150) – Notre Dame: 84.0% (1)
It’s going to be an interesting game tonight, as two different styles of play will meet in Miami. Notre Dame is a team that ideally likes to get up and down the floor, while Miami is going to want to slow it down and play efficient basketball inside the arc.
Notre Dame enters the game as one of the top teams in the country shooting the basketball from behind the arc, while the Hurricanes choose to not to live and die by the three. The game could very easily be decided at the three-point line, as Notre Dame has tip-toed that line all season.
Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey did mention Miami would slow it down on offense and that’s something the Irish will need to adjust to. Saint Peter’s played slow on offense earlier in the year and Notre Dame really struggled on both ends of the floor in the 63-55 win.
This is another huge game for Brey’s squad, as a 4-0 start would just be enormous in terms of where the Irish want to be in March. Notre Dame is going to lose some games coming up, so each game they can steal in January will absolutely pay off down the line.
Hoops Preview: No. 20 Notre Dame at Miami
January 12, 2017
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No. 20 Notre Dame (14-2, 3-0) vs Miami (11-3, 1-1)
Date: January 12
Where: Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Time: 7:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Quick Facts
- Thursday evening will mark the 21st meeting between the programs with the series tied at 10 wins apiece.- Notre Dame is 4-5 at Miami.
- The 3-0 start in the ACC is the second in the history of the program.
- Notre Dame never began 3-0 in the Big East.
The Starters
(Per Game Averages)Notre Dame
Matt Farrell: 14.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 5.4 apg
Steve Vasturia: 15.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 3.1 apg
VJ Beachem: 14.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 1.3 apg
Bonzie Colson: 16.4 ppg, 10.8 rpg and 2.0 apg
Martinas Geben: 4.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg and 0.9 apg
Miami
Ja’Quan Newton: 15.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 4.1 apg
Davon Reed: 14.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 2.0 apg
Bruce Brown: 10.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg and 3.2 apg
Dewan Huell: 7.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 0.3 apg
Kamari Murphy: 7.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg and 0.5 apg
How They Matchup
(National Rank)Scoring Offense: Miami: 73.6 ppg (195) – Notre Dame: 83.2 ppg (32)
Scoring Defense: Miami: 59.7 ppg (6) – Notre Dame: 66.7 ppg (73)
Rebound Margin: Miami: 7.4 (22) – Notre Dame: 2.3 (136)
Field-Goal Percentage: Miami: 46.7% (85) – Notre Dame: 47,4% (54)
Three-Point Percentage: Miami: 36.4% (122) – Notre Dame: 40.2% (17)
Three-Pointers Made: Miami: 6.4 (260) – Notre Dame: 10.1 (12)
Free-Throw Percentage: Miami: 70.3% (150) – Notre Dame: 84.0% (1)
It’s going to be an interesting game tonight, as two different styles of play will meet in Miami. Notre Dame is a team that ideally likes to get up and down the floor, while Miami is going to want to slow it down and play efficient basketball inside the arc.
Notre Dame enters the game as one of the top teams in the country shooting the basketball from behind the arc, while the Hurricanes choose to not to live and die by the three. The game could very easily be decided at the three-point line, as Notre Dame has tip-toed that line all season.
Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey did mention Miami would slow it down on offense and that’s something the Irish will need to adjust to. Saint Peter’s played slow on offense earlier in the year and Notre Dame really struggled on both ends of the floor in the 63-55 win.
This is another huge game for Brey’s squad, as a 4-0 start would just be enormous in terms of where the Irish want to be in March. Notre Dame is going to lose some games coming up, so each game they can steal in January will absolutely pay off down the line.
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