Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Starling scores 22, Notre Dame holds on against Louisville
Starling made 7 of 8 shots and scored 16 points to lead Notre Dame to a 46-24 halftime advantage. A three-point play by Ryan Cormac capped an 8-0 run that gave Notre Dame a 30-point lead with 17:12 left.
The Fighting Irish, with three ACC losses in which they once led by double digits, saw their 30-point lead dwindle to 14 points when Louisville went on a 21-5 run. Kamari Lands had eight points and Mike James seven of the 21 points and the Cardinals scored the last 11 straight in closing the gap to 64-50 with 8:19 remaining.
The Cardinals never got closer than 14 points, the last time at 76-62 when Fabio Basili hit a 3-pointer with 1:13 remaining.
Ryan finished with 11 points and eight assists, and Dane Goodwin had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Notre Dame (10-12, 2-9 ACC) snapped a four-game losing streak.
James led Louisville (2-19, 0-10) with 14 points and Jae’Lyn Withers added 10. The Cardinals have lost 10 in a row after picking up their only two wins of the season in mid-December.
Louisville hosts Georgia Tech on Wednesday and Notre Dame also has a home game, against Wake Forest on Feb. 4.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Nate Laszewski Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Devin Ree missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Devin Ree Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:43 | J.J. Starling missed Jumper. | 62 - 76 |
Statistics
 LOU |
 ND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-54 | FG | 29-64 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 10-28 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 4-7 | FT | 8-10 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 6,531 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |