Western Michigan Broncos at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
· NCAA Men's BasketballDavis' 2nd straight double-double powers Notre Dame past Western Michigan, 86-65
The sophomore posted his first career double-double in the Fighting Irish's 62-49 loss to No. 8 Miami on Saturday with 12 points and 10 boards. His 19 points is his career high. In his last three games Davis has scored 46 points and grabbed 28 rebounds.
Notre Dame won for the 11th straight time in a series that started in 1916.
Western Michigan trailed by six at the break and Titus Wright scored at the basket less than a minute into the second half to cut the deficit to four, 40-36. Markus Burton hit the second of two free throws and Julian Roper II hit a 3 and followed it with a dunk to kick-start a 16-4 Notre Dame run that put the game out of reach.
Markus Burton had 17 points and six assists for the Irish (4-4). Freshman Braeden Shrewsberry had 16 points off the bench and Roper contributed 14 points and snared six rebounds. J.R. Konieczny came into the game having scored in double digits in four of the previous five games and finished with nine points and five rebounds.
Notre Dame shot 59.2% from the field, hitting 29 of 49 attempts, including 9 of 22 from long range.
Wright paced Western Michigan (2-6) with 14 points and six rebounds and Seth Hubbard added 13 points. The Broncos were 26 of 63 from the field (41.3%), including 5 of 22 from distance.
Notre Dame plays at No. 8 Marquette on Saturday. Western Michigan will face Youngstown State on Saturday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 86 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 86 |
2nd 0:10 | Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro made Layup. | 65 - 86 |
2nd 0:20 | Markus Burton made Jumper. | 63 - 86 |
2nd 0:45 | J.R. Konieczny Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 84 |
Statistics
WMU | ND | |
---|---|---|
26-63 | FG | 29-49 |
41.3 | Field Goal % | 59.2 |
5-22 | 3PT | 9-22 |
22.7 | Three Point % | 40.9 |
8-11 | FT | 19-25 |
72.7 | Free Throw % | 76.0 |
27 | Rebounds | 35 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
17 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
8 | Assists | 11 |
8 | Steals | 5 |
1 | Blocks | 2 |
9 | Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
9 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
18 | Fouls | 16 |
4 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 4,883 | Capacity:
2023-24 Mid-American Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Toledo | 14-4 | - | 20-12 |
Akron | 13-5 | 1 | 24-11 |
Ohio | 13-5 | 1 | 20-13 |
Central Michigan | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
Bowling Green | 10-8 | 4 | 20-14 |
Miami (OH) | 9-9 | 5 | 15-17 |
Western Michigan | 9-9 | 5 | 12-20 |
Kent State | 8-10 | 6 | 17-17 |
Ball State | 7-11 | 7 | 15-16 |
Eastern Michigan | 6-12 | 8 | 13-18 |
Northern Illinois | 5-13 | 9 | 11-20 |
Buffalo | 2-16 | 12 | 4-27 |
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
North Carolina | 17-3 | - | 29-8 |
Duke | 15-5 | 2 | 27-9 |
Virginia | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Pittsburgh | 12-8 | 5 | 22-11 |
Clemson | 11-9 | 6 | 24-12 |
Syracuse | 11-9 | 6 | 20-12 |
Wake Forest | 11-9 | 6 | 21-14 |
Virginia Tech | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
Florida State | 10-10 | 7 | 17-16 |
NC State | 9-11 | 8 | 26-15 |
Boston College | 8-12 | 9 | 20-16 |
Georgia Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
Notre Dame | 7-13 | 10 | 13-20 |
Miami | 6-14 | 11 | 15-17 |
Louisville | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |