Eastern Illinois Panthers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Markus Burton scores 21 to help Notre Dame beat Eastern Illinois 78-58
Jalen Haralson added 17 points for Notre Dame (3-0) and Carson Towt grabbed 11 rebounds to go with five points.
Kooper Jacobi hit a 3-pointer to give Eastern Illinois (1-2) a two-point lead late in the first half but Burton answered with a layup and then converted a three-point play that made it 31-28 at halftime and the Fighting Irish led the rest of the way.
Jacobi hit 4 of 8 from 3-point range and finished with 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting overall for the Panthers. Preston Turner scored 14 points and Zion Fruster added 11.
The Irish outrebounded Eastern Illinois 40-24, outscored the Panthers 17-4 in second-chance points and scored 21 points off 11 EIU turnovers.
Eastern Illinois plays Friday at No. 9 Kentucky. Notre Dame plays at Ohio State on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Andrew Austin subbing in for Eastern Illinois | 58 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Terry McMorris subbing in for Eastern Illinois | 58 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Markus Blackwell subbing in for Eastern Illinois | 58 - 78 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 ND |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-54 | FG | 29-60 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 10-12 | FT | 11-15 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 3,618 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-9 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 31-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 29-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 25-8 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-8 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-10 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
| 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 |