Notre Dame Secured No. 5 Seed, Date with George Mason in Tourney

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are in the Tournament with a No. 5 seed in the East Region. There is so much information out there right now about the Tourney that it’s hard to comprehend where to start first. You could go to ESPN.com to get your feet wet. They have lots of things to read, especially if you have an Insider account. Of course, one thing you can view without an account is the tournament history of the Notre Dame men’s basketball team. You can see what the Irish were able to accomplish in year’s past. As you probably know, the team was ousted in the first round last year by Winthrop.

However, this time around the Irish are ranked a little higher, and will get to face George Mason, the No. 12 seed. If the Irish win versus Mason, they could get some sweet Tournament revenge versus Winthrop this year. But first things first. Notre Dame has to concentrate on the task at hand. Coming up tomorrow, we’ll probably have more about the tournament’s first round game for Notre Dame, which will be played in Denver, Colorado.

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Permalink - Posted in General on March 17, 2008 - Post a comment

Marquette Eliminates Notre Dame from Big East Tournament

Notre Dame lost to Marquette last night at Madison Square Garden 89-79. The defeat knocks the Fighting Irish out of the Big East Conference Championship Tournament, meaning that the Irish will not get an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The loss was disappointing, but because the Irish are ranked #14 in the AP poll, and every expert considers the Irish to be a lock for the dance, you can feel pretty secure that Notre Dame will end up on the bracket. It’s just a matter of where. But anyways, about the game…

Sometimes when you suffer a tough loss, it’s best to rally around your own. So don’t go to one of the major sports media websites. Go to UND.com to read the game summary. The Irish were actually up at halftime in this game, and lots of things seemed to be going right. However, in the second half the Irish forgot how to play defense and several runs by the Golden Eagles put them on top for good. Marquette is currently ranked #25 in the nation, so the loss was to a high quality team. Let’s hope the selection committee remembers that.

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Permalink - Posted in General on March 14, 2008 - Post a comment

Marquette Defeats Seton Hall, Moves on to Play Notre Dame

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish now know what they must do: defeat Marquette tonight at Madison Square Garden. It’s one-game-at-a-time time right now, and the Irish get their first game tonight versus a team that’s given them some trouble in the past. Fifth seeded Marquette won it’s first round Big East Tournament game versus Seton Hall to advance to the second round, where they will meet with the fourth seeded Irish, who had a bye in the first round.

Earlier in the season the Irish lost to Marquette on the road 92-66. It was one of their worst losses all season, and one of only four Big East losses. They avenged the loss at home versus the Golden Eagles a few weeks later, beating Marquette at the Joyce Center, where they currently hold a 37-game winning streak, 86-83. Clearly the Marquette team knows how to play the Irish well, and ND won’t have the added comfort of playing at home. The game will be in New York, so both team’s fans will have to travel quite far to support their hoops team. Should be a good game. Hope you have tickets.

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Permalink - Posted in General on March 13, 2008 - Post a comment

Notre Dame Awaits Marquette-Seton Hall Winner

For a team that’s ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll, the Marquette Golden Eagles are probably wondering why they are playing in the first round of the Big East Tournament. But that’s just how good the Big East has been this year. No. 25 Marquette will have to play the Seton Hall Pirates tonight in the first round of the conference tournament. Check out a story about the game in the Kansas City Star. If they win, which they are expected to do, they will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the second round. As you probably know, our Irish boys were able to secure a first round bye with the No. 4 seed in the Big East Tourney. Georgetown, Louisville and UConn also have first round byes.

The Irish are clearly hoping that Marquette loses, because they had trouble with the Golden Eagles in an away game earlier in the season. Right now they’re on fire, but the Irish would like the easiest schedule possible, and that would include playing against the Pirates, who are only 17-14 overall. Marquette is 22-8.

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Permalink - Posted in General on March 12, 2008 - Post a comment

Notre Dame Prepares for Big East Tournament

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have finished the regular season, so now all that awaits them are, hopefully, a bunch of elimination games. The Irish will have to sit and wait for the Big East Tournament to start, and so will you, UND hoops fan. The Irish have closed out one of the best seasons in their program’s history, so anticipation for the Tournament is very high. How far will they go? What seed will they get? Will they play somewhere within driving distance? It’s hard not to get antsy about basketball right now. But then again, you’re always this way in March.

To fill the time, you can check out the coverage provided by CBSSports.com. You can get some nice player quotes and some quick-hit analysis to feed your need for Notre Dame hoops. It’s enough to get you through the day. Then, head on over to the Big East site, where you can look at the schedule of events. The Irish have a first round bye, so they don’t play tomorrow. Notre Dame will play in the last game of the day on Thursday versus the winner of the Marquette-Seton Hall game.

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Permalink - Posted in General on March 11, 2008 - Post a comment

Notre Dame Finishes Regular Season with Win over USF

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have finished the regular season. Now all that remains is the Tournaments- first the Big East at Madison Square Garden, and then the NCAA Tournament, where Joe Lunardi has the Irish slated as a No. 4 seed in Dallas. But we’re already getting way too far ahead of ourselves. Let’s keep focused on what the Irish were able to accomplish over the weekend. They went to Tampa, Florida and beat the University of South Florida 67-60. The Irish jumped out to an early lead in the game, but with just a few minutes remaining the Bulls of South Florida had closed the gap to just one. However, Notre Dame turned on the after burners to pull away for their school record 14th Big East win of the season.

Things are looking very good for the Irish right now. They are on a hot streak, they’ve tuned up versus some so-so teams at the end of the year, and now they are all healthy, rested and fired up for the Big East Tournament. And it should be a great Tournament. The Irish can take solace in knowing that, even if they have a poor showing at Madison Square Garden, they are still almost certain to get a Tournament seed better than No. 10.

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Permalink - Posted in General on March 10, 2008 - Post a comment

Last Game before the Tournaments: South Florida

This Saturday the Notre Dame men’s basketball team will play their last game of the season before both the Big East and the NCAA Tournaments. The Irish, ranked No. 19 in the NCAA right now, are set to play South Florida, who is near the bottom of the Big East standings. The game will be on the road in Tampa, though, and you know that the USF Bulls fans will be cheering for their team to end the season with a bang against the powerful UND Irish. If you can’t make the trip out to Florida, then you can watch the game on some of the local networks and special ESPN channels. It should be a good one. It’s the last chance for the Irish to tune up before the road gets much tougher ahead.

If you would like a really nice breakdown of the Notre Dame basketball team stats, then you should head on over to the 2008 Notre Dame Scouting Report page at Basketball-Prospectus.com. Here you can get a no-frills look at just what the Irish were able to accomplish this season, numbers-wise. It’s a good place to learn some random facts about what the Irish are good at (shooting free throws and dishing assits) and what they are not so good at (steals, blocks).

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Permalink - Posted in General on March 7, 2008 - Post a comment

Notre Dame Perfect at Home For Two-Straight Seasons

With their 68-55 win over St. Johns yesterday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball team has achieved a perfect home game record this year. They were also perfect last season. In fact, their current home winning streak- which will continue until they play at home to start off next season, is at 37 games. Their two-straight undefeated Big East seasons is a conference record. The Irish will need a few more home W’s to get to a school record for home wins in a row, and depending on their schedule next season, they could eclipse it.

But enough with the historical significance of the game. If you watched it on TV, then you probably heard quite a bit about the streaking that the Irish are doing. Let’s get into the game itself. You can look at a fairly concise game summary at FOX Sports. Harangody led the way for the Irish, ending the game with 20 points and six rebounds. Kurz, in his last home game as a Note Dame basketball player, finished with 15, and Kyle McAlarney had 13, hitting three out of five three pointers. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now 13-4 in the Big East and 23-6 overall.

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Permalink - Posted in General on March 6, 2008 - Post a comment

Know Everything about UND vs. St. John’s

Have you ever wanted to know enough about an upcoming game to become your own personal pre-game show? Well, if you visit the Official Notre Dame Athletics Site’s pregame page you will find an article filled to the brim with some of the most obscure facts about the game, the series between Notre Dame and St. John’s, and everything else that has to do with tonight’s matchup. Here are a few facts you should know:

  • With a win tonight the Irish could seal their second-straight season with an undefeated home record- the first time that such a thing has happened in the Big East and in Notre Dame hoops history.
  • Senior Rob Kurz will be playing in the last home game of his college career- cheer him on especially hard tonight. It’s also his 23rd birthday.
  • Luke Harangody received the Big East Player of the Week Award again this past week. Congrats, Big Luke!

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Permalink - Posted in General on March 5, 2008 - Post a comment

Looking forward to the St. John’s Game

Like most Notre Dame basketball fans scouring the internet for Irish blogs, you’re probably getting pumped to see the Irish in action in their last home game of the year- Wednesday night’s battle with the St. John’s Red Storm. The Notre Dame basketball team clinched a first round bye in the Big East Conference Tournament with a win over DePaul over the weekend, so this team looks very strong entering the game tomorrow. Just because we’re guaranteed to be in the second round of the action doesn’t mean that we should let our guard down, right? St. John’s, though not having the best year in their history, is a solid program with a couple of great shooters. They’re very dangerous and should not be taken lightly.

What do the Irish have going for them? Big Luke. K-Mc-A. The No. 19 prefix. A 36-game home winning streak. This blog. … Yes, it seems like the Irish have a good shot at doing well tomorrow, but you’d better be there to cheer on the team to give them that added boost that they love when playing at the Joyce Center. Hope to see you at the game!

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Permalink - Posted in General on March 4, 2008 - Post a comment


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