Notre Dame Calms Red Storm

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball team ended the regular season with a bang, routing the St. John’s Red Storm 74-55 on Friday night.  Luke Harangody netted 31 points and 12 rebounds, a typical night for Big Luke. Ryan Ayers, who came on strong at the tail end of the season, added 15 points. For the Red Storm Justin Burrell led with 17 points.

So where does this leave the Irish?  Well, we now know their final resting point in the Big East standings, as they will finish in 10th with an overall record of 17-13, and a Big East record of 8-10. Considering the monumental meltdown Notre Dame had halfway through the conference portion of the schedule, this isn’t such a bad regular season. It’s only disappointing when you compare it to the lavish expectations that were given to this team.

Where do we go from here? Well, Notre Dame will play Rutgers on Tuesday night for their first game in the Big East Tournament. Confidence booster? Check! Now it’s time for the Domers to make believer of the rest of the nation.

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