National Basketball Association
Notre Dame 84, Bryant 59
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 27, 2011
Where: Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Evon Burroughs, # Robert Riley
Attendance:
7138
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Notre Dame point guard Eric Atkins scored 18 points and dished out nine assists in an 84-59 win over Bryant University on Sunday.
Atkins, a 6-foot-1 sophomore, made 5 of 10 shots from
the field, including three 3-pointers, and also had four rebounds for
the Fighting Irish (5-2). Others scoring in double figures were Joey
Brooks and Alex Dragicevich with 13 and Scott
Martin and Jerian Grant with 12.
Bryant University (1-5) was led by Alex Francis, who
scored 22 points and added six rebounds and seven assists. Frankie Dobbs scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Corey Maynard had 11 points and seven
rebounds.
The Fighting Irish were without forward Tim Abromaitis,
who will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL earlier this week at practice.
Aromaitis, who missed the first four games of the season while serving an NCAA suspension, was averaging 14 points
and 7.0 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| Bryant |
|
Notre Dame |
|
Alex Francis 22 |
Scoring |
Eric Atkins 18 |
|
Frankie Dobbs 7 |
Assists |
Eric Atkins 9 |
|
Frankie Dobbs 8 |
Rebounds |
Jerian Grant 11 |
|
Frankie Dobbs 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Eric Atkins 5 |
|
Frankie Dobbs 2 |
Steals |
Eric Atkins 2 |
|
Ben Altit 1 |
Blocks |
Joey Brooks 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Bryant
|
59 |
35.4 |
6-26 |
7-11 |
12 |
30 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
| Notre Dame
|
84 |
48.4 |
11-25 |
11-15 |
24 |
42 |
3 |
4 |
10 |