National Basketball Association
Notre Dame 70, Virginia Tech 63
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 19, 2014
Where: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials:
# Jeff Anderson, # Jamie Luckie, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
8849
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Notre Dame 70, Virginia Tech 63: Pat Connaughton tallied 21 points and eight rebounds as the host Fighting Irish held off the Hokies to end a three-game skid.
Demetrius Jackson tied his career high with 13 points and Eric Atkins added 12 for Notre Dame (11-7, 2-3 ACC). Zach Auguste gave the Irish a lift off the bench, hitting all four of his field-goal attempts for eight points.
Devin Wilson had a career-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting and dished out seven assists for Virginia Tech (8-9, 1-4), which has lost four straight. Cadarian Raines added a career-best 19 points and C.J. Barksdale contributed 12.
The Fighting Irish held the Hokies scoreless for nearly four minutes during a 9-0 spurt early in the first half and didn't trail again. They then rattled off a 10-0 run over the final 2:26 of the half -- the last eight coming from Jackson -- to take a 39-24 advantage into the break.
Virginia Tech surged back in the second half, hitting seven of its first eight shots and pulling within 53-51 as Will Johnston and Wilson hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a seven-point burst. Connaughton and Steve Vasturia answered with back-to-back 3s, though, and Notre Dame's lead didn't dip below five the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Former Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps was inducted into the school's Ring of Honor in a ceremony at halftime. … Virginia Tech F Joey Van Zegeren had a career-high six blocked shots. … Connaughton was 4-of-9 from 3-point range while the rest of the team went 5-for-19.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia Tech |
|
Notre Dame |
|
Cadarian Raines 20 |
Scoring |
Pat Connaughton 21 |
|
Devin Wilson 7 |
Assists |
Eric Atkins 4 |
|
Cadarian Raines 6 |
Rebounds |
Pat Connaughton 8 |
|
Devin Wilson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Demetrius Jackson 5 |
|
Christian Beyer 1 |
Steals |
Eric Atkins 2 |
|
Joey van Zegeren 6 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia Tech
|
63 |
52.1 |
4-11 |
9-15 |
12 |
34 |
6 |
3 |
17 |
| Notre Dame
|
70 |
41.4 |
9-28 |
13-18 |
14 |
28 |
0 |
10 |
10 |