March 10, 2017
ND Game Notes ACC Semifinal 
| ACC Bracket
WHO: #3 Notre Dame (24-8) vs. #2 Florida State (25-7)
WHAT: ACC Championship Semifinals
WHEN: Friday, March 10, 9:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
TELEVISION BROADCAST: ESPN with Dan Shulman (play-by-play), Jay Bilas (analyst) and Allison Williams (sideline).
RADIO BROADCAST: Notre Dame Basketball Radio Network with Jack Nolan (play-by-play) and Zach Hillesland (analyst). Fans can listen online at WatchND.tv or via an Notre Dame Basketball Radio Network Affiliate.
Here are Five Things To Know about the Notre Dame – Florida State matchup –
NOTRE DAME IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT:
Notre Dame is making its fourth appearance in the ACC tournament this week at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Irish have earned a double-bye for the tournament in the past three seasons and advanced to the semifinals each time they have earned that right – including claiming the 2015 ACC Championship with victories over Miami, Duke and North Carolina in Greensboro, North Carolina.
NOTRE DAME ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
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Date |
City |
Site |
ND Rank |
Opp Rank |
W/L |
ND |
Opp |
|
2014 |
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3/12/2014 |
Greensboro, NC |
Greensboro Coliseum |
L |
69 |
81 |
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2015 |
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3/12/2015 |
Greensboro, NC |
Greensboro Coliseum |
11 / 9 |
W |
74 |
64 |
|
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3/13/2015 |
Greensboro, NC |
Greensboro Coliseum |
11 / 9 |
2 / 2 |
W |
74 |
64 |
|
3/14/2015 |
Greensboro, NC |
Greensboro Coliseum |
11 / 9 |
19 / 19 |
W |
90 |
82 |
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2016 |
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3/10/2016 |
Washington, DC |
Verizon Center |
19 / 20 |
W OT |
84 |
79 |
|
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3/11/2016 |
Washington, DC |
Verizon Center |
3 / 3 |
L |
47 |
78 |
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2017 |
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3/9/2017 |
Brooklyn, NY |
Barclays Center |
22 / 16 |
21 / 21 |
W |
71 |
58 |
BARCLAYS CENTER SUCCESS:
Notre Dame’s victory over Virginia on Thursday evening marked the program’s sixth-straight victory in the home of the 2017 ACC Championship.
Notre Dame at the Barclays Center:
|
Date |
ND Rank |
Opponent |
Opp Rank |
Result |
Score |
Tournament |
|
11/16/2012 |
20/21 |
St. Joseph’s |
L (OT) |
70-79 |
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic |
|
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11/17/2012 |
20/21 |
BYU |
W |
78-68 |
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic |
|
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3/18/2016 |
Michigan |
W |
70-63 |
NCAA Tournament |
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3/30/2016 |
Stephen F. Austin |
W |
76-75 |
NCAA Tournament |
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11/21/2016 |
Colorado |
W |
89-83 |
Legends Classic |
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11/22/2016 |
Northwestern |
W |
70-66 |
Legends Classic |
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3/9/2017 |
22/16 |
Virginia |
21/21 |
W |
71-58 |
ACC Tournament |
FARRELL LOVES NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY:
Junior guard Matt Farrell has made a claim as one of the most improved players in the nation this season, leading the team in assists (65, 5.9 per game) while scoring 13.8 points-per-game and converting on all 27 of his free throw attempts.
Farrell’s stellar play in the 2016 Legend Classic tournament games at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, earned him the tournament MVP award and his impressive perfromance against No. 1/1 Villanova on Dec. 10 in the Never Forget Tribute Classic in Newark, New Jersey, proved that the Bridgewater, New Jersey, native loves to compete in front of his hometown fans.
Here is a breakdown of Farrell’s preformances in New York and New Jersey this season:
|
Date |
Opponent |
Min |
FG-A |
3FG-A |
FT-A |
O-D-R |
PF |
A |
TO |
B |
S |
Pts |
|
11/21 |
Colorado |
32 |
7-13 |
2-4 |
4-4 |
0-1-1 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
|
11/22 |
Northwestern |
34 |
5-11 |
2-4 |
6-6 |
1-2-3 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
|
12/10 |
Villanova |
37 |
8-13 |
2-5 |
0-0 |
0-2-2 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
|
3/9 |
Virginia |
37 |
4-8 |
1-3 |
5-7 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
|
Totals |
140 |
24-45 |
7-16 |
15-17 |
1-5-6 |
9 |
22 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
70 |
|
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Averages |
35.0 |
.533 |
.438 |
.882 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
0 |
2.0 |
17.5 |
COLSON A 20-10 SPECIALIST:
Senior forward Bonzie Colson, a candidate for the Wooden Award and Karl Malone Trophy has posted eight 20-point, 10-rebound performances this year. All eight of those performances have come against Power 5 Conference teams.
|
Opponent |
Opponent Rank |
Points |
Rebounds |
Assists |
Blocks |
Steals |
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vs. Colorado* |
-/- |
22 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Iowa |
-/- |
24 |
17 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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vs. Purdue& |
15/16 |
23 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
at Pittsburgh |
-/- |
21 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
Wake Forest |
-/- |
27 |
16 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
Florida State |
14/15 |
33 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Georgia Tech |
-/- |
20 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Virginia |
21/21 |
21 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
NOTRE DAME vs. FLORIDA STATE – BY THE NUMBERS:
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1 |
Junior Bonzie Colson is the only player in the ACC to finish the season averaging a double-double (17.1 ppg, 10.4 rpg). An All-ACC First Team Selection, Colson also is among the final 15 in consideration for the 2017 John R. Wooden Award, given to college basketball’s player of the year and a finalist for the Karl Malone Award (top power forward in the nation). |
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1.70 |
Assist-to-turnover ratio for Notre Dame this sesason, the second-best in the nation behind UCLA (1.90). |
|
4 |
Notre Dame is the only ACC program to have four players mentioned on the All-ACC team this season. Bonzie Colson was a first-team selection while seniors V.J. Beachem and Steve Vasturia, along with junior Matt Farrell, all earned honorable mention. The four player awards also mark the most all-conference mentions the Notre Dame program has ever received. |
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6 |
Notre Dame has won six consecutive games at the Barclays Center, including two games in the NCAA touranment last season and two wins earlier this season when the Irish claimed the Legends Classic title. See page 2 for more details. |
|
8 |
Notre Dame has earned a double bye in a conference tournament six of the last eight seasons. The Irish advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament each time they have earned a double bye. Notre Dame has earned a double-bye in the ACC tournament three out of its four years in the league. |
|
10 |
Mike Brey has led the Irish to a top-four conference finish in 10 of his 17 years on the Irish bench. |
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10.4 |
Rebounds-per-game average for Bonzie Colson, which leads the conference and is 14th in the country (as of March 6). Colson also leads the ACC in overall double-doubles (19) and 10-rebound performances (20). |
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17.5 |
Points-per-game average for Bridgewater, New Jersey, native Matt Farrell in Notre Dame’s four games played in New York/New Jersey this season (two Legends Classic games, vs. Villanova at the Prudential Center, vs. Virginia in the ACC quarterfinals). See page 2 for more details. |
|
21 |
Junior Matt Farrell has connected on at least one three-point field goal in 22 consecutive games, the second-best streak of any ACC player (L. Kennard, Duke, 35 games). |
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80.5 |
Free throw percentage for Notre Dame this season, the best in the nation. |
|
91.5 |
Free throw percentage for Steve Vasturia this season, first in the ACC and eighth in the nation. |
|
380 |
Victories at Notre Dame for head coach Mike Brey, the second-most in Notre Dame history and 13 away from the all-time record (393). |
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1,000 |
Steve Vasturia, V.J. Beachem and Bonzie Colson have all reached 1,000 career points this season – the first time since 1991-92 three Irish players have reached that milestone in the same year (see page 5 for more details). |