SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s basketball team (9-11, 1-8) rallied down 14 points to take the lead in the second half against Boston College (9-11, 3-6), but the Eagles shot a blistering 71.4 percent in the second to capture the 84-72 victory.
Nate Laszewski earned a career high 29 points by tying his career high in threes, converting 7-of-9 from beyond the arc. He also collected seven rebounds, three assists and one block as he filled up the stat sheet.
Dane Goodwin was in double figures for the eighth straight contest with 13 points this afternoon. He continues to find success against BC, amassing 96 points in his last six games against them (16.0 ppg). Furthermore, Goodwin tied his career in steals with four.
Cormac Ryan rounded out the double-digit scorers with 13 points, connecting on three treys.
How It Happened
Notre Dame produced a 13-2 run over a four-minute span, connecting on 5-of-6 from the field, to garner a 22-16 lead midway through the opening half. Laszewski was a major reason for the early success on offense. The graduate just couldn’t miss from deep.
Laszewski started 5-of-6 from beyond the arc to give the Irish a 30-21 advantage with 5:08 on the clock – with 17 of those points belonging to the Florida native.
Later, an 8-0 Boston College run got the Eagles back in it and back in front by two at 34-32. Ven-Allen Lubin had some productive minutes off the bench, supplying a pair of and-ones to keep pushing ND forward.
All-in-all, the halftime score was 36-35 in favor of the visitors with both sides shooting exactly the same, 14-of-30 (.467). The Irish did have a slight rebounding edge at the time, up 18-15.
Notre Dame came out of halftime cold, missing their first eight shots from the field. As a result, Boston College went on an 13-0 run to build its largest lead of the game at 49-35
However, the Irish found some footing and began to rally. The key turn was a five-point play at the 12:18 mark. Laszsewski hit his seventh three-pointer of the game and Goodwin was fouled on the shot – therefore he went to the line and hit both. That capped a 12-2 run to pull the Irish within four at 47-51.
Later, Goodwin and Ryan converted back-to-back treys to reclaim the lead at 57-56, sending the Irish faithful to their feet.
It became a back-and-forth boxing match from this point on with both sides trading blows. Notre Dame recorded a stretch in which they made 9-of-11, while Boston College simultaneously went 7-of-8. At the 3:47 media timeout, the Irish trailed 68-72.
From there, Boston College recorded back-to-back dagger three-point plays and later ended the game on a 7-0 run for the 84-72 final.
Up Next
The Irish head the road to Raleigh for a Tuesday night matchup against NC State. Tip is scheduled for 7 pm ET on ACC Network
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