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Notre Dame 2007-08 Men’s Basketball Notre Dame (9-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) vs. 2007-08 Schedule NOVEMBER North Florida (1-10, 0-0 Atlantic Sun) 2 ST. AMBROSE (IA) - Exhibition W, 109-53 7 ST. EDWARD’S (TX) - Exhibition W, 71-56 12 LONG ISLAND W, 82-50 Monday, December 31, 2007 • 1:00 p.m. (EST) Joyce Center (11,418) • Notre Dame, Ind. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS PARADISE JAM - University of Virgin Islands - 5th place (UVI Sports and Fitness Center - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas) 16 Monmouth W, 76-33 MEDIA INFORMATION 18 Baylor L, 64-68 Television: None 19 Georgia Tech L ,69-70 24 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 87-57 Radio: Jack Nolan (play-by-play analyst) 26 COLGATE W, 94-63 LaPhonso Ellis (color analyst) Notre Dame Sports Properties originates the Notre Dame Radio Network which includes: DECEMBER 1 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 76-65 WLS 890 AM in Chicago, Ill. (Chicagoland area and Midwest); WZOW 97.7 FM and 102.3 4 Kansas State! (ESPN) W, 68-59 FM in South Bend, Ind.; ESPN 950 AM in Indianapolis, Ind.; WLYV 1450 AM in Fort 8 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 108-62 Wayne, Ind. and Northeast, Ind.; WLUV 96.7 AM in Rockford and DeKalb, Ill., and Beloit 22 SAN FRANCISCO W, 84-78 and Janesville, Wis.; WLUV 1520 AM in Rockford and DeKalb, Ill., and Beloit and Janes- 29 BROWN W, 87-54 ville, Wis.; WEFM 95.9 FM in Michigan City and Gary, Ind.; ESPN (WRSW) 1480 AM in 31 NORTH FLORIDA 1:00 p.m. (EST) Warsaw, Ind.; WAMW 107.9 FM and 1580 AM in Washington, Ind., Sirius Satellite Radio JANUARY Channel 159 and www.und.com. 3 WEST VIRGINIA* (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. (EST) 5 CONNECTICUT* (ESPN) 9:00 p.m. (EST) Real-Time Stats: Live in-game statistics are available for all home games, via the Notre 12 at Marquette* 2:00 p.m. (EST) Dame athletic website (www.und.com). 15 CINCINNATI* (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. (EST) 19 at Georgetown* 12:00 p.m. (EST) 26 at Villanova* 12:00 p.m. (EST) Notre Dame vs. North Florida 31 PROVIDENCE* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. (EST) • Notre Dame concludes regular-season play this afternoon when the Irish play FEBRUARY host to North Florida. This afternoon’s New Year’s Eve contest is the fourth of six 2 DEPAUL* (ESPNC) 6:00 p.m. (EST) straight home games for the Irish and the second in less than 48 hours. 6 at Seton Hall* 7:30 p.m. (EST) • Notre Dame is slated to play three games over the course of the next five six 9 MARQUETTE* (ESPN) 12:00 p.m. (EST) 13 at Connecticut* (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. (EST) days and four games in the span of eight days. 17 at Rutgers* 12:00 p.m. (EST) • With a win today, Notre Dame will run its home win streak to 28 straight (a 21 PITTSBURGH* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. (EST) school record). After tying the school record of 24 straight victories against Eastern 24 SYRACUSE* (CBS) 2:00 p.m. (EST) 28 at Louisville* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. (EST) Michigan on December 1, the Irish broke the 30-plus year record with its win over Northern Illinois on December 8. The Irish have not lost at the Joyce Center since MARCH February 25, 2006 with an 80-72 loss to Marquette. 2 at DEPAUL* 1:00 p.m. (EST) 5 ST. JOHN’S* 7:30 p.m. (EST) • Following the matchup with the Ospreys, Notre Dame opens up BIG EAST 8 at USF* (ESPN360) 7:00 p.m. (EST) play with home games against West Virginia (January 3) and Connecticut (January 12-15 BIG EAST Championship Madison Square Garden 5). (New York, NY) • Notre Dame’s first BIG EAST road test will be on Saturday, January 12 when it 20-23 NCAA Championship - First and Second Rounds 27-30 NCAA Championship - Regionals travels to Milwaukee, Wis., to face Marquette. APRIL Series Record vs. North Florida 5 NCAA Final Four - Semifinals Alamo Dome (San Antonio, TX) • This will mark the first meeting between the two schools. 7 NCAA Championship - Final Irish vs. Atlantic Sun ! - Jimmy V Classic (Madison Square Garden) * - BIG EAST Conference game • Notre Dame is 4-0 all-time versus teams from the Atlantic Sun. ( ) - indicates Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today poll rankings at time of game Friend or Foe? • North Florida head coach Matt Kilcullen is a familiar name to Irish fans. Kilcullen spent six years (1985-91) as an assistant coach on Digger Phelps’ staff. During his time Notre Dame 2007-08 Men’s Basketball at Notre Dame, he helped the Irish to five NCAA appearances and four 20-win sea- North Florida Series Record sons. First Meeting Now That’s Something To Talk About Current Streak: – • Notre Dame’s current record-setting 27-game home win streak current spans Brey vs. North Florida: – three seasons — the final two games played during the 2005-06 campaign, the entire ND Biggest Win: – 2006-07 season and seven games in 2007-08. Here’s a look at the dominance of the North Florida Biggest Win: – Irish during its present win streak: ND Biggest Win Streak: – North Florida Biggest Win Streak: – Notre Dame Opponents FG Percentage 777-1585 (.490) 625-1602 (.390) 3-FG Percentage 244-590 (.414) 175-508 (.344) Points/Avg. 2,294 (85.0 ppg.) 1,709 (63.3 ppg.) Margin of Victory +585 points (+21.7) Notes: Notre Dame has shot .500 or better in 14 of 27 games Notre Dame opponents have shot .500 or better in 3 of 27 games 21 wins by 10-plus points 13 wins by 20-plus points 9 wins by 30-plus points 5 wins by 40-plus points 1 win by 50-plus points Hot Stuff • Since returning from the three games in the Virgin Islands where Notre Dame shot 33.9 percent against Baylor and 40.7 percent versus Georgia Tech in its final two games, Notre Dame has shot 212-428 (.495) from the field and 69- 154 (.448) from three-point range. Against Northern Illinois, the Irish connected on a season-best 62.1 percent (36-58) from the field and a season-high 56.0 percent (14-25) from three-point range. Valuing The Basketball • In its back-to-back wins over Colgate and Eastern Michigan, Notre Dame committed just eight and nine turnovers, respectively, marking the only time this TONIGHT’S PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 2007-08 Statistics No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG. RPG Notes 31 Rob Kurz F 6-9 232 Sr. 13.3 7.3 Registered third double-double with 15 pts. and 11 rebs. vs. Brown 44 Luke Harnagody F 6-8 251 Jr. 17.3 9.2 Leads the Irish in both scoring and rebounding 2 Tory Jackson G 5-11 193 So. 7.1 4.1 19 assists and just five turnovers in last two games 23 Kyle McAlarney G 6-0 196 Jr. 14.5 2.3 Has scored in double figures in a career-high seven consecutive games 42 Ryan Ayers G/F 6-8 210 Jr. 8.9 3.5 Fourth-leading scorer and netted double figures in fourgames OFF THE BENCH 2007-08 Statistics No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG. RPG Notes 1 Tyrone Nash G 6-8 220 Fr 1.8 3.0 Has played in six games 5 Tom Kopko G 6-2 180 Fr. 1.3 0.5 First year walk-on 13 Ty Proffitt G 6-4 206 Fr. 2.0 0.8 Missed the first four games with a groin injury 20 Jonathan Peoples G 6-3 215 So. 4.2 1.7 Has played in all 11 games and averaging 15.4 minutes per game 21 Tim Abromaitis F 6-8 224 Fr. 2.3 1.5 Career-high seven points vs. Nothern Illinois 33 Zach Hillesland F 6-9 233 Jr. 6.4 5.5 Has grabbed five or more rebounds in 10 of 11 games 34 Carleton Scott F 6-7 198 Fr. -- -- Has not played in a game this season 40 Luke Zeller F/C 6-10 239 Jr. 5.6 2.6 Matched career-high with 14 points versus Colgate 41 Tim Andree F 6-8 210 So. 1.5 1.0 Second-year walk-on; Father Tim played basketball at ND (1979-83) 2 Notre Dame 2007-08 Men’s Basketball 2007-08 BIG EAST season that the Irish had fewer than 10 turnovers in back-to-back contests. In the Irish win Preseason Coaches’ Poll over Brown two nights ago, the Irish registered seven turnovers, including just one in the Pts. first half. Two of the strengths of Notre Dame basketball teams under head coach Mike 1. Georgetown (8) 217 Brey have been distributing and taking care of the basketball. The Irish are averaging 19.9 Louisville (8) 217 assists per game and 12.4 turnovers for a 1.6 assists-to-turnover ratio. Notre Dame has 3. Marquette 191 dished off 20 or more assists in five games this season. 4. Pittsburgh 170 5. Syracuse 153 Double The Pleasure 6. Connecticut 149 • Luke Harangody posted three consecutive double-doubles for the first time in his 7. Villanova 143 career in wins over Kansas State, Northern Illinois and San Francisco and in four of the 8. Providence 141 last seven games. He had 19 points and a career-high 14 boards against Kansas State, 9.