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Notre Dame 2007-08 Men’s Basketball (19/19) Notre Dame (23-6, 13-4 BIG EAST) vs. 2007-08 Schedule NOVEMBER USF (12-18, 3-14 BIG EAST) 2 ST. AMBROSE (IA) - Exhibition W, 109-53 7 ST. EDWARD’S (TX) - Exhibition W, 71-56 Saturday, March 8, 2008 • 7:00 p.m. (EST) 12 LONG ISLAND W, 82-50 Sun Dome (10,411) • Tampa, Ind. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS PARADISE JAM - University of Virgin Islands - 5th place MEDIA INFORMATION (UVI Sports and Fitness Center - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas) 16 Monmouth W, 76-33 Television: ESPN 360: Al Keck (play-by-play analyst), Mark Wise (color analyst). 18 Baylor L, 64-68 19 Georgia Tech L ,69-70 Radio: Jack Nolan (play-by-play analyst) 24 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 87-57 LaPhonso Ellis (color analyst) 26 COLGATE W, 94-63 Notre Dame Sports Properties originates the Notre Dame Radio Network which includes: DECEMBER WLS 890 AM in Chicago, Ill. (Chicagoland area and Midwest); WZOW 97.7 FM and 102.3 1 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 76-65 FM in South Bend, Ind.; ESPN 950 AM in Indianapolis, Ind.; WLYV 1450 AM in Fort 4 Kansas State! (ESPN) W, 68-59 Wayne, Ind. and Northeast, Ind.; WLUV 96.7 AM in Rockford and DeKalb, Ill., and Beloit 8 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 108-62 and Janesville, Wis.; WLUV 1520 AM in Rockford and DeKalb, Ill., and Beloit and Janes- 22 SAN FRANCISCO W, 84-78 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 W, 77-58 Warsaw, Ind.; WAMW 107.9 FM and 1580 AM in Washington, Ind., Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 159 and www.und.com. JANUARY 3 WEST VIRGINIA* (ESPN2) W, 69-56 Real-Time Stats: Live in-game statistics are available for all home games, via the Notre 5 CONNECTICUT* (ESPN) W, 73-67 Dame athletic website (www.und.com). 12 at Marquette* (15/16) (ERT) L, 66-92 15 CINCINNATI* (ESPNU) W, 91-74 Notre Dame vs. USF 19 at Georgetown* (5/6) (ERT) L, 65-84 26 at Villanova* (ERT) (T18/18) W, 90-80 • Notre Dame ends the regular season on Saturday night at the Sun Dome 31 PROVIDENCE* (ESPN2) W, 81-74 (OT) in Tampa when it faces USF in the only meeting of the season between the two schools. The Irish will be looking to avenge last season’s 69-63 setback at the Sun FEBRUARY 2 DEPAUL* (ESPNC) W, 89-80 Dome. 6 (22/21) at Seton Hall* (ERT) W, 95-69 • Saturday’s matchup will mark just the fourth with Notre Dame holding a 2-1 9 (22/21) MARQUETTE* (16/16)* (ESPN) W, 86-83 advantage. The Irish and Bulls split last year’s series with each team winning on its 13 (20/18) at Connecticut* (17/17)* (ESPNU) L, 78-84 17 (20/18) at Rutgers* (ERT) W, 71-68 home floor. 21 (21/21) PITTSBURGH* (ESPN) W, 82-70 • Notre Dame closed out the home portion of the 2007-08 schedule on Wednes- 24 (21/21) SYRACUSE* (CBS) W, 94-87 day night with a against St. John’s. With the victory, the Irish made Joyce Center 28 (17/17) at Louisville* (13/18) (ESPN) L, 85-90 and BIG EAST history to become the first Notre Dame team in the 40-year history MARCH of playing at the Joyce Center and the first-ever conference team to go undefeated 2 (17/17) at DePaul (ERT)* W, 98-91 at home in back-to-back seasons. 5 (19/19) ST. JOHN’S (ERT)* W, 68-55 8 at USF* (ESPN360) 7:00 p.m. (EST) • Notre Dame has clinched a first-round bye in the BIG EAST tournament for 12-15 BIG EAST Championship Madison Square Garden the second straight year and fourth time in eight seasons under head coach Mike (New York, NY) Brey. 20-23 NCAA Championship - First and Second Rounds • Notre Dame has won 10 of its last 12 games and is 23-6 overall and 13-4 in 27-30 NCAA Championship - Regionals BIG EAST play. The 13 regular-season wins represent the most-ever by an Irish APRIL team in a single season. Notre Dame won a previous school-record 11 regular- 5 NCAA Final Four - Semifinals Alamo Dome season conference games during the 2000-01 and 1996-97 campaigns en route to (San Antonio, TX) 7 NCAA Championship - Final 11-5 marks in both of those campaigns. • Notre Dame’s 23-win total matches that of the 2006-07 squad during the regu- ! - Jimmy V Classic (Madison Square Garden) lar-season. It also equals the most-ever victories by an Irish team under head * - BIG EAST Conference game ( ) - indicates Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today poll coach Mike Brey. rankings at time of game • A win against USF would equal the win total of last season. Notre Dame has won 24 games under Brey twice during tenure with the Irish — 2002-03 (24-10) and 2006-07 (24-8). Notre Dame 2007-08 Men’s Basketball • Notre Dame tops the nation in assists with 19.1 per game and has dished Associated Press ESPN/USA Today off 20-plus assists in 12 games. (Poll 17) (Poll 17) • With its win over St. John’s on Wednesday evening, Notre Dame extended its school-record Joyce Center home win streak to 37 games (second active longest win 1. North Carolina 1. North Carolina streak nationally) and won its 18th consecutive BIG EAST home game, a mark that 2. Memphis 2. UCLA ranks second all-time and is just two shy of the league record of 20 straight victories. 3. UCLA 3. Memphis The Irish have not lost at the Joyce Center since February 25, 2006 with an 80-72 4. Tennessee 4. Tennessee setback to Marquette. 5. Kansas 5. Duke • The all-time Notre Dame home win streak is 38 games. That mark began with a 6. Duke 6. Kansas 41-31 victory over Wisconsin on December 11, 1943 and ended with a 68-51 loss to 7. Stanford 7. Stanford St. Louis on February 8, 1948. 8. Xavier 8. Wisconsin • Notre Dame is ranked for the fifth consecutive week after making its debut three 9. Texas 9. Texas weeks ago at 22nd in the Associated Press and 21st in the ESPN/USA Today rank- 10. Wisconsin 10. Georgetown ings. The Irish dropped two spots in both polls this week and are ranked 19th. • Notre Dame has played six ranked opponents and are 2-4 in those matchups. 11. Georgetown 11. Xavier • The Irish have won 21 of their last 25 games and are 23-6 through 29 con- 12. Louisville 12. Butler tests. It’s the best record for a Notre Dame team after 29 games since the 1985-86 13. Connecticut 13. Louisville campaign when that team finished with a 23-6 record — losing the final game of the 14. Butler 14. Connecticut season to Arkansas-Little Rock in the first round of the NCAA tournament. 15. Purdue 15. Purdue • A win versus the Bulls would help the Irish to their best record following 30 games 16. Vanderbilt 16. Vanderbilt since the 1978-79 campaign when that squad finished with a 24-6 record. 17. Michigan State 17. Indiana • Notre Dame’s win over DePaul on March 2 gave the Irish their 12th BIG EAST 18. Indiana 18. Michigan State regular-season win of the season, breaking the marks of both the 2000-01 and 2006- 19. Notre Dame 19. Notre Dame 07 teams as they finished with identical 11-5 records. Coach Mike Brey’s squad added 20. Drake 20. Marquette to that win total following Wednesday night’s win over the Red Storm. Since becom- 21. Marquette 21. Drake ing a member of the BIG EAST Conference, no Notre Dame team has won 13 BIG 22. Gonzaga 22. Washington State EAST regular-season contests. Last year, the Irish won 12 league contests — 11 23. Washington State 23. Gonzaga during the regular season and one in the BIG EAST Championship — which marked 24. Clemson 24. Brigham Young the most-ever BIG EAST wins by a Notre Dame team in a single season. 25. Davidson 25. Mississippi State • Notre Dame’s has reached double-digit wins in BIG EAST play for the fifth time in eight seasons under head coach Mike Brey and earned a first-round bye for the fourth *bold indicates 2007-08 opponents time during his tenure. 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. 12.7 7.6 Finished with 21 points against DePaul for third 20-plus point outing of season 33 Zach Hillesland F 6-9 233 Jr. 5.8 4.9 Has started last 12 games in which ND is 10-2 44 Luke Harangody F 6-8 251 So. 21.0 11.4 Registered first 40-point performance since 2003 with 40 pts. vs. UL 2 Tory Jackson G 5-11 193 So. 8.2 5.1 His 175 assists are third-most ever by a Notre Dame sophomore 23 Kyle McAlarney G 6-0 196 Jr. 15.2 2.0 Has three 30-plus point outings in 17 BIG EAST contests OFF THE BENCH 2007-08 Statistics No. Player Pos Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG. RPG Notes 1 Tyrone Nash G 6-8 220 Fr 1.3 1.7 Has played in 12 games 5 Tom Kopko G 6-2 180 Fr.