National Basketball Association
Notre Dame 72, Liberty 51
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 14, 2010
Where: Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials:
# Brent Hampton, # Ed Hightower, # Gary Prager
Attendance:
6478
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Ben Hansbrough scored 19 points to lead Notre Dame to a 72-51 victory over Liberty on Sunday in South Bend.
Hansbrough did most of his damage in the first half as the Fighting Irish (2-0) built a big lead and cruised to another easy victory.
Hansbrough was 5-of-8 from the field in the opening 20 minutes, including 4-of-5 from the arc. He scored 14 of his points in the first half to help Notre Dame take a 41-22 lead.
Tyrone Nash scored 16 points and Tim Abromaitis added 13 for Notre Dame, which made seven of its 10 three-pointers in the first half.
David Minaya scored 12 points and John Brown added 10 and 12 rebounds for Liberty (1-1).
The Flames only shot 36 percent from the field and were just 4-of-7 from the free throw line. By comparison, Nash was 12-of-15 from the stripe by himself for the Irish.
Top Game Performances
| Liberty |
|
Notre Dame |
|
David Minaya 12 |
Scoring |
Ben Hansbrough 19 |
|
Jesse Sanders 5 |
Assists |
Eric Atkins 4 |
|
John Brown 12 |
Rebounds |
Tyrone Nash 9 |
|
Evan Gordon 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyrone Nash 12 |
|
John Brown 3 |
Steals |
Tim Abromaitis 2 |
|
Antwan Burrus 1 |
Blocks |
Carleton Scott 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Liberty
|
51 |
35.6 |
5-17 |
4-7 |
14 |
33 |
2 |
3 |
|
| Notre Dame
|
72 |
41.8 |
10-28 |
16-25 |
16 |
37 |
4 |
4 |
|