Post by kbritt on Dec 31, 2010 14:52:23 GMT -5
With three top-10 challenges facing his team to open Big East conference play, Notre Dame coach Mike Brey knew his veteran team had to play its brand of basketball to have a chance.
The Irish got off to a good start in the league Wednesday night against No. 9 Georgetown, with No. 5 Syracuse and No. 4 Connecticut looming over the next week.
Tim Abromaitis scored 20 points and Tyrone Nash added 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 15 Notre Dame to a 69-55 win over the visiting Hoyas.
A big key for the Irish (12-1) was holding the nation’s fourth-best 3-point shooting team to a dismal 4-of-22 (18 percent) from the arc.
“I thought we imposed our will,” Brey said. “We’re old, and you like when you have an old team and they play maturely. We’ll smile for another 30 minutes and then we’ve got to go play an undefeated team (Syracuse) in the Carrier Dome.”
The Irish got off to a good start in the league Wednesday night against No. 9 Georgetown, with No. 5 Syracuse and No. 4 Connecticut looming over the next week.
Tim Abromaitis scored 20 points and Tyrone Nash added 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 15 Notre Dame to a 69-55 win over the visiting Hoyas.
A big key for the Irish (12-1) was holding the nation’s fourth-best 3-point shooting team to a dismal 4-of-22 (18 percent) from the arc.
“I thought we imposed our will,” Brey said. “We’re old, and you like when you have an old team and they play maturely. We’ll smile for another 30 minutes and then we’ve got to go play an undefeated team (Syracuse) in the Carrier Dome.”