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WHO: Notre Dame (1-0) vs. Mount St. Mary’s (0-1)

WHAT: Maui Jim Maui Invitational Regional Game, 2017-18 Home Opener for Notre Dame

WHERE: Purcell Pavilion (9.149)

WHEN: Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, 7:00 p.m. ET

TICKETS: Tickets available at und.com/buytickets

BROADCAST INFORMATION:

ACC Network Extra with Nik Valdiserri (play-by-play) and Juan Jose Rodriguez (analyst). Available anywhere the WatchESPN app is accessible.

Notre Dame Basketball Radio Network with Jack Nolan (play-by-play) and Zach Hillesland (analyst). Available locally on WSBT AM960/FM 96.1 and on WatchND.tv. Radio network affiliates list available on page eight of the game notes PDF.

Here are Five Things To Know about the Notre Dame – Mount St. Mary’s matchup…

NOTRE DAME AND MOUNT ST. MARY’S MEET IN MAUI INVITATIONAL REGIONAL GAME

The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team will begin its 2017-18 home schedule and start the 2017 Maui Jim Maui Invitational on Monday, Nov. 13, taking on Mount St. Mary’s (0-1) at Purcell Pavilion (9,149). Game tip off is set for 7:00 p.m. ET.

Mount St. Mary’s suffered its first loss of the season at Marquette on Friday, Nov. 10, its first game of the Maui Invitational. The Mountaineers will face North Florida at Wofford on November 18th and York on November 21 to cap its regional game slate.

While the statistics for Monday night’s game will not be counted toward the tournament games held in Maui next week, the game outcome record for both teams will be reflected in its final tournament record at the end of the Maui Invitational.

NOTRE DAME – MOUNT ST. MARY’S SERIES HISTORY

Notre Dame and Mount St. Mary’s will be meeting for the third time on Monday, November 13. Monday night’s meeting is is one of the regional matchups of the 2017 Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

Date

ND Rank

Opp Rank

Opponent

W/L

ND

Opp

City

Site

11/29/2003

21 / 20

Mount St. Mary’s

W

78

64

Notre Dame, IN

Purcell Pavilion

12/9/2014

25 / NR

Mount St. Mary’s

W

93

67

Notre Dame, IN

Purcell Pavilion

SEASON OPENERS

Notre Dame is now 18-0 all-time in season openers during the Mike Brey era (2000-01 to present) after debuting the season on the road for the first time under Brey last Saturday at DePaul.

Historically, the Irish are 95-18 (.841) in season openers.

Notre Dame as the only Associated Press Top 25 team to begin the 2017-18 season on an opponents team court this season.

HOME OPENERS

Notre Dame is 17-0 in home opening games under Mike Brey (since 2000-01). The Irish have outscored their opponents 83.3 – 55.3 on average in those 17 victories. The 2017-18 season marks the first time that the Notre Dame home opener is not the first game of the season, as the Irish defeated DePaul 72-58 on Saturday, Nov. 11, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

FIGHTING IRISH vs. MOUNTAINEERS – BY THE NUMBERS

1

Notre Dame was the only Associated Press Top 25 team to begin the 2017-18 season on the road and on an opponent’s home court. Texas A&M, West Virginia and UCLA all began the season away from home, but on a neutral court.

2

A Basketball Times panel, combined with five different rankings criteria, recently named Notre Dame the second-best men’s basketball program in the country. See page 5 for more details.

6

The run to the ACC Championship game last season improved Notre Dame’s ACC tournament record to 6-3 since joining the league for the 2013-14 campaign. Only Duke (8-3), North Carolina and Virginia (both 7-3) have better records in the league tournament over the past four seasons.

7

Notre Dame won seven NCAA tournament games over the past three seasons, matching the 1976-79 teams for the most over a four-year stretch in the program’s history.

8

At one point in the second half at DePaul, Notre Dame connected on eight consecutive three-point field goals, keying the game-winning run. The Irish eventually finished 9-of-12 from behind the arc in the second half of the victory (the 75% three-point shooting a best-of-the-Brey-era mark in a second half).

10.1

The 2016-17 rebounds-per-game average for All-American Bonzie Colson, which led the ACC and finished 17th in the country. Colson also led the ACC in overall double-doubles (19) and 10-rebound performances (20).

11.5

Senior Matt Farrell finished the 2016-17 season with a 14.1 ppg scoring average, improving his scoring output 11.5 points from the 2015-16 season. That improvement ranks 17th all-time for ACC players.

21

Sophomore T.J. Gibbs led Notre Dame to a victory at DePaul with a career-high 21 points in a career-best 38 minutes of action.

27

Senior Matt Farrell has connected on at least one three-point field goal in 27 consecutive games, the longest streak of any ACC player entering the 2017-18 season. Shooting 5-for-9 at DePaul, Farrell moved his career three-point field goal average to .405.

43

Victories in four years of ACC play for Notre Dame (10.8 per season). Only Virginia, North Carolina and Duke have more regular-season ACC wins during that same span.

82

Program-record number of victories over the past three seasons for the Irish.

701

Career rebounds for Bonzie Colson, the 12th Irish player to reach the 1,200-point, 700-rebound career plateau.

See the Game Notes PDF at the top of the page for further information on the Notre Dame – Mount St. Mary’s matchup.