| Game 18: Notre Dame (11-6, 1-3) vs. #16/17 NC State (14-3, 2-2) | |
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| Date | Saturday, January 19, 2019 | 2:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | Purcell Pavilion | Notre Dame, IN |
| Tickets | und.com/buytickets |
| Series History | 14th meeting, Notre Dame leads the all-time series 8-5, 4-2 as ACC members |
| TV | Raycom Sports with Wes Durham and Bobby Cremins. Available locally on WMYS MyTV Raycom Sports Affiliate List | ACC.com Live Stream | WatchESPN |
| Radio | Notre Dame Basketball Network with Jack Nolan and Zach Hillesland (Notre Dame ’09) Also available on the Notre Dame app |
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| 2018-19 Stats | Notre Dame | NC State |
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IRISH CONFERENCE CHALLENGE CONTINUES WITH NO. 17/16 NC STATE AT HOME
The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (11-6, 1-3 ACC) continues its tough opening conference stretch wtih No. 17/16 NC State (14-3, 2-2) on Raycom Sports Saturday afternoon.
The Irish are in the midst of a stretch of eight Atlantic Coast Conference games that feature five ranked teams – including three contests against top-10 ranked opponents.
INJURY UPDATES
Notre Dame will never be back to ‘full strength’ this season, as senior Rex Pflueger (ACL) and freshman Robby Carmody (Torn Labrum) are out for the season, but after the six-player victory over Boston College on January 12 – the Irish should be back to eight healthy scholarship players available against NC State.
- Juwan Durham – Sidelined for the Boston College game after an ankle injury suffered against Virginia Tech (1/1/19) was aggravated against Syracuse (1/5/19), Durham returned to action against North Carolina (1/15/19) and will play against NC State.
- T.J. Gibbs – Struck by a sudden dose of the flu just 20 minutes before tip off against Boston College (1/12/15), Gibbs is working his way back to game shape after a few days of fluid loss. He played 35 minutes at North Carolina (1/15/19) but was not fully recovered from his illness. Is expected to be back to full strength on Saturday against NC State.
- John Mooney – On his final field goal against Boston College (1/12/15), Mooney came down on a defender’s foot and rolled his ankle. The injury kept him out of practice until game day at North Carolina (1/15/19), but the junior captain overcame the injury to earn his ninth double-double of the year with 16 points and 19 rebounds against the Tar Heels.
MR. MOONEY ONE OF FIVE MAJOR CONFERENCE PLAYERS AVERAGING A DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Junior forward John Mooney (dubbed Mr. Mooney by Notre Dame Basketball Radio Network Analyst Zach Hillesland) posted a monster 16-point, 19-rebound effort at No. 13/15 North Carolina on Tuesday night which vaulted him into avearaging a double-double this season (13.7 ppg, 10.4 rpg).
Mooney joins Minnesota’s Jordan Murphy (14.4 pts, 11.6 reb), Kansas’ Dedric Lawson (19.2 pts, 10.6 reb), Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ (19.4 pts, 10.4 reb), and North Carolina’s Luke Maye (14.4 pts, 10.1 reb) as the only major conference players averaging a double-double in 2018-19.
- Add in Mooney’s .542 field-goal percentage and the list of players averaging double-doubles and shooting over .540 from the field is trimmed to just Mooney and Happ.
- Add in Mooney’s .459 three-point field goal percenage – and he becomes the only major conference player to average over 10 points, 10 rebounds, .540 FG% and .400 3FG% (minimum of 30 attempts).
MOONEY LEADS ACC IN DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Junior forward John Mooney has raised his level of play to an all-conference level in 2018-19 and currently leads the ACC in rebounding (10.4 per game) and in double-doubles (nine in 17 games played).
One of five major conference players averaging a double-double this season (13.7 ppg, 10.4 rpg), Mooney entered the season with 4.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg averages.
MOONEY DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN 2018-19
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Opponent |
Date |
Points |
Rebounds |
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Radford |
11/14/18 |
24 |
12 |
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William & Mary |
11/17/18 |
13 |
11 |
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Duquesne |
11/20/18 |
16 |
10 |
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vs. Oklahoma |
12/4/18 |
15 |
14 |
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at UCLA |
12/8/18 |
12 |
11 |
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Binghamton |
12/18/18 |
12 |
12 |
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Syracuse |
1/5/19 |
14 |
14 |
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Boston College |
1/12/19 |
27 |
12 |
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at North Carolina |
1/15/19 |
16 |
19 |
MOONEY’S 19-REBOUNDS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
John Mooney’s career-high 19 rebounds at No. 13/15 North Carolina on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, is tied for the fifth-most of the Mike Brey era at Notre Dame. A further breakdown of Mooney’s big game:
- It is the most since Zach Auguste pulled down 22 rebounds in an overtime victory over Duke in the 2016 ACC tournament (3/10/16).
- It is the most in a non-overtime game since Luke Harangody had 22 rebounds in a loss to Washington State in the 2008 NCAA tournament (3-22-08).
- It is the most in a regular-season game since Torin Francis grabbed 20 rebounds against Bucknell in 2002 (11/22/02).
- It is the most in a regular-season conference game since Ryan Humphrey (current Irish assistant coach) put up 19 rebounds at Rutgers on Feb. 14, 2002.
- His 16 defensive rebounds mark the most by a Roy Williams-coached North Carolina team, besting Iowa State’s Jard Homan’s 15 in the 2088 NCAA tournament.
- His 19 rebounds matched the most by an opposing player in UNC’s Smith Center (done twice in 2011 and 1989).
NOTRE DAME vs. NC STATE – BY THE NUMBERS
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1 |
Notre Dame is the only team in NCAA Division this season to win a game playing just six players after the 69-66 victory over Boston College on January 12, 2019. |
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2 |
Junior guard T.J. Gibbs ranks second in the ACC for assist/turnover ratio (3.50), joining freshman backcourt mate Prentiss Hubb (8th, 2.03) in the top 10. The Irish are the only team in the league with two players in the top 10 for assist/turnover ratio. |
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3.20 |
Junior Juwan Durham leads the ACC in blocked shots per game with a 3.20 average (48 total in 15 games played). That number puts him fifth in the country entering this weekend’s college basketball action. |
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5 |
Bolstered by Juwan Durham’s 3.29 average, Notre Dame is tied for fifth in the country (Oregon State) in blocked shots per game (6.00). |
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8 |
With six teams ranked among the top 25 in the country this week from the ACC – the conference schedule will prove difficutl for each conference team. Notre Dame is in the midst of an eight-game stretch to begin the conference season that feature five match ups against ranked teams – including Saturday’s battle with No. 17/16 NC State. |
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9 |
Junior John Mooney leads the ACC and is tied for 15th in the country in double-doubles (9). He also paces the ACC in 10-rebound performances with 11 this season. |
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9.18 |
The Irish rank second in the ACC in three-point field goals made per game, averaging 9.18 per contest. Notre Dame has connected on nine or more 3FGs in a game nine of 17 contests this season. |
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9.5 |
With a 9.5 average, Notre Dame is tied with Wisconisn for fourth in the country in turnovers per game, behind Michigan, Saint Joseph’s and national leader Virginia (8.9). |
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13.6 |
Notre Dame, on average, is committing just 13.6 personal fouls per game – which is tied with Michigan for the NCAA lead in that statistical category. |
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14 |
Notre Dame and NC State will be meeting for the 14th time on Saturday afternoon, with the Irish leading the all-time series 8-5. Notre Dame is 4-2 against NC State as a member of the ACC (see page 4 for more). |
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19 |
Recovering from an ankle injury at No. 13/15 North Carolina, John Mooney responded with a career-high 19 rebounds – tied for the fiffh-most in the Mike Brey era at Notre Dame. It was the most since Zach Auguste pulled down 22 missed shots against Duke in an overtime victory in the 2016 ACC tournament second round. See page 3 for more on Mooney’s big game. |
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34 |
After a slow start to the ACC season for Prentiss Hubb (three points in the first two conference games of the year), Hubb has posted 34 points on back-to-back career-high scoring games against Boston College (16) and North Carolina (18). Hubb also connected on the game-winning free throws against Boston College. |
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200 |
John Mooney is the latest Irish player to make a significant jump in their statistical production during their junior seasons in the Notre Dame program. He is poised to become the 10th junior since the 2005-06 season to improve their scoring by at least 200 points during their junior season. See page 11 for a more detailed breakdown. |
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946 |
T.J. Gibbs is just 54 points away from reaching 1,000 in his career at Notre Dame and will become the 63rd Irish player to reach that career scoring plateau. Notre Dame is tied for fifth in NCAA history for 1,000-point scorers (see page 5 for more details). |