Nov. 15, 2017
WHO: Notre Dame (2-0) vs. Chicago State (1-2)
WHAT: Final game of November at Purcell Pavilion, final game before the 2017 Maui Jim Maui Invitational begins next week in Hawai’i.
WHERE: Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
TICKETS: Still available at und.com/buytickets
WHEN: Thursday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. ET
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 Jordan Cornette (analyst). Available locally at WSBT-AM960/FM96.1, online at WatchND.tv and via the network affiliates (on page eight of the game notes package).
Here are Five Things To Know about the Notre Dame – Chicago State game…
NOTRE DAME – CHICAGO STATE SERIES HISTORY
Notre Dame and Chicago State will be meeting for the fifth time Thursday night. The Irish lead the all-time series 4-0.
Chicago State is a member of the Western Athletic Conference, located in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 3,578. They finished 6-26 in 2016-17, 1-13 in the WAC and return three of five starters to the 2017-18 roster.
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Date |
ND Rank |
Opp Rank |
Opponent |
W/L |
ND |
Opp |
City |
Site |
|
11/17/2010 |
Chicago State |
W |
102 |
62 |
Notre Dame, IN |
Purcell Pavilion |
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|
11/26/2012 |
Chicago State |
W |
92 |
65 |
Notre Dame, IN |
Purcell Pavilion |
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|
11/29/2014 |
Chicago State |
W |
90 |
42 |
Notre Dame, IN |
Purcell Pavilion |
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|
11/26/2016 |
Chicago State |
W |
91 |
60 |
Notre Dame, IN |
Purcell Pavilion |
FARRELL KNOWN FOR SECOND HALF SURGES
Following a pattern from the 2016-17 season, senior guard Matt Farrell has stepped his game up in the second half of both Notre Dame victories this season.
Farrell has scored 22 of his 28 points this season in the second half, while shooting 8-of-12 from the floor, 5-of-6 from three-point range and dishing out five assists.
In the 2016-17 season, Farrell also showed a penchant for big second-half performances:
|
Opponent |
1st H FG |
1st H 3FG |
1st H Assists |
1st H TOs |
1st H Pts |
2nd H FG |
2nd H 3FG |
2nd H Assists |
2nd H TOs |
2nd H Pts |
Total Pts |
|
Clemson |
1-4 |
1-3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4-6 |
3-4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
|
at Florida St. |
2-5 |
2-2 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
4-8 |
1-2 |
7 |
1 |
11 |
17 |
|
Boston College |
2-4 |
1-3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3-7 |
1-3 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
19 |
COLSON REACHES 1,200-POINT, 700-REBOUND CAREER PLATEAU
While recording his 24th career double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds during Notre Dame’s season-opening 72-58 win at DePaul, Colson reached the 700-rebound milestone in his career at Notre Dame. He joins 11 other players who have reached the combination milestone statistics of 1,200 points and 700 rebounds:
|
Name |
Years |
Points |
Rebounds |
|
Luke Harangody |
2006-10 |
2,476 |
1,222 |
|
Adrian Dantley |
1973-76 |
2,223 |
843 |
|
Pat Garrity |
1994-98 |
2,058 |
776 |
|
Tom Hawkins |
1956-69 |
1,820 |
1,318 |
|
Bob Arnzen |
1966-69 |
1,665 |
944 |
|
Bob Whitmore |
1966-69 |
1,580 |
1,043 |
|
LaPhonso Ellis |
1988-92 |
1,505 |
1,075 |
|
2011-15 |
1,465 |
823 |
|
|
Torin Francis |
2002-06 |
1,280 |
739 |
|
2012-16 |
1,274 |
822 |
|
|
Current |
1,263 |
712 |
WINNINGEST CLASS AT NOTRE DAME?
The 2016-17 senior class of Steve Vasturia, V.J. Beachem and graduate student Patrick Mazza matched the school record for wins over a four-year stretch last season, joining the 2012-13 group of Joey Brooks, Mike Broghammer, Jack Cooley and Scott Martin with 97 wins.
The 2017-18 senior class of Bonzie Colson, Matt Farrell, Martinas Geben, Matt Gregory and graduate student Austin Torres are already on pace to surpass that school record this season.
MOST WINS – FOUR YEAR SPAN:
|
Year 1 |
Wins |
Year 2 |
Wins |
Year 3 |
Wins |
Year 4 |
Wins |
Total |
|
2014-15 |
32 |
2015-16 |
24 |
2016-17 |
26 |
2017-18 |
2 |
84 |
|
2013-14 |
15 |
2014-15 |
32 |
2015-16 |
24 |
2016-17 |
26 |
97 |
|
2009-10 |
23 |
2010-11 |
27 |
2011-12 |
22 |
2012-13 |
25 |
97 |
|
2007-08 |
25 |
2008-09 |
21 |
2009-10 |
23 |
2010-11 |
27 |
96 |
|
2012-13 |
25 |
2013-14 |
15 |
2014-15 |
32 |
2015-16 |
24 |
96 |
|
2011-12 |
22 |
2012-13 |
25 |
2013-14 |
15 |
2014-15 |
32 |
94 |
NOTRE DAME vs. CHICAGO STATE – 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. The Irish defeated DePaul 72-58 in the Blue Demons’ Wintrust Arena Dedication Game. |
|
2 |
Seniors Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell are both listed among the nation’s top players to watch in 2017-18, including spots on the Naismith Award watch list and the Wooden Award Top 50. |
|
5 |
Notre Dame and Chicago State will be meeting for the fifth time on Thursday night, with the Irish leading the all-time series 4-0. |
|
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. |
|
10 |
Consecutive games played in which senior Bonzie Colson has scored 18 or more points, dating back to the final eight games of 2016-17 and the first two games of 2017-18. Over the course of that run, Colson is averaging 21.6 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per contest. Colson has also scored over 15 points in 15 of his last 16 games played. |
|
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. |
|
13 |
Career-high for points by junior Rex Pflueger against Mount St. Mary’s – one of four career highs for Pflueger in the game, including rebounds (10), free throws made (7) and his first career double-double. |
|
22 |
Number of points scored in the second half this season by Matt Farrell, who is 8-12 from the field and 5-6 from 3FGs in the second half of Notre Dame’s two victories this season. |
|
28 |
Senior Matt Farrell has connected on at least one three-point field goal in 28 consecutive games, the longest streak of any current ACC player. |
|
52 |
Notre Dame has compiled a 52-35 (.598) all-time record for in-season tournament games, including Monday’s victory over Mount St. Mary’s (one of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational regional games). |
|
84 |
Victories Notre Dame has earned over the past four seasons. The school record for most wins in a four-year stretch is 97 by the 2016-17 and 2012-13 senior classes. |
|
712 |
Career rebounds for Bonzie Colson, the 12th Irish player to reach the 1,200-point, 700-rebound career plateau. |