Feb. 10, 2013

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– This was the first five-overtime game in Notre Dame history … the previous longest-game was a quadruple-overtime contest on Feb. 9, 2002, at Georgetown (ND 116, Georgetown 111)

– This was the first BIG EAST regular-season contest to go five overtimes

– Five of the last six meetings between Notre Dame and Louisville have gone to overtime (two double-overtime contests and one five-overtime game) … the Irish are 3-2 in those contests … in fact, six of the last eight encounters between the Irish and Cardinals have gone to overtime … seven of the 11 contests between Notre Dame and Louisville since the Cardinals joined the BIG EAST in 2005 have been decided in overtime

– Tonight was the 30th meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Louisville … the Cardinals lead the series 18-12 … the two teams have alternated wins over the last eight games of the series … the Irish are 5-6 against the Cardinals since Louisville joined the BIG EAST in 2005 … the Cardinals are 0-4 at Notre Dame since they joined the BIG EAST … Louisville is 6-7 all-time at Notre Dame

– Notre Dame is 2-1 in overtime this season … the Irish are 8-2 in their last 10 overtime contests … Notre Dame is 12-9 in overtime under head coach Mike Brey

– Notre Dame improved to 19-5 overall and 7-4 in BIG EAST play this season … the Fighting Irish are 14-2 at home this season

– The Fighting Irish are 3-1 against ranked teams this season … over the last four seasons, Notre Dame is 20-13 (.606) against teams ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll … that includes a 12-2 mark at home

– Notre Dame matched a season-high total with six double-figure scorers (Jerian Grant 19, Garrick Sherman 17, Pat Connaughton 16, Eric Atkins 14, Jack Cooley 11) … it was the first time the Irish had six double-figure scorers in a BIG EAST game since Feb. 12, 2011 (at USF)

– Tonight’s 104 points were the most for Notre Dame since a 106-65 win over Sacred Heart on Dec. 19, 2011 … they were the most points for the Irish in a BIG EAST game since a 116-111 quadruple-overtime victory at Georgetown on Feb. 9, 2002

– Jack Cooley (11 points, 11 rebounds) and Pat Connaughton (16 points, 14 assists) both notched double-doubles … it was the sixth time this season (third in BIG EAST play) that at least two Fighting Irish players recorded a double-double in the same game

– Eric Atkins matched a Notre Dame record by playing 60 minutes … Chris Thomas played 60 minutes in Notre Dame’s 116-111 quadruple overtime victory at Georgetown on Feb. 9, 2002

– Notre Dame led 27-24 at halftime … the Irish are 16-1 this season when leading at the intermission

– Louisville was held to a season-low first-half point total (24)

– Louisville’s 24 first-half points are the fewest for an Irish BIG EAST opponent in a half since USF scored 19 in the second half of last season’s BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal contest (a 57-53 Irish overtime win on 3/8/12) … they are the fewest first-half points for an Irish BIG EAST opponent since West Virginia tallied 16 in the opening half of a 55-51 Notre Dame win on Feb. 8, 2012

– Eric Atkins (Jr./G), Pat Connaughton (So./G), Jack Cooley (Sr./F), Jerian Grant (Jr./G) and Tom Knight (Sr./F) started tonight’s contest … it was the fifth straight game – and fifth time overall this season – that quintet has started … the Irish are 4-1 with that starting lineup … Atkins, Connaughton and Cooley have started all 24 games this season, while Grant has 23 starts and Knight has started five games

– Notre Dame is 49-3 in its last 52 home games … the Irish are 23-3 in their last 26 BIG EAST home contests

– Notre Dame wore gold jerseys for the third time this season (second straight home game) … the Irish have won all three of those games

– A three-pointer from Cameron Biedscheid in the first half upped Notre Dame’s streak of consecutive games with a made three-pointer to 466

Eric Atkins (Jr./G)

– Scored in double-figures (14) for the 16th time this season (eighth time in BIG EAST play) … has 44 career double-figure efforts

– Tied a Notre Dame record by playing 60 minutes

Cameron Biedscheid (Fr./F)

– Scored in double-figures (14 points) for the sixth time this season (second time in BIG EAST play)

Pat Connaughton (So./G-F)

– Posted his first double-double of the season with 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds … it was the second double-double of his career

– Dished out a career-high seven assists

– Has scored in double-figures 11 times this season (five times in BIG EAST play) and 20 times in his career

– Tonight was his third career game with 10 or more rebounds (first this season)

Jack Cooley (Sr./F)

– Posted his fourth straight double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds … has 16 double-doubles this season (seven in BIG EAST play) and 29 for his career … the four straight double-doubles matches a career-best streak that he achieved once earlier this season and once last season

– Scored in double-figures for a team-best 22nd time this season (45th time of career) … has reached double-figures in 10 of 11 BIG EAST games this season

– Has hauled down 10 or more rebounds in a career best seven straight games and 17 times over all this season (32 times in his career)

Jerian Grant (Jr./G)

– Tallied a team-high 19 points … scored in double-figures for the sixth straight game and for the 20th time this season (46th time of his career) … has reached double-figures in 10 of 11 BIG EAST games this season

Garrick Sherman (Sr./C)

– Reached double-figure in points (17) for the sixth time this season (first in BIG EAST play) … all of his points occurred in overtime