Notre Dame (12-2, 1-0) 93 - Providence (8-5, 0-1) 78

Recap     Box Score

The tale of two halves.

At the end of the first half, ND led 53-32 shooting 9-16 on 3's. Peoples alone was 5-5 from 3 with 17pts in the half, a career high from a game. (He would end with 23 pts). ND used runs of 13-1 and 13-0 to open a 21 pt lead. But starting the second half Providence went on a 15-1 run of their own to close 54-47. From that point on ND woke up and kept pace. Abromaitis also had a big game shooting 5-8 from 3, 8-14 overall with 22pts 7 reb.

- Gody recorded his 57th career double-double setting a new record. 19pts 13reb
- Brey won his 200th game with ND. His record at ND is 200-103 (0.660) and overall he is 299-155 (0.659)

Depth and minutes played continue to be concers. From the box score:
TJ 40 mins
Hansbrough 39 mins
Gody 36 mins
As the season wears on and the Big East games get tougher, this could become a concern being able to finish games. Gody also needs to tail his shot selection down and stop thinking of each game as an NBA audition. He was 6-21 from the floor, 0-2 from 3 and 7-14 from the line. Too many outside shots and spinning heaving shots.

Else where in the Big East:
Tuesday
#5 Syracuse (13-0, 1-0) 80 - Seton Hall (9-3, 0-2) 73
#6 West Virginia (11-0, 2-0) 63 - Marquette (9-4, 0-1) 62
Wednesday
Cincinnati (9-3, 1-0) 71 - #10 Connecticut (9-3, 0-1) 69
Louisville 73 - South Florida 52


Next Game:
Jan. 2, 12pm ET @ #10 Connecticut (9-3, 0-1)

Go Irish!
~IT07