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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are down in the Bahamas on a basketball tour. While it looks like a bit of a vacation, the team is putting in work and Mike Brey is trying to find out what he has in the post Bonzie Colson era.
The 2018-2019 team is going to have a lot of new parts with the incoming freshmen, and transfer Juwan Durham. These preseason outings may seem very under the radar — but they are extremely important to set up for the season.
In this game against IBA Elite, the Irish dominated from start to finish (as you would expect) with a 119-61 win. Here are the game stats for the Irish:
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So, it looks like everyone got some good work in during the game. Here are a few team stats that stand out:
- 58% from the field looks pretty good.
- 66.7% from the free throw line does not.
- Attendance: 62
There isn’t a whole lot to go off of here, so I’m going to embed some of the tweets from the Notre Dame men’s basketball SID, Alan Wasielewski to provide a little bit of a recap. There’s also a small highlight video (no punch and pie).
Mike Brey wasn’t exactly “Maui Brey” but he was damn close.
Get to rock that relaxed island look again today... tip off minutes away. pic.twitter.com/oYJdqGoQ5d
— Alan Wasielewski (@NDmbbSID) August 8, 2018
Dane Goodwin was pretty much taken out (not hurt at all) on a fast break. @NDMikeBrey to the ref "I am NOT buying your drinks tonight."
— Alan Wasielewski (@NDmbbSID) August 8, 2018
FINAL - ND 119 - IBA Elite 61 - Irish start 1-0 on their tour of the Bahamas. @rexpflueger 20 pts, 4 ast@Tempppp12 17 pts, 6 ast@JuwanDurham 16 pts, 9 reb
— Alan Wasielewski (@NDmbbSID) August 8, 2018
Thoughts from @NDMikeBrey to team the win over IBA Elite -
— Alan Wasielewski (@NDmbbSID) August 8, 2018
“We have got a lot to work with and a long way to go. Loved the way we move and share the ball. We ran the court well, especially the big guys. With all our new faces - a pretty good first night.”
Let's embrace technology - an @NDmbb 'game recap' in four tweets (1/4)
— Alan Wasielewski (@NDmbbSID) August 8, 2018
1st part of game, ND was trying to find themselves - what they eventually found was transition opportunities. ND would force 29 turnovers in the game and score 36 pts off them.
(2/4) @JuwanDurham impressed in his first game in an ND uniform. Was active on the boards, ran the floor for some easy baskets and finished with authority. @Tempppp12 finished 5-8 from 3FG with six assists.
— Alan Wasielewski (@NDmbbSID) August 8, 2018
(3/4) The three frosh that played for @NDmbb combined for 42 points, 16 rebounds and five assists. All had their moments - @natelaszewski showing off his 3FG shot, but also attacking the rim - @danegoodwin23 with a team-high two blocks and @robbycarmody23 with 16 pts on 6-9 FGs
— Alan Wasielewski (@NDmbbSID) August 8, 2018
(4/4) Liam Nelligan provided the highlight of the day, streaking down the baseline for a dunk late in the fourth quarter. Also, of @Tempppp12's five fouls, one - perhaps two - were legitimate. He was the target of a few really questionable calls. Kept his head.
— Alan Wasielewski (@NDmbbSID) August 8, 2018
G2 tmrw, 7 p.m.
W 119 - 61 over IBA Elite
— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) August 9, 2018
Check out @rexpflueger via ☘️ and highlights of our first win in The Bahamas pic.twitter.com/cUG48jNhwF