Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAA Basketball News

Settle into the rinse and repeat cycle of classes and games and travel and practices of a college basketball season, and something eventually arrives to shake programs free from any stagnation.

West Virginia center Ayana Dunning, left, throws a pass around Notre Dame guard Kayla McBride during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb.

Jardine hit three 3-pointers and a layup in the closing minutes to break open a tense game, finishing with a season-high 21 points to lift the second-ranked Orange to an 85-67 victory Saturday against slumping Connecticut in a Big East Conference showdown at Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. Jardine, a senior guard, managed just three points on 1-of-7 ... (more)

The No. 14-ranked Mount Union wrestling team lost a 20-19 heartbreaker to No. 24-ranked Ohio Northern in an Ohio Athletic Conference dual at the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex.

Notre Dame might be the hottest basketball team in the country - and that's only one of DePaul's problems.

The Irish face Depaul tomorrow in a must win game. Depaul is justA 2-9 in Big East play.

With several teams playing their best basketball of the season and poised to make a run for the conference title, the Big East men's basketball standings have become an ever-changing entity.

The home crowd came to cheer on Kevin Jones Wednesday night, but it was Notre Dame's center who stole the show in a 55-51 Fighting Irish victory over West Virginia.

In the grand scheme of things, what Kevin Jones has a chance to do tonight against Notre Dame pales in comparison to what is at stake for the Mountaineers not only tonight but over the next few weeks.

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West Virginia, which defeated Notre Dame last year at the WVU Coliseum, 72-58, is led by Big East leading scorer and rebounder senior forward Kevin Jones, who is averaging 20.8 points per game and 11.2 rpg.

Freshman Pat Connaughton had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Notre Dame made 11 three-pointers and beat No.

With a solid performance that included going up against the #4 team in the nation, Thomas Robinson, a 6-9 junior from Kansas, has been selected StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week.

As Notre Dame surges toward an improbable NCAA tournament bid, it also is sizing up the possibility of retaining two veteran voices for another run next season.

Pittsburgh's Tray Woodall has been chosen as the StatSheet Big East Player of the Week for the week ending February 6th.

Freshman Pat Connaughton scored seven of his game-high 23 points during an 18-2 second-half run to pace Notre Dame to a 76-59 win over No.

Who's hot: Georgetown -- The No. 14 Hoyas followed up Wednesday's win over UConn with a 30-point drubbing of South Florida Saturday.

A team that had run off three big Big East wins by slowing the tempo, taking its time and defending returned to its scoring roots Saturday at home against another ranked opponent.

Tim Abromaitis , Scott Martin , Darius Johnson-Odom , Pat Connaughton , Marquette Golden Eagles , Notre Dame Fighting Irish When Notre Dame lost senior Tim Abromaitis to a season-ending injury earlier this season, many fans assumed that the Irish would have a difficult time even competing in the rugged Big East.

Tomorrow afternoon/morning , the men's basketball team will take on Maruquette in a Big East match-up. Notre Dame currently is in fourth place in theA Big EastA standings, while Marquette is in second place sitting behind Syracuse.