Written By Joe Klawe
Notre Dame and Alabama will face off for fifth place on Sunday in the AdvoCare Invitational following the Fighting Irish’s victory over the University of Iowa 68-62.
V.J. Beachem led the winning score with 16 points, made up mostly in three’s by going 4-9 in three-pointers for the night. Bonzie Colson, Steve Vasturia, Matt Ryan and Demetrius Jackson trailed Beachem at 11, 11, 11 and 12 points, respectively.
The Friday night game equalizes last year’s matchup between the two in Iowa City in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge where Iowa edged out a win 98-93.
Notre Dame is now one win away from 1800 W’s for the basketball program, ranking ninth in all-time winningest NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs (65%).
Iowa’s top scorer came in at 20 points but could not pull through to top the Fighting Irish. The first five of six shot attempts found their way through the net but the next 18 of 21 would fall incomplete and the last five yielded no result. A hole in Iowa’s offensive capitalization allowed the opposing 17th ranked team to take control.
The AdvoCare Invitational Semi-Finals close with Monmouth vs. Dayton at 9:30 p.m.
V.J. Beachem led the winning score with 16 points, made up mostly in three’s by going 4-9 in three-pointers for the night. Bonzie Colson, Steve Vasturia, Matt Ryan and Demetrius Jackson trailed Beachem at 11, 11, 11 and 12 points, respectively.
The Friday night game equalizes last year’s matchup between the two in Iowa City in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge where Iowa edged out a win 98-93.
Notre Dame is now one win away from 1800 W’s for the basketball program, ranking ninth in all-time winningest NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs (65%).
Iowa’s top scorer came in at 20 points but could not pull through to top the Fighting Irish. The first five of six shot attempts found their way through the net but the next 18 of 21 would fall incomplete and the last five yielded no result. A hole in Iowa’s offensive capitalization allowed the opposing 17th ranked team to take control.
The AdvoCare Invitational Semi-Finals close with Monmouth vs. Dayton at 9:30 p.m.