Markus Burton and Notre Dame hope to maintain their sizzling streaks going towards Miami on Saturday in Coral Gables. Fla.
The Combating Irish (10-10, 4-5 Atlantic Coast Convention) are coming off a 71-68 residence win towards Georgia Tech on Tuesday, when Burton scored a game-high 26 factors. He hit 9 of 17 photographs from the sector, together with 4 of 5 from the 3-point arc.
Burton has been approaching robust after lacking all of December with a proper knee damage. He’s contributing 20.4 factors per recreation on the season, however over the previous three video games, he has averaged 25.
“He is enjoyable to teach, as a result of he has nice power and he provides off nice power to his teammates,” Notre Dame coach Micah Shrewsberry stated. “He is studying how individuals are guarding him, what the state of affairs is, what it requires, and you’ll see him begin to learn the sport, begin to learn defenses, set himself up, setting his teammates up, and he is doing all of it effectively proper now.”
Notre Dame has received three of 4, and it’s one recreation right into a five-game run of matchups towards sub-.500 ACC groups.
Miami (4-17, 0-10) took an 82-71 residence loss to Virginia on Wednesday to stay winless in convention play. Matthew Cleveland led the Hurricanes with 27 factors on 10-of-17 taking pictures from the sector, however he was 0-for-4 from 3-point vary.
“Clearly, a really disappointing loss for us,” Miami interim coach Invoice Courtney stated. “Identical drawback for us on the defensive finish we have had a number of instances, could not get key stops. We scored sufficient to win the sport towards an excellent defensive crew.”
The Combating Irish could also be licking their chops over their rapid schedule, however Shrewsberry is set to maintain it easy for his gamers.
“I instructed our guys after we received (Tuesday), our subsequent recreation on Saturday is our Tremendous Bowl,” he stated. “Each single recreation is for us, no matter is true in entrance of us, I believe we now have to give attention to that. I believe we generally is a good crew, however we’re nonetheless a younger crew.”
–Area Degree Media