Duke And Notre Dame Are Opening Up Their Atlantic Coast Conference Schedules In South Bend

Duke who is ranked twenty first in this weeks AP Top 25 poll and Notre Dame who is unranked are both opening up their Atlantic Coast Conference schedules!

When?

Tonight!

Where?

In South Bend Indiana where the two teams are going to be opposing each other for the first time this season while two coaches who used to share the same sideline are going to be opposing each other for the first time this season!

Who?

Mike Brey and Mike Krzyzewski!

Mike Brey was on Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching staff at Duke!

When?

From 1987-1995! “according to Mike Brey’s biography on und.com

During his time on the same sideline as Mike Krzyzewski Mike Brey was apart of a coaching staff that helped Duke to the Final Four six times where Duke won back to back National Titles!“according to Mike Brey’s biography on und.com

When?

In 1991 and 1992! “according to Mike Brey’s biography on und.com

Duke comes into the game with a record 2-2 while they’re 0-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference!

Why?

Because they lost their previous game to Illinois by a score of 83-68!

When?

On Tuesday December 8, 2020!

Where?

In Durham North Carolina!

Why?

Duke struggled to generate consistent offense Tuesday and missed their first 12 3-pointers on the way to falling to 19-3 all time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. “according to an article on goduke.com”

While Notre Dame comes into the game with a record of 2-2 like Duke but unlike Duke Notre Dame won their previous game!

When?

On Saturday December 12, 2020 in the Bluegrass State Notre won by a narrow margin of 64-63 over Kentucky!

Why?

Notre Dame’s  offense was nearly flawless in the opening 20 minutes against Kentucky, pouring in 48 points in the first frame. Notre Dame used a 19-0 run in a stretch that spanned just under five minutes to take control of the game, going on top 33-9 with a little over nine minutes left in the half. The Irish took a 48-26 lead into the halftime break. “according to an article on undd.com

Nate Laszewski led the way in the first half, scoring 19 points and grabbed six boards to help the Irish open up the big lead. Prentiss Hubb and Nate Goodwin each added nine in the first frame.“according to an article on undd.com

Tipoff is set for 9:00pm from Purcell Pavilion!

The game is going to televised on ESPN!