Will North Carolina Or Notre Dame Snap Their Losing Streak In South Bend?
103 days is the last time North Carolina and Notre Dame met on the hardwood.
North Carolina won that meeting in Chapel Hill.
Cole Anthony didn't need much time to make his mark on the North Carolina record book.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/6/mens-basketball-basketball-vs-notre-dame.aspx
Anthony set the school record for scoring by a freshman in his debut, finishing with 34 points and 11 rebounds while leading the ninth-ranked Tar Heels past Notre Dame 76-65 in their opener Wednesday night.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/6/mens-basketball-basketball-vs-notre-dame.aspx
On Monday night the two teams will meet yet again!
This time in South Bend Indiana for the rematch where both Atlantic Coast Conference teams will look to snap their losing streaks.
North Carolina is currently on a five losing streak with their most recent loss coming in Chapel Hill to Virginia.
Garrison Brooks scored 20 points to lead North Carolina (10-15, 3-11), which lost its fifth consecutive game. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2020/2/15/mens-basketball-unc-virginia-recap.aspx
Cole Anthony added 17 points for the Tar Heels, but his half-court heave at the buzzer wasn't close. Keeling scored 11 points.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2020/2/15/mens-basketball-unc-virginia-recap.aspx
Like North Carolina,
Notre Dame is on currently on losing streak but unlike North Carolina they’ve only lost two straight games with their most recent loss coming to North Carolina’s tobacco road rival Duke in Durham.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish suffered a 94-60 setback at No. 7/7 Duke on Saturday afternoon inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. “according to https://und.com/irish-fall-to-7-duke/
Senior Juwan Durham carried the Irish offense, scoring a career-high 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Senior John Mooney poured in 19 points and added a team-high nine rebounds for the Irish. “according to https://und.com/irish-fall-to-7-duke/
HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame struggled out of the gate, falling behind 42-32 heading into halftime. “according to https://und.com/irish-fall-to-7-duke/
Notre Dame couldn’t pull any closer in the second half, losing by a final of 94-60. Notre Dame shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting four shots from deep to score 12 of its 28 points. “according to https://und.com/irish-fall-to-7-duke/
Which Atlantic Coast Conference team will snap their losing streak in South Bend and find their way back into the win column?
Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from Purcell Pavilion. The game will be televised on ESPN.