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MARCH MADNESS: Notre Dame advances to Sweet Sixteen after taking down Ole Miss

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are headed to its third straight Sweet Sixteen appearance in the NCAA Tournament after taking down the Ole Miss Rebels, 71-56.

From the ND press release via Ashton Pollard:

Make that three consecutive Sweet 16 appearances for Notre Dame.

On Monday, No. 2 Notre Dame (28-6) used a stifling defensive performance and 50 perfect shooting performance from the floor to shut down No. 7 Ole Miss (24-9), 71-56. In doing so, The Irish advanced to the program’s third Sweet 16 in as many years and 20th overall in program history.