In Thursday’s ACC action, Notre Dame beat Chicago State 89-62 and Louisville took care of Nicholls 85-72.
Notre Dame was up 18 and let Chicago State come back before taking control. Elijah Burns had a career high 15 points. Coach Mike Brey said he went with the best defenders after that and the Irish pulled back in front, going up 40-35 at the half.
The Irish almost rebuilt the lead, winning by 17.
DJ Harvey, back from a knee injury last year, played 24 minutes and scored 11 points. Freshman big man Nate Lazewski added 12.