If you wanted to sum up Duke’s dominant 57-43 win over Notre Dame Monday night, you could come close with a few stats. Duke out rebounded the Irish 51-36 and grabbed 16 offensive rebounds. Notre Dame shot just 27.9 percent overall. Dane Goodwin, who has been so great from the field this year, was 0-7. And, most importantly, it took Mike Brey’s high powered offense 27 minutes to hit its first three.
That’s pretty stunning - and it still understates Duke’s dominance. Luckily for Notre Dame, Duke didn’t shoot particularly well either, just 39.4 percent and just 3-19 on threes.