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.