Notre Dame couldn’t overcome the loss of Markus Burton and some cold shooting, and dropped a game to Houston. The Irish trailed the entire game, but got within one point late in the second half before Houston pulled away. Notre Dame played hard the entire game — but it wasn’t enough.
From the ND press release:
LAS VEGAS - It was already Thanksgiving morning back home in South Bend when Notre Dame men’s basketball tipped off against No. 6/7 Houston (10:11 pm PT tip). The Fighting Irish (4-3) held the Cougars (4-2) to a season low in points; however, when the game was up for grabs in the second half, Notre Dame only mustered 10 points in the final 10 minutes.