The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball team defeated the High Point Panthers this evening, winning 70 to 61 at Purcell Pavilion in their last tune-up before the Maui Invitational next week.
ND was led on the evening by Paul Atkinson Jr., who scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting and pulled down 11 rebounds to obtain his first double-double in an Irish uniform. Additional key contributors included Nate Laszewski (10 points, 16 rebounds) and Dane Goodwin (12 points, 11 rebounds), while the guard trio of Prentiss Hubb, Cormac Ryan, and Trey Wertz combined for 25 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds but also shot a combined 9-for-32 from the field.