The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball team kicked off the 2022-2023 season with a very narrow victory Thursday night, needing a bucket in the last 10 seconds and a final stop to defeat the Radford Highlanders 79 to 76 at home in Purcell Pavilion.
The Irish were led on the night by Nate Laszewski, who started his final season with the Irish in style, notching a double-double by scoring 28 points (7-of-11 from the field, 12-of-15 from the free throw line) and reeling in 12 rebounds. Trey Wertz had himself a fantastic game as well, scoring 18 points and dishing out 4 assists while shooting 7-of-9 from the field and 4-of-5 from long range.