The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball team got back on track this evening after a rough Monday game against Duke, defeating the co-first-place-in-the-ACC Miami Hurricanes by a final score of 68 to 64 at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables.
The Irish were led on the evening by Paul Atkinson Jr., who scored 23 points on 11-of-16 shooting and snagged 11 rebounds on the game. Other key contributions came from Dane Goodwin (14 points, 4 rebounds), Prentiss Hubb (15 points, 6 assists), and Cormac Ryan (7 points, 7 rebounds).
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Overall, Notre Dame as a team shot 46% from the field and a still-rough 23% from long range (6-for-26) while winning the rebounding battle 38 to 33.