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The holiday break and college hoops have often been a bad mix around Northern Indiana for No. 23 Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish (12-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) often play in front of thousands of empty seats from mid-December to mid-January in an arena that holds only 9,149. Heading into Wednesday's ACC opener against No. 9 Louisville (12-2, 0-1), with the students still on winter break and the game ticketed for a late start, Irish coach Mike Brey doesn't want to hear any excuses about a less-than-capacity crowd. Continue to Article

January 03, 2017 6:21:pm EST

Louisville coach Rick Pitino delivered a clear message to Donovan Mitchell and Deng Adel earlier this week. After benching Mitchell on Saturday and threatening Adel with the same fate if he didn't change his ways, both responded to Pitino's plea. Mitchell scored a career-high 25 points, Adel added 17, the lockdown defense returned and No. 6 Louisville pulled away from No. 16 Indiana 77-62. Continue to Article

January 01, 2017 4:54:pm EST

Notre Dame senior guard Steve Vasturia spent the better part of two hours trying �� and failing - to stay out of foul trouble against Pittsburgh. Trying - and failing - to help the 24th-ranked Irish shake the energized Panthers. Then Vasturia did what coach Mike Brey expects his co-captain to do whenever the stakes are raised. Continue to Article

January 01, 2017 4:54:pm EST

Steve Vasturia knocked down a 3-pointer from the wing with 2.5 seconds left in overtime to rally No. 24 Notre Dame past Pittsburgh 78-77 on Saturday. The Panthers took a 77-75 lead on a runner by Jamel Artis with 41 seconds to play. Vasturia missed a shot but grabbed his own rebound with 21 seconds left. Continue to Article

December 31, 2016 4:33:pm EST

No. 6 Louisville will host No. 12 Virginia Wednesday night at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. The Cardinals (11-1) boast the best defensive efficiency rating in the nation, according to Ken Pomeroy's advanced metrics. Virginia (10-1) leads the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 47.2 points per game, and are second in field goal percentage defense (34 percent). Continue to Article

December 27, 2016 5:17:pm EST