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BOX SCORE
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Troy Murphy had 31 points and 14
rebounds and Ryan Humphrey added 19 points as Notre Dame beat
Sacred Heart 104-58 in coach Mike Brey's debut with the Irish.
Martin Ingelsby made all five of his 3-pointers in the first
half, as the Irish made 9-of-12 3-pointers in the first half and
opened a 24-point halftime lead. The Irish also had a four-point
play by Matt Carroll early in the first half and had two
three-point plays.
The 104 points is the most for the Irish since they beat Sienna
107-96 in the second game last season, and the first-time they
broke 100 points in a season-opener since beating St. Joseph's of
Indiana 104-56 in 1983.
The largest loss by the Pioneers (0-1) last season was 43 points
against Wagner.
Carroll added 17 points, six assists and five rebounds, and
Ingelsby finished with 15 points and six assists in his first start
at point guard in more than a year. Humphrey, who sat out last
season after transferring from Oklahoma, was 7-of-10 shooting,
including several highlight-reel jams. He also had nine rebounds.
Sacred Heart, a Fairfield, Conn., school entering its second
season in Division I, was led by Andrew Hunter's 15 points. Kurt
Reis added 14 points and Marijus Kovaliukas added 10 points and
seven rebounds.
The Irish took control midway through the first half. Leading
25-20, the Irish went on an 18-4 run. Ingelsby capped the spurt
with his fifth 3-pointer as the Irish opened a 43-24 lead. The
Irish extended the lead to 47-33 at halftime as they shot 65.5
percent while holding the Pioneers to 32.1 percent shooting.
The Irish opened the second half with a 10-0 run to put the game
away.
As Brey promised, Notre Dame used man-to-man defense through
much of the contest. But they were in a zone when they opened the
game up, switching to a zone when the score was tied at 8 and
switching back to man defense when they were up 34-20.
Notre Dame shot 57.1 percent for the game while the Pioneers
shot 28.8 percent.
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ALSO SEE
Mens College Basketball Scoreboard
Sacred Heart Clubhouse
Notre Dame Clubhouse
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