Iowa is 5-12 against the spread against the ACC, 5-14 against the spread following a game that they didn’t cover the point spread, and 1-8 against the spread in their last nine neutral site games.
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Notre Dame vs. Monmouth: The 17th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish found themselves in a tough fight against Monmouth Thursday in the Advocare Invitational and despite battling hard ended up being upset 70-68. V.J. Beachem drained four 3-pointers for the second time this season and scored 14 while Auguste notched his third double-double of the campaign with 12 points and 13 rebounds versus Monmouth. Let’s hope this wasn’t the last time we get the Monmouth bench cam. It’ll be up to him and Demetrius Jackson to lead the offensive attack.
Monmouth opened the second half with an 10-2 run, tying the ballgame at 39-39 with 15:32 to play. They came up just short. Why Notre Dame Will Win The Fighting Irish certainly know how to score the basketball with an average of 85.3 points per game, but the defensive effort has to be taken up a notch.
Robinson scored 11 straight points for the Hawks, during that run the Flyers managed just three points and the lead was cut to eight. Network: ESPNU Why You Need To Care Notre Dame is one of a handful of teams that are competing at a high level both on the gridiron and on the hardwood. Vasturia added a 3 to put Notre Dame up 22-17. Auguste (6’10, 245) is posting a double-double per game, with 15.8 points and 10.8 assists per game.
The Hawks have also had their full complement of players for every game this season. The Hawks’ loss was 101-90 to USC, which beat No. 20 Wichita State 72-69 on Thursday in another first-round game.
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Notre Dame coach Mike Brey walks the sideline while during the… The Hawks also scored all 12 fast-break points in the game. They will now face the victor of the Dayton/Iowa victor. That won’t be an issue Friday night, and if Iowa can up the tempo and pull Notre Dame out of its comfort zone, the Hawkeyes stand a decent chance.
