SOUTH BEND, Ind. (`) — Marcus Hammond scored 15 points, Dane Goodwin added 12 points and Notre Dame defeated Jacksonville 59-43 on Tuesday night for a three-game losing streak.
Notre Dame won a game by under 60 points for the first time since January 3, 2018. The Irish had just 21 points in the first half but scored 22 points in the first 10 minutes of the second. Notre Dame took a double-digit lead for the first time with 6:11 in the second half.
JJ Starling and Cormac Ryan, two of Notre Dame’s top three scorers, each went off the field 0-5 in the first half. Ryan started 0 for 7 until he scored in the second half after 12:49, but the three-pointer came during a 15-2 run as Notre Dame built a 45-36 lead. Jacksonville went five minutes during the run without scoring.
Starling finished with 11 points and eight rebounds and Ryan had six points for Notre Dame (8-5) who close out the calendar year on Dec. 30 against No. 14 Miami.
Gyasi Powell scored 12 points and Omar Payne had 10 points and nine rebounds for Jacksonville (7-4).
Jacksonville put on a 7-0 first-half run to build a 14-7 lead as Notre Dame started 3-16 from the field. Notre Dame also missed its first 12 3-pointers before making 3s with back-to-back possessions to take a 21-16 lead with 4:22 left. But the Irish didn’t score another goal before half-time and Jacksonville was within 21-19 as both teams shot less than 31% from the field.
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