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Notre Dame Fighting Irish Advance to Elite Eight

The Fighting Irish will advance to the Elite 8 after a successful run late in the game, in the match up against the Wisconsin Badgers at the 2016 NCAA Philadelphia Regional game.  In what turned out to be an exciting finish that kept fans glued to their seats, and had both teams gaining and regaining the lead, Notre Dame came out on top.  UW Bronson Koenig had hit two free throws and the team lead 59-56 only Koenig ultimately fouled Demetrius Jackson.  With 2.7 seconds left, Demetrius Jackson hit both free throws just when Notre Dame needed him to score!

Sweet Sixteen

Have you ever watched a basketball game, and noticed when players have a chance to score by making a few free throws or foul shots, and they completed screw up?  It can be so infuriating when you sit and watch, as the ball doesn’t seem to go in the basket just when the team may need it most!  That’s not what happened when Notre Dame players had those opportunities during the incredible game against the Wisconsin Badgers during the NCAA Philadelphia Regional contest.

Notre Dame Practice Shots

Take a look at the FT-FTA stats and you’ll see that the team had a near perfect percentage.  Perhaps that’s because earlier in the week, when the team showed up for practice, they included those free throw shots.  It has often been said that practice makes perfect, and by the looks of it Notre Dame’s ability to take practice seriously may have paid off.

HOME TEAM: Notre Dame 24-11
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 Beachem, V.J........ f  7-11   3-5    2-2    0  2  2   1  19  1  2  2  3  35
30 Auguste, Zach....... f  4-9    0-0    5-6    5  7 12   2  13  0  2  3  1  35
05 Farrell, Matt....... g  3-5    1-2    0-0    0  0  0   1   7  3  0  0  1  28
11 Jackson, Demetrius.. g  6-18   0-2    4-4    1  2  3   1  16  6  3  0  3  37
32 Vasturia, Steve..... g  1-6    0-3    0-0    1  2  3   2   2  3  3  0  1  30
00 Pflueger, Rex.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   5
04 Ryan, Matt..........    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  4  4   0   0  0  0  0  0  12
35 Colson, Bonzie......    1-5    0-0    2-2    3  2  5   1   4  0  0  1  1  18
   TEAM................                         1  2  3             2
   Totals..............   22-55   4-13  13-14  11 21 32   9  61 13 12  6 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  7-29 24.1%   2nd Half: 15-26 57.7%   Game: 40.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-9  22.2%   2nd Half:  2-4  50.0%   Game: 30.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-4  75.0%   2nd Half: 10-10 100 %   Game: 92.9%   0,1


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Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Wisconsin.....................   23   33  -   56
Notre Dame....................   19   42  -   61
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGIONAL - SWEET 16

Congrats to Notre Dame on advancing to the Elite 8!

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Michelle has been a sports writer and analyst for many years. Now, as host of Neutral Court, sponsored by In The Zone, Michelle brings a new sports topic to the debate floor with each episode.
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