Notre Dame Cruises into Elite 8
Published at(CLEVELAND) — Demetrius Jackson scored 20 points, and Pat Connaughton added 16 while grabbing 10 rebounds, to lift No. 3 Notre Dame over No. 7 Wichita State 81-70 Thursday. The Irish have advanced to the Elite 8 of the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament.
Notre Dame (32-5) had its offense going from tip off to the final buzzer. The Fighting Irish shot 55.6 percent from the field, while connecting on 9 of 19 from 3-point land.
Notre Dame led or was tied with Wichita State for all but 36 seconds of the game.
Wichita State (30-5) had a rough time shooting the three, hitting 3 of 18 from long distance.
Fred Van Vleet led the Shockers with 25 points in the loss.
Notre Dame advances to take on top-seeded Kentucky Saturday.
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