Notre Dame 84 Georgia Tech 80
Notre Dame hit six of its first nine shots as the Irish raced out to a 14-5 lead.
Burton and the Irish would push the lead as high as 12 as Georgia Tech struggled on the defensive end.
Georgia Tech’s Nathan George’s three-pointer got the Yellow Jackets to within 24-18.
Notre Dame responded eventually pushing the lead 39-25 by the under-4 media timeout.
Halftime: Notre Dame 45 Georgia Tech 35
Notre Dame’s offense stayed hot coming out of the locker room.
Braeden Shrewsberry’s three-pointer gave the Irish a 55-40 lead.
Matt Zona’s three-pointer gave Notre Dame a 65-48 lead with 12:51.
The Yellow Jackets would cut Notre Dame’s lead down to seven points with 9:35 left.
Nathan George’s four-point play got Georgia Tech to within 70-67.
Shrewsberry’s three-pointer pushed the Irish lead back to five points.
George would cut it to one with a short jumper in the paint and follow that with another jumper giving the Yellow Jackets a 78-77 lead.
Burton’s layup game Notre Dame an 81-80 lead with 1:16 left.
After a Georgia Tech turnover, Tae Davis made his first free throw and Notre Dame was called for a lane violation on the second.
On the next possession, Georgia Tech would turn the ball over again.
Shrewsberry’s two free throws would seal it for the Irish.
Notre Dame Stats
Points: Shrewsberry 23
Rebounds: Njie 9
Assists: Burton 8
Georgia Tech Stats
Points: Nelson 24
Rebounds: Ndongo 7
Assists: George 7
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