After a big road win over Georgetown, Notre Dame returns home Tuesday night to face North Dakota in South Bend, Ind.
Matt Allocco played a key role in that 84-63 win over the Hoyas, scoring 17 points, and has proven to be a player the Irish can count on this year. Allocco not only scored two goals, but also grabbed five rebounds and dished out seven assists.
The grad transfer from Princeton was a two-time All-Ivy League selection.
Interestingly, he played 32 minutes in an 86-77 win against Buffalo and didn’t take a single shot. But he proved against Georgetown that he’s not one for opposing players to ignore.
“Allocco is just a player,” head coach Micah Shrewsberry said in the postgame interview after the win over Georgetown. “When the lights are on, he’s at his best. He’s been a great image for us this summer.”
Allocco is averaging 9.3 points this year, one of five players to put up nine or more points per game so far.
Markus Burton leads the Irish with 17.7 points per outing. Tae Davis is averaging 16.3 points per contest and Braeden Shrewsberry is averaging 15.3 points per game.
North Dakota (2-1) is coming off a 77-71 win over Utah Valley last Thursday and faces its biggest road test of the year when it takes on the Irish.
Treysen Eaglestaff led the way in the Hawks’ last win, scoring 31, the second 30-point game of his career.
“I wasn’t perfect,” Eaglestaff told the Grand Forks Herald. “I messed up a few plays. A few changes, but nothing good.”
Eaglestaff is the Fighting Hawks’ leading scorer, averaging 20 points per game. He is a consistent scorer who has reached double figures 39 times in 68 games.
Amar Kuljuhovic is also averaging in double figures (12.0) for the Fighting Hawks, who are 0-1 on the road.
–Field Level Media
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