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THE BASICS
Notre Dame comes into the Dome on Jim Boeheim Day riding a 3-game win streak with hopes of spoiling the afternoon festivities. The Irish are 10-16 (5-11) on the season but have just run off wins over Virginia Tech, Louisville, and Georgia Tech (other wins were Georgia Tech again and UVA).
The Irish are one of the worst offensive teams in the ACC…but they contrast that with being a top-30 defense in the country.
Micah Shrewsberry’s first Notre Dame is very young as well - almost all of their minutes and contributions come from freshmen and sophomores.
Keys for Syracuse?
Force turnovers (Notre Dame turns it over at a high rate)
Limit Markus Burton and Shrewsberry from outside (he hit 7 3s last week vs. Louisville)
MAKE SOME SHOTS
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