CBB NOTREDAME Matchup 20190223

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CBB : First Half Matchup

Saturday 2/23/2019

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VIRGINIA TECH
First Half Results
NOTRE DAME

-2.5

+2.5

30
Final
23

VIRGINIA TECH (20 - 6) at NOTRE DAME (13 - 13)

Saturday, 2/23/2019 4:00 PM

Board		First Half
675	VIRGINIA TECH	-1.5
676	NOTRE DAME	62

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

VIRGINIA TECH - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	20-6	+3.2	13-12	13-13	74.7	35.0	48.2%	31.9	61.2	28.6	40.8%	29.5
Road Games	8-4	+3.4	6-5	6-6	69.0	33.1	44.8%	31.4	65.1	30.7	43.4%	31.4
Last 5 Games	2-3	-2.1	0-4	4-1	63.8	28.4	41.6%	28.6	65.4	30.4	44.5%	29.4
Conference Games	9-5	+1.2	4-9	10-4	68.9	30.2	45.4%	29.8	65.2	30.1	42.4%	30.1

VIRGINIA TECH Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	74.7	35.0	26-54	48.2%	10-24	40.4%	13-17	75.3%	32	8	16	15	7	12	2
vs opponents surrendering	69.4	32.4	25-57	42.7%	8-23	32.9%	13-18	70.3%	35	9	13	18	6	13	3
Team Stats (Road Games)	69.0	33.1	24-53	44.8%	9-23	38.3%	13-16	77.0%	31	8	13	15	7	12	2
Stats Against (All Games)	61.2	28.6	21-52	40.8%	9-26	34.4%	9-14	69.7%	29	8	12	16	5	15	3
vs opponents averaging	72.5	34.2	25-57	44.2%	8-22	34.4%	14-20	72.1%	36	9	13	17	7	13	4
Stats Against (Road Games)	65.1	30.7	23-53	43.4%	10-27	36.7%	9-13	71.9%	31	9	14	16	6	14	4

NOTRE DAME - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	13-13	-13.4	10-16	12-14	70.7	32.7	40.2%	37.5	69.2	32.0	42.8%	38.5
Home Games	11-6	-10	5-12	8-9	72.5	34.2	40.2%	38.8	68.0	32.4	42.3%	38.2
Last 5 Games	2-3	-5.4	3-2	2-3	63.4	28.8	39.0%	33.2	65.8	29.6	43.4%	36.8
Conference Games	3-10	-10.6	4-9	5-8	64.1	30.4	37.6%	35.2	71.4	32.8	45.5%	38.8

NOTRE DAME Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	70.7	32.7	24-60	40.2%	9-27	31.8%	14-18	75.6%	37	10	13	14	5	10	5
vs opponents surrendering	70.2	32.7	25-58	42.5%	8-23	33.2%	13-18	70.4%	35	9	13	18	6	13	3
Team Stats (Home Games)	72.5	34.2	24-61	40.2%	8-27	31.5%	15-20	75.1%	39	11	13	14	6	10	5
Stats Against (All Games)	69.2	32.0	26-61	42.8%	8-23	34.3%	9-13	69.7%	38	10	13	16	5	11	3
vs opponents averaging	73	34.4	26-58	44.7%	8-22	34.2%	13-19	69.9%	36	9	14	17	7	13	4
Stats Against (Home Games)	68.0	32.4	26-61	42.3%	7-23	32.9%	9-13	71.8%	38	10	12	18	5	12	3

Average power rating of opponents played: VIRGINIA TECH 78, NOTRE DAME 79.3

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

VIRGINIA TECH - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
1/5/2019	BOSTON COLLEGE	77-66	W	-15	L	140	O	25-54	46.3%	39	11	19-48	39.6%	25	12
1/9/2019	@ GEORGIA TECH	52-49	W	-7	L	136	U	17-57	29.8%	35	9	17-38	44.7%	32	18
1/15/2019	@ VIRGINIA	59-81	L	7.5	L	123.5	O	19-44	43.2%	19	9	31-53	58.5%	27	9
1/19/2019	WAKE FOREST	87-71	W	-18.5	L	142.5	O	29-51	56.9%	23	11	18-48	37.5%	33	16
1/21/2019	@ N CAROLINA	82-103	L	4	L	152.5	O	27-61	44.3%	32	16	36-67	53.7%	35	13
1/26/2019	SYRACUSE	78-56	W	-7	W	135.5	U	25-48	52.1%	31	13	20-55	36.4%	26	14
1/30/2019	@ MIAMI	82-70	W	-8	W	139.5	O	30-51	58.8%	28	15	23-56	41.1%	27	16
2/2/2019	@ NC STATE	47-24	W	3	W	152.5	U	16-45	35.6%	42	12	9-54	16.7%	36	10
2/4/2019	LOUISVILLE	64-72	L	-5	L	135.5	O	20-45	44.4%	25	13	24-53	45.3%	30	15
2/9/2019	@ CLEMSON	51-59	L	3	L	125.5	U	15-53	28.3%	37	11	19-46	41.3%	31	12
2/13/2019	GEORGIA TECH	76-68	W	-12.5	L	122	O	25-53	47.2%	26	9	23-53	43.4%	31	13
2/16/2019	@ PITTSBURGH	70-64	W	-6	T	131.5	O	21-41	51.2%	27	14	20-43	46.5%	24	15
2/18/2019	VIRGINIA	58-64	L	5	L	118	O	23-58	39.7%	28	8	23-50	46.0%	31	13
2/23/2019	@ NOTRE DAME
2/26/2019	DUKE
3/5/2019	@ FLORIDA ST
3/8/2019	MIAMI

NOTRE DAME - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
1/5/2019	SYRACUSE	62-72	L	1	L	131.5	O	20-58	34.5%	36	11	28-68	41.2%	46	10
1/12/2019	BOSTON COLLEGE	69-66	W	-5	L	147	U	21-61	34.4%	40	10	26-65	40.0%	41	12
1/15/2019	@ N CAROLINA	69-75	L	13	W	157.5	U	25-61	41.0%	36	11	27-68	39.7%	47	11
1/19/2019	NC STATE	73-77	L	2	L	152	U	24-59	40.7%	38	9	30-69	43.5%	43	7
1/22/2019	@ GEORGIA TECH	61-63	L	-1	L	131	U	21-65	32.3%	40	13	24-52	46.2%	34	14
1/26/2019	VIRGINIA	55-82	L	12	L	126	O	22-61	36.1%	33	7	35-67	52.2%	45	2
1/28/2019	DUKE	61-83	L	15	L	152	U	23-66	34.8%	36	9	32-59	54.2%	39	9
2/2/2019	@ BOSTON COLLEGE	79-73	W	2	W	146	O	27-51	52.9%	28	9	31-67	46.3%	35	9
2/6/2019	@ MIAMI	47-62	L	4	L	143.5	U	18-56	32.1%	33	14	27-62	43.5%	39	10
2/10/2019	GEORGIA TECH	69-59	W	-5	W	130.5	U	21-64	32.8%	45	8	22-54	40.7%	39	14
2/16/2019	@ VIRGINIA	54-60	L	17	W	126	U	19-55	34.5%	33	9	19-52	36.5%	36	8
2/19/2019	WAKE FOREST	68-75	L	-11	L	141	O	23-51	45.1%	27	11	26-53	49.1%	35	14
2/23/2019	VIRGINIA TECH
2/25/2019	@ FLORIDA ST
3/3/2019	@ LOUISVILLE
3/6/2019	CLEMSON
3/9/2019	@ PITTSBURGH

KEY GAME INFORMATION

VIRGINIA TECH: Last season: 21-12, lost in first round of NCAA Tournament
Nickname: Hokies
Coach: Buzz Williams, fifth season
Conference: Atlantic Coast.
Who's gone: G Justin Bibbs (13.3 ppg. Led the team with 66 3s), G Devin Wilson, their best defensive player
Who's back: G Justin Robinson (14 ppg, 185 assists) is a speedy 6-foot-2 guard who can take over a game (he had 32 points in a victory against NC State last year). F Kerry Blackshear Jr. (12.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg), who can be hard to stop when not in foul trouble. G Nickeil Alexander-Walker (10.7 ppg, 58 3s), who showed maturity beyond his years as a freshman. G Ahmed Hill (10.6 ppg, 64 3s), who shot 41 percent from deep. G/F Chris Clarke (8.2 ppg, team-best 6.3 rpg) whose speed can be an asset, but also a liability (75 turnovers). F P.J. Horne, who shot 59 percent from the field and showed flashes of being a spark off the bench.
Who's new: G Ty Outlaw, who shot 48.7 percent from 3-point range in 2016-17 before missing last season with a torn ACL.
The Skinny: The Hokies have thrived in an us-against-the-world approach in Williams' first four seasons, winning two ACC games their first season and 10 each of the past three years. With prospects for a third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in school history, how they handle being on the expectations side of the ledger will go a long way toward determining how successful they can be.
Expectations: At No. 15, the Hokies are ranked as high as they ever been to start a season, and they are picked fifth in the ACC after much more dire prognostications in previous seasons. With eight experienced players returning, Williams also has more experience than he's had during his tenure in Blacksburg. A quick return to form of Ty Outlaw after missing last season with a torn ACL would help their prospects immensely.

NOTRE DAME: Last season: 21-15 overall, lost in NIT second round
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Coach: Mike Brey
Conference: Atlantic Coast
Who's gone: Forward Bonzie Colson (19.7 ppg, 10.1 rpg), point guard Matt Farrell (16.3 ppg, 5.5 apg), center Martinas Geben (11.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg).
Who's back: Junior T.J. Gibbs (6-3 guard; 15.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.9 apg) and seniors Rex Pflueger (6-6 guard; 8.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.2 apg) and Elijah Burns (6-8 forward; 2.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg). Sophomore D.J. Harvey (6-6 guard-forward; 5.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg) played in just 19 games after suffering a knee injury that required season-ending micro-fracture surgery; he has looked good in his limited preseason drills. Juniors John Mooney (6-9 forward; 5.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg) and Nikola Djogo (6-7 guard; 2.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg).
Who's new: Junior Juwan Durham (6-11 forward) is a transfer from Connecticut. Freshmen class was ranked in top 10 by some outlets: Prentiss Gibbs (6-3 point guard), Nate Laszewski (6-10 forward), Chris Doherty (6-8 forward), Dane Goodwin (6-6 forward-guard) and Robby Carmody (6-4 guard).
The Skinny: In five previous ACC seasons, Irish have equalled or surpassed preseason expectations three times, winning the ACC Tournament in 2015 while making back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Elite Eight. Last season they were predicted to finish third, but injuries to Colson, Farrell and Harvey hampered the Irish, who were one of the last four teams out of the 68-team NCAA field.
Expectations: Las Vegas oddsmakers have Notre Dame at 120-1 to win the NCAA Tournament.

PREVIEW

Blackshear leads No. 20 Virginia Tech into Notre Dame

No. 20 Virginia Tech is coming off a tough loss as it travels to Notre Dame for an ACC matchup on Saturday afternoon, but coach Buzz Williams still found plenty of positives.

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish suffered another in a series of frustrating defeats this week, but their bigger picture isn't nearly as rosy.

How not-so-bad was the Hokies' 64-58 home loss to Virginia on Monday?

By comparison, Virginia Tech (20-6, 9-5 ACC) were drilled 81-59 at Virginia on Jan. 15, so it did get improved the Cavaliers and their touted defense.

"I thought, from start to finish, in many respects, we executed as well on both ends of the floor as we ever have," Williams said after the game, noting that of "58 balls that we shot, (only) three of them were bad. Against a team that's as potent as they are defensively, that ratio is very good. The shots that we shot were the shots we wanted to shoot."

Also, Williams' team has taken on a different look since that first meeting against Virginia, because Justin Robinson, the Hokies' second-leading scorer, later went down with a left foot injury and is out indefinitely.

Without him, Virginia Tech has slowed the tempo in order to play a more-grinding style. Forward Kerry Blackshear Jr., a 6-foot-10 junior, has embraced the transition, averaging 19.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists in the six games since Robinson suffered his injury Jan. 30.

"For sure, in the last six games, he at least gives us a chance," Williams said, also crediting the rest of the team for being "accepting of the fact that we need to get the ball to him in different spots in order to help our team."

Blackshear is averaging 14.3 points a game, just below Robinson's 14.4 and guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker's 16.7. Blackshear is leading the team in rebounding at 6.9 per game.

The biggest issue for Notre Dame (13-13, 3-10) has been scoring. In conference play, the Irish have reached 70 points in only two games. Perhaps no game was more typical of that frustration than Tuesday's 75-68 home loss to Wake Forest, another of the ACC's bottom-feeders.

The Irish shot well for most of the first half and led 36-29 with 3:39 left in the first half but didn't score again before intermission.

"The way the game started, you figured you were going to score a little more tonight," Brey said after the game. "But we hit the wall a little bit. We had some great looks again at key times that we couldn't make."

Juniors John Mooney (14.1 points, 10.9 rebounds per game) and T.J. Gibbs (13.9 points) are leading the offense, with sophomore D.J. Harvey adding 10.8 points per game.

The Irish haven't been able to replace the ball-distribution skills of senior Rex Pflueger, who went down with a torn ACL in his left knee in December. He was averaging 4.3 assists a game.

"The reality is we are kind of who we are right now," Brey said, referring to his team's offensive struggles. "Getting over the hump is a big hurdle for any group that is developing. We've shown no signs of being able to do it. That's who we are."

--Field Level Media

Last Updated: 4/30/2024 1:40:05 PM EST.