National Basketball Association
Notre Dame 65, Dartmouth 47
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2011
Where: Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials:
# Bill McCarthy, # Gary Prager, # Brent Hampson
Attendance:
7651
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Jack Cooley scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Notre Dame past visiting Dartmouth 65-47 on Saturday.
The Fighting Irish (7-4) held Dartmouth without a field goal for a stretch of 5:13, using the 9-2 run to build a 32-20 advantage with less than two minutes to go in the first half.
The Big Green (2-6) never got back within single digits.
Cooley was 9-for-11 from the field, but his teammates were a combined 15-for-48 (31 percent). The Fighting Irish made only 3-of-15 shots from 3-point range, but held Dartmouth to 30 percent shooting overall and forced 14 turnovers.
Alex Dragicevich and Joey Brooks added 15 and 13 points, respectively, for the Irish.
Gabas Maldunas paced the Big Green with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| Dartmouth |
|
Notre Dame |
|
Gabas Maldunas 12 |
Scoring |
Jack Cooley 22 |
|
David Rufful 3 |
Assists |
Jerian Grant 4 |
|
Gabas Maldunas 9 |
Rebounds |
Jack Cooley 9 |
|
Jvonte Brooks 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jack Cooley 4 |
|
R.J Griffin 1 |
Steals |
Jerian Grant 2 |
|
Gabas Maldunas 1 |
Blocks |
Jack Cooley 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Dartmouth
|
47 |
30.0 |
4-14 |
13-15 |
10 |
32 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
| Notre Dame
|
65 |
40.7 |
3-20 |
14-15 |
16 |
34 |
11 |
8 |
7 |