Next up for our Fighting Irish is the #3 seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders this Sunday (7:10 PM ET). Best way to describe them; experienced, tough, physical, big and they play DEFENSE...
Texas Tech is ranked (#11) in scoring defense in the country. Two teams Notre Dame has played rank higher in this category than Texas Tech; Virginia (#7) and Saint Mary's (#9).
Here's how Notre Dame fared against those two teams:
- Saint Mary's 62 -- Notre Dame 59
- Notre Dame 69 -- Virginia 65
Here's what we know about Texas Tech:
- 26-9
- Finished 3rd in Big 12
- Wins over ranked opponents: Tennessee, Kansas, Baylor (2 wins) , Iowa State and Texas (2 wins)
- In their losses the opponents scored: 72 (Providence), 69 (Gonzaga), 51 (Iowa State). 62 (Kansas State), 94 (Kansas 2 OT), 70 (Oklahoma), 69 (TCU). 52 (Oklahoma State) and 74 (Kansas)
- They have gone 4-3 their last 7 games -- coming into the game with Notre Dame
STARTING LINEUP:
- F: Kevin Obanor -- 6'-8" SR
- F: Bryson Williams -- 6'-8" SR
- G: Terrence Shannon -- 6'-6" JR
- G: Kevin McCullar -- 6'-6" JR
- G: Adonis Arms -- 6'-5" SR
KEY RESERVES:
- G: Davion Warren -- 6'-6" SR
- F: Marcus Santos-Silve -- 6'-7" SR
- C: Daniel Batcho -- 6'-11" FR
LEADING SCORERS:
- Bryson Williams: 13.7 pts.
- Terrence Shannon: 10.4 pts.
- Davion Warren: 9.9 pts
- Kevin Obanor: 9.9 pts.
- Kevin McCullar: 9.7 pts.
- Adonis Arms: 8.4 pts.
STATISTICAL MATCHUP: Texas Tech vs. Notre Dame:
- Scoring Offense Per Game: 71.7 vs. 72.5
- Scoring Defense Per Game: 60.3 vs. 67.5
- Shooting %: 47% vs. 46.2%
- 3PT Shooting %: 31.4% vs. 38%
- Assists Per Game: 13.6 vs. 14.2
- Turnovers Per Game: 13.9 vs. 10.3
