Notre Dame doesn’t look like an offensive powerhouse at first glance, as it averages just 75.2 ppg. However, that modest number is due in large part to a tepid pace of play that has the Irish looking to make more out of every possession rather than run and gun.

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Notre Dame has not enjoyed a lot of success this season, but one of the bright spots of its campaign took place last month against Syracuse. The visiting Fighting Irish

Notre Dame basketball is back on the road this weekend to try this ACC travel thing again after coming up short in its previous trip to Tobacco Road.

Syracuse, N.Y. ― When Syracuse played Notre Dame on Dec. 7 in South Bend, Indiana, both teams were without their star guard. Syracuse guard JJ Starling was sidelined with a broken left hand, while Notre Dame sophomore Markus Burton was out with an MCL injury in his right knee.