SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Trey Wertz scored 20 points, Nate Laszewski added 18 points and 10 rebounds and Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 82-70 Wednesday night.
Laszewski hit a 3-pointer 17 seconds into the game and Notre Dame (3-0) led the rest of the way. Dane Goodwin's layup made it 19-9 with 11:41 left in the first half and Wertz sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around three free throws by Cormac Ryan in a 9-0 spurt that made it 28-11 about 3 minutes later.
Jacob Polakovich scored the last six points in a 16-3 run that pulled Southern Indiana (1-2) with 49-41 with 14 minutes to play but Wertz scored 11 points in the next five minutes - including nine in a row for the Notre Dame - and the Screaming Eagles got no closer.
Trevor Lakes hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting for Southern Indiana. Polakovich made 7 of 10 from the field and finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds and Gary Solomon added 11 points and five assists.
Goodwin had 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, Ryan scored 13 points and JJ Starling 10 for Notre Dame.
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Notre Dame, which doesn't play a true road game until Dec. 21 at Florida State, remains home to take on Lipscomb on Thursday.
Southern Indiana, in its first season at NCAA Division I, returns home to play Thursday against D-III Lomas College.
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1st Half
SNIND
Screaming Eagles
25
ND
Fighting Irish
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Kiyron Powell vs. Nate Laszewski (Cormac Ryan gains possession)
19:45
+3
Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists)
0-3
19:24
Jelani Simmons misses three point jump shot
19:22
Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
18:59
Cormac Ryan misses two point jump shot
18:57
Kiyron Powell defensive rebound
18:45
+2
Kiyron Powell makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Swope assists)
2-3
18:30
Nate Laszewski misses three point jump shot
18:28
Gary Solomon defensive rebound
18:22
Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
18:20
Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
18:01
JJ Starling misses three point jump shot
17:59
Dane Goodwin offensive rebound
17:47
Kiyron Powell personal foul (Dane Goodwin draws the foul)
17:46
+2
Dane Goodwin makes two point jump shot (Trey Wertz assists)
2-5
17:33
Gary Solomon misses two point pullup jump shot
17:31
Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
17:17
Gary Solomon personal foul (Dane Goodwin draws the foul)
17:17
+2
Nate Laszewski makes two point dunk (Dane Goodwin assists)
2-7
17:09
Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
17:07
JJ Starling defensive rebound
16:59
JJ Starling misses three point jump shot
16:57
Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
16:50
+3
Gary Solomon makes three point jump shot (Kiyron Powell assists)
5-7
16:25
JJ Starling misses two point jump shot
16:23
Jelani Simmons defensive rebound
16:14
Trevor Lakes misses two point jump shot
16:12
Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
15:55
+3
Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Dane Goodwin assists)
5-10
15:44
Kiyron Powell misses two point jump shot
15:42
Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
15:31
Nate Laszewski misses two point layup
15:29
Gary Solomon defensive rebound
15:23
Jelani Simmons turnover (out of bounds)
15:23
TV timeout
15:13
Trey Wertz misses three point jump shot
15:11
Jacob Polakovich defensive rebound
15:10
Ven-Allen Lubin personal foul (Jacob Polakovich draws the foul)
14:42
Jacob Polakovich misses two point hook shot
14:40
Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
14:29
+3
Dane Goodwin makes three point jump shot (Nate Laszewski assists)
5-13
14:10
Gary Solomon misses two point jump shot
14:08
Fighting Irish defensive rebound
14:10
Jacob Polakovich personal foul (Nate Laszewski draws the foul)
13:52
Nate Laszewski misses two point jump shot
13:50
Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
13:45
+2
Isaiah Swope makes two point layup
7-13
13:26
+2
Nate Laszewski makes two point layup (Cormac Ryan assists)
7-15
13:20
Screaming Eagles 30 second timeout
13:10
+2
Isaiah Swope makes two point pullup jump shot
9-15
12:55
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point driving hook shot
9-17
12:42
Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
12:40
JJ Starling defensive rebound
12:29
JJ Starling misses two point jump shot
12:27
Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
12:20
Jack Campion misses two point jump shot
12:18
Jacob Polakovich offensive rebound
12:10
Trevor Lakes misses three point jump shot
12:08
Fighting Irish defensive rebound
11:42
+2
Dane Goodwin makes two point driving layup
9-19
11:35
Jelani Simmons misses three point jump shot
11:33
Trey Wertz defensive rebound
11:24
Ven-Allen Lubin misses three point jump shot
11:22
Trevor Lakes defensive rebound
11:11
+2
Nick Hittle makes two point layup (Jack Campion assists)
11-19
10:50
+3
Trey Wertz makes three point jump shot (Dom Campbell assists)
11-22
10:32
Trevor Lakes misses two point jump shot
10:30
JJ Starling defensive rebound
10:11
Nick Hittle personal foul (JJ Starling draws the foul)
10:11
TV timeout
10:01
Nick Hittle shooting foul (Cormac Ryan draws the foul)
10:01
+1
Cormac Ryan makes regular free throw 1 of 3
11-23
10:01
+1
Cormac Ryan makes regular free throw 2 of 3
11-24
10:01
+1
Cormac Ryan makes regular free throw 3 of 3
11-25
9:44
Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point layup
9:42
Kiyron Powell offensive rebound
9:39
Kiyron Powell misses two point layup
9:37
Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
9:23
Cormac Ryan misses two point jump shot
9:21
Kiyron Powell defensive rebound
9:11
Nate Laszewski shooting foul (Kiyron Powell draws the foul)
9:11
Kiyron Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:11
Kiyron Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:11
Jeremiah Hernandez offensive rebound
9:00
Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point layup
8:58
Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
8:45
Trey Wertz misses three point jump shot
8:43
Fighting Irish offensive rebound
8:28
+3
Trey Wertz makes three point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists)
11-28
8:10
Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Isaiah Swope's two point layup