UVA

Konieczny, Booth score 17 each, lead Notre Dame to 76-54 victory over Virginia

AP
Dec 30, 2023

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) J.R. Konieczny and Carey Booth scored 17 points each and Notre Dame Fighting Irish picked up a rare win over Virginia Cavaliers, defeating the Cavaliers 76-54 on Saturday.

Markus Burton added 15 points and eight assists for the Fighting Irish (6-7, 1-1 ACC) and Kebba Njie scored 10 points. Booth had nine rebounds and Konieczny grabbed eight.

Notre Dame led 41-24 at halftime and held off a brief run by Virginia to win going away.

Virginia scored the first seven points of the second half to get within 41-31 before Notre Dame regrouped. The teams played mostly even for several minutes, then a 15-2 run sparked by Burton and Booth gave Notre Dame a 63-40 lead with 8 1/2 minutes remaining. Booth hit two 3-pointers and scored eight points in the run and Burton added five points. Notre Dame led by at least 20 points for the remainder of the game.

Reece Beekman led Virginia (10-3, 1-1) with 15 points and Ryan Dunn scored 13.

The Cavs shot 38% and attempted only 11 3-pointers, despite trailing by double digits for most of the game. They made two. Notre Dame hit on 11 of 23 3-pointers and shot 51% overall.

First-year Notre Dame coach Micah Shrewsberry beat the Cavaliers in his first try. Virginia came into the game leading the all-time series 17-3 and Cavs coach Tony Bennett was 13-2 against Notre Dame in his career.

Konieczny opened the game with back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers and Burton added one of his own for a 13-0 lead. The Cavaliers missed their first seven shots before a dunk by Dunn got them on the board with 15:02 remaining in the half. Notre Dame held a double-digit lead over the final 7:15 of the half and the margin reached 19 points on two occasions.

Virginia has a home game against Louisville on Wednesday and Notre Dame hosts North Carolina State, also on Wednesday.

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1st Half
UVA
Cavaliers
24
ND
Fighting Irish
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Fighting Irish gains possession)
19:35	+3	J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	0-3
19:10		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
19:08		Carey Booth defensive rebound
18:56	+3	J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	0-6
18:36		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
18:34		Tae Davis defensive rebound
18:15		Tae Davis turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Groves steals)
18:10		Ryan Dunn misses two point driving layup
18:08		Carey Booth defensive rebound
17:41	+3	J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)	0-9
17:20		Jacob Groves misses two point layup
17:18		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
17:08		Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
17:08		Carey Booth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:08	+1	Carey Booth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-10
16:51		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
16:49		Carey Booth defensive rebound
16:28		Julian Roper II personal foul
16:28		J.R. Konieczny turnover (bad pass) (Leon Bond III steals)
16:15		Leon Bond III misses two point fadeaway jump shot
16:13		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
15:57	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Kebba Njie assists)	0-13
15:40		Reece Beekman misses two point fadeaway jump shot
15:38		Carey Booth defensive rebound
15:11		Carey Booth turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Dunn steals)
15:02	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point dunk (Reece Beekman assists)	2-13
14:47		Markus Burton turnover (bad pass) (Isaac McKneely steals)
14:38	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point jump shot (Leon Bond III assists)	4-13
14:19		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
14:17		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
14:03		Ryan Dunn misses two point floating jump shot
14:01		Carey Booth defensive rebound
13:35	+2	J.R. Konieczny makes two point jump shot	4-15
13:12	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	6-15
12:41	+2	Carey Booth makes two point fadeaway jump shot (J.R. Konieczny assists)	6-17
12:24	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Leon Bond III assists)	9-17
11:53	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point hook shot	9-19
11:35		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
11:33		Leon Bond III offensive rebound
11:30		Carey Booth shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:30	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-19
11:30	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-19
11:00		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
10:58		Tae Davis offensive rebound
10:58		Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
10:58		TV timeout
10:35		Isaac McKneely misses two point pullup jump shot
10:33		Tae Davis defensive rebound
10:02	+2	Matt Zona makes two point driving hook shot	11-21
9:43		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
9:41		Matt Zona defensive rebound
9:23		Logan Imes misses three point jump shot
9:21		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
9:12		Blake Buchanan misses two point alley-oop layup
9:11		Cavaliers offensive rebound
9:05	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point layup (Reece Beekman assists)	13-21
8:34		Ryan Dunn shooting foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul)
8:34	+1	J.R. Konieczny makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-22
8:34		J.R. Konieczny misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:34		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
8:17		Julian Roper II misses two point layup
8:16		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
8:16		Kebba Njie misses two point tip layup
8:15		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
7:52		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
7:51		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
7:51		TV timeout
7:35		Jacob Groves personal foul
7:16	+2	J.R. Konieczny makes two point driving layup	13-24
6:57		Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
6:55		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
6:51	+2	Markus Burton makes two point driving layup	13-26
6:37		Carey Booth shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
6:37	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-26
6:37		Reece Beekman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:37		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
6:13		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball) (Isaac McKneely steals)
6:01		Elijah Gertrude turnover (traveling)
5:38		Kebba Njie misses two point hook shot
5:36		Elijah Gertrude defensive rebound
5:27		Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass) (Braeden Shrewsberry steals)
5:23		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
5:17	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	14-29
4:53	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point driving layup	16-29
4:29	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	16-31
4:04		Jordan Minor turnover (lost ball) (Markus Burton steals)
3:41	+3	J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot (Matt Zona assists)	16-34
3:18		Markus Burton personal foul
3:18		TV timeout
3:13	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot (Ryan Dunn assists)	18-34
3:00	+2	Markus Burton makes two point driving layup	18-36
2:45		Braeden Shrewsberry shooting foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
2:45		Isaac McKneely misses regular free throw 1 of 3
2:45	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 2 of 3	19-36
2:45	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-36
2:27	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	20-39
2:13		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
2:11		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
2:01		Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
2:00		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
2:00		Julian Roper II personal foul
1:54	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point pullup bank jump shot	22-39
1:31	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point hook shot (Markus Burton assists)	22-41
1:08	+2	Jacob Groves makes two point turnaround jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	24-41
0:56		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:47		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (traveling)
0:33		Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass) (Carey Booth steals)
0:10		Markus Burton misses two point driving reverse layup
0:08		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
0:03		Reece Beekman turnover (lost ball)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UVA
Cavaliers
30
ND
Fighting Irish
35

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Ryan Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Tae Davis steals)
19:43		Ryan Dunn personal foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
19:21		J.R. Konieczny misses two point jump shot
19:19		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
19:10	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point finger roll layup (Reece Beekman assists)	26-41
18:47		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
18:45		J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
18:44		Reece Beekman personal foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul)
18:30		Kebba Njie turnover (bad pass)
18:17	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	29-41
17:43		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
17:41		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
17:23	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point reverse layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	31-41
17:22		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
16:55	+3	Julian Roper II makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	31-44
16:36		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
16:34		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
16:23	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point dunk (Markus Burton assists)	31-46
16:11	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point driving layup	33-46
16:11		Markus Burton shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
16:11		TV timeout
16:11		Reece Beekman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:11		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
15:54		Isaac McKneely shooting foul (Braeden Shrewsberry draws the foul)
15:54	+1	Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 1 of 3	33-47
15:54		Braeden Shrewsberry misses regular free throw 2 of 3
15:54	+1	Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 3 of 3	33-48
15:35		Leon Bond III misses two point jump shot
15:33		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
15:09		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
15:07		Leon Bond III defensive rebound
15:00	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point driving dunk	35-48
14:30		Julian Roper II misses two point layup
14:28		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
14:20		Reece Beekman turnover (lost ball) (Julian Roper II steals)
13:59		Isaac McKneely personal foul (Julian Roper II draws the foul)
13:51		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
13:49		Matt Zona offensive rebound
13:45		Matt Zona misses two point layup
13:43		Matt Zona offensive rebound
13:41		Matt Zona misses two point layup
13:39		Tae Davis offensive rebound
13:37		Andrew Rohde personal foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
13:37		Fighting Irish turnover (5-second violation)
13:23		Julian Roper II shooting foul (Ryan Dunn draws the foul)
13:23	+1	Ryan Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-48
13:23		Ryan Dunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:23		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
13:05		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
13:03		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
12:40	+2	Taine Murray makes two point layup	38-48
12:20		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
12:18		Cavaliers defensive rebound
11:57		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
11:55		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Markus Burton makes two point driving floating jump shot	38-50
11:29		Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
11:27		Carey Booth defensive rebound
11:12	+3	Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	38-53
10:56	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point pullup jump shot	40-53
10:56		J.R. Konieczny shooting foul (Andrew Rohde draws the foul)
10:56		TV timeout
10:56		Andrew Rohde misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:56		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Carey Booth makes two point pullup jump shot	40-55
9:58		Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
9:56		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
9:51		Ryan Dunn misses two point layup
9:49		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
9:44		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
9:42		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
9:30	+3	Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	40-58
9:06		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
9:04		Markus Burton defensive rebound
8:52	+2	Markus Burton makes two point driving layup	40-60
8:52		Taine Murray shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-61
8:38		Blake Buchanan misses two point hook shot
8:36		Carey Booth defensive rebound
8:25		Blake Buchanan personal foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
8:25	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-62
8:25	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-63
7:57		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
7:55		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
7:49		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
7:47		Leon Bond III defensive rebound
7:36	+2	Elijah Gertrude makes two point running pullup jump shot	42-63
7:03		J.R. Konieczny turnover (bad pass) (Leon Bond III steals)
6:50		Isaac McKneely turnover (bad pass) (Logan Imes steals)
6:46		Logan Imes misses two point layup
6:44		Carey Booth offensive rebound
6:44	+2	Carey Booth makes two point putback layup	42-65
6:44		Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
6:44		TV timeout
6:44	+1	Carey Booth makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-66
6:31		Ryan Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Carey Booth steals)
6:29		Jacob Groves personal foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
6:29	+1	Carey Booth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-67
6:29		Carey Booth misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:29		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
6:15	+2	Jacob Groves makes two point pullup jump shot	44-67
5:59		Jacob Groves personal foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
5:59	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-68
5:59	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-69
5:44		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
5:42		Markus Burton defensive rebound
5:24		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
5:22		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
5:09		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
5:07		Markus Burton defensive rebound
5:00		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
4:58		Carey Booth offensive rebound
4:55	+2	Carey Booth makes two point putback layup	44-71
4:38		Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass) (Braeden Shrewsberry steals)
4:23		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball)
4:15		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
4:13		Jordan Minor offensive rebound
4:13		Kebba Njie personal foul (Jordan Minor draws the foul)
4:06		Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
4:06		Reece Beekman offensive rebound
4:06	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point driving floating jump shot	46-71
4:05		Kebba Njie shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
4:05		Reece Beekman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:05		Tae Davis defensive rebound
3:48		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Gertrude steals)
3:35		Kebba Njie shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
3:35		TV timeout
3:35	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-71
3:35	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-71
3:19		Carey Booth turnover (lost ball)
3:04		Elijah Gertrude misses two point layup
3:02		Jordan Minor offensive rebound
2:59		Kebba Njie blocks Jordan Minor's two point layup
2:57		Logan Imes defensive rebound
2:55		Blake Buchanan personal foul (Logan Imes draws the foul)
2:55	+1	Logan Imes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-72
2:55	+1	Logan Imes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-73
2:42		Carey Booth shooting foul (Taine Murray draws the foul)
2:42		Taine Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:42		Taine Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:42		Taine Murray offensive rebound
2:30		Leon Bond III misses two point jump shot
2:28		Tony Sanders Jr. defensive rebound
2:08		Zane Harbaugh misses three point jump shot
2:06		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
1:52		Elijah Gertrude misses two point jump shot
1:50		Zane Harbaugh defensive rebound
1:44	+3	Tony Sanders Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alex Wade assists)	48-76
1:19	+2	Jordan Minor makes two point layup	50-76
1:01		Tony Sanders Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:59		Elijah Gertrude defensive rebound
0:51		Thomas Crowe personal foul (Elijah Gertrude draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Elijah Gertrude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-76
0:51	+1	Elijah Gertrude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-76
0:41		Alex Wade turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Gertrude steals)
0:41		Elijah Gertrude turnover (back court violation)
0:24		Blake Buchanan blocks Thomas Crowe's two point layup
0:22		Thomas Hattan offensive rebound
0:17		Thomas Hattan misses two point layup
0:14		Elijah Gertrude defensive rebound
0:13	+2	Elijah Gertrude makes two point driving layup	54-76
0:00		End of period

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Elijah Gertrude makes two point driving layup