Konieczny, Booth score 17 each, lead Notre Dame to 76-54 victory over Virginia
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) J.R. Konieczny and Carey Booth scored 17 points each and Notre Dame picked up a rare win over Virginia, 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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| Time | Team | 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 |
| Time | Team | 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 |