SOUTH BEND, Indiana (AP) Ethan Roberts scored a career-high 36 points, including 10 3-pointers, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated South Carolina State Bulldogs 99-59 on Wednesday night.

Roberts' 10 3s match the Notre Dame record previous reached by Kyle McAlarney and Matt Farrell.

Notre Dame's 19 3-pointers topped the previous program record of 18 set against South Dakota in the 2008-09 season.

Roberts, a transfer from Pennsylvania, scored 13 of Notre Dame's first 14 points and the Fighting Irish led 14-9 seven minutes into the game. He went on to make 7 of 8 3-pointers and score 25 points in the first 13 minutes while Notre Dame built a 37-19 lead.

Notre Dame made 11 3s in the first half and led 50-28 at halftime.

A 10-0 run early in the second half gave the Irish a 39-point lead and their largest lead was 41 after a 9-0 run made it 90-49 with 5 1/2 minutes remaining.

Brady Koehler scored 16 points and Logan Imes and Jonathan Sanderson scored 10 each off the bench for Notre Dame (4-0). Logan Duncomb grabbed 10 rebounds.

Mitchell Taylor led South Carolina State (3-1) with nine points.

The game was 1 of 37 games in the “Two Traditions. One Court,” initiative between ACC programs and HBCUs, aimed to increase awareness of the HBCU legacy in college sports.

South Carolina State: at Charleston on Sunday.

Notre Dame: vs. No. 1 Florida at the Players Era Eight on Tuesday in Las Vegas. ---- Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full men’s basketball coverage here

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