Notre Dame locks in from long range, topples Georgetown

Matt Allocco made his first four 3-point attempts and scored 17 points to get visiting Notre Dame off to a fast start on its way to a 84-63 victory over Georgetown on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Markus Burton contributed 16 points and five assists while Tae Davis added 13 points and eight rebounds as the Fighting Irish (3-0) rolled behind 59.3-percent shooting from the floor and 42.9-percent accuracy from beyond 3-point range, by going 9 of 21. Allocco, a transfer from Princeton, added seven assists and five rebounds as Notre Dame avenged an overtime loss at home last year to Georgetown. After sitting out the first few minutes because of an illness, Thomas Sorber tallied 12 points in 23 minutes on the floor for Georgetown (2-1). Malik Mack delivered 16 points and six rebounds for the Hoyas, while Jayden Epps added 13 points. Before the game was six minutes old, Allocco drilled 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to trigger a 13-0 run. Davis flashed his offensive arsenal to cap the spree, making a mid-range jumper, a layup in transition and a 3-pointer as the Fighting Irish surged to a 19-7 lead. Notre Dame helped facilitate the run by forcing Georgetown to miss 15 straight shots from the floor, including eight from 3-point range. The Hoyas finished 31.4 percent from the floor and 25.0 percent from beyond the arc, making 8 of 32. Late in the first half, Notre Dame made seven straight field goal tries, including back-to-back 3-pointers by Burke Chebuhar, which gave the Fighting Irish a 17-point lead to match their largest of the half. A layup by Sorber made it 44-29 at the break. A pair of 3-pointers 45 seconds apart by Epps sliced the deficit to 50-40 with 18:10 left. But the Hoyas got no closer the rest of the way. Notre Dame pulled away behind Burton, who tallied 12 of his points in the second half, and Micah Shrewsberry, who scored seven of his nine points after intermission. Notre Dame maxed its lead out at 25 points with 4:27 left as Allocco scored on a driving layup, making it 79-54. - Field Level Media