(Continued from page 16)

• South Dakota State came in with one win over a ranked team this season, an 83-79 upset of then-No. 12 Penn State on Dec. 11, but this one was over early.
• Three Jackrabbits starters were on the bench less than 4 minutes into the game -- Boever and Mariah Clarin with two fouls each, and Steph Paluch with a bloody nose. At that point, South Dakota State had more fouls (7) than points (4).
• "We just got a little bit rattled early in the game," said South Dakota State coach Aaron Johnson. "We gave up too many easy baskets and then they were off and going."
• The Irish took control quickly with a 20-2 run, and the Jackrabbits didn't break double digits on the scoreboard until nearly 10 minutes had passed. By then, Notre Dame was already up by 23.
• Cable finished with 13 points.
• "I was really pleased with the tone that we set early on," McGraw said.
• Notre Dame scored a season-high 59 points in the first half on 20 of 41 shooting (63.4 percent) and amassed 20 of their 28 assists, mostly on backdoor cuts and extra passes in the paint.
• "I thought we worked the backdoor really well tonight," McGraw said. "I thought we got a lot of easy shots around the basket. (Loyd) and (McBride) in particular were getting easy shots."
• McBride, Loyd, Achonwa, and Cable all had double digits by the break.
• The win, Notre Dame's 35th straight regular season victory, kicked off a three-game homestand for the Irish, who make their ACC debut Sunday against Clemson.
•

• VERMILLION, S. D. (AP) -- Trey Norris drilled a pair of 3-pointers and converted a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left in the game to give South Dakota a come-from-behind, 76-75 win over California State-Northridge Thursday night.
• Down by eight after Stephan Hicks' 3-pointer with 3:42 left, Norris sandwiched his 3-pointers around a pair of field goals and a free throw from Trevor Gruis to cut the Northridge lead to one, 75-74 with 1:22 to play. Neither team could score until Norris hit his free throws to give the Coyotes the win.
• Norris finished with 20 points to lead South Dakota (4-9). Brandon Bos added 13 points and Gruis contributed another 11.
• Hicks and Stephen Maxwell each had 19 points to lead the Matadors (8-7), who have just one win on the road. Josh Greene added 17 points.
•

(Continued on page 18)