Feb. 19, 2011
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– Today was the 37th meeting between Notre Dame and West Virginia. Notre Dame leads the series 25-12. In West Virginia home games, the series is tied 8-8.
– With Scott Martin’s three pointer with 14:53 to go in the first half, the Irish have made at least one three point shot in 400 straight games. The Irish have made at least one three pointer during every game of the Mike Brey era.
– All five Notre Dame losses have come when the Irish score less than 60 points in the contest.
– The Irish lost for the first time this season after leading at the half. Notre Dame is now 17-1 on the season when entering the half with the lead.
– The contest marks the first time all season the Irish have not received any points from the bench in a game.
– With the loss, Notre Dame’s seven-game BIG EAST winning streak was ended. The seven game winning streak had matched the second-longest BIG EAST regular-season win streak in program history.
– The loss to West Virginia snaps the Irish’s three-game BIG EAST road win streak. Notre Dame is now 3-4 this season on the road.
– Senior guard Ben Hansbrough (19 points) recorded his ninth straight double figure performance. He has scored in double-figures in a team-high 24 games this season.
– Ben Hansbrough led the Irish in scoring for the 15th time this season.
– Ben Hansbrough collected seven rebounds for the first time this season.
– Senior forward Carleton Scott (11 points) notched his 20th career double-figure point total. His double-figure performance was also his 16th of the season (out of 22 games played).
– Carleton Scott registered his team-high seventh double-double of the season (and tenth of his career) with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
– Carleton Scott blocked two shots for the fifth consecutive game.
– Senior forward Tyrone Nash (10 points) has scored in double-figures for the 13th game this season and 27th time in his career.
– Every Notre Dame starter has scored in all 26 contests this season and 31 straight games overall.
– The Irish held the Mountaineers to 28.6% (8-26) shooting from the floor in the first half, which is the lowest shooting percentage of a Notre Dame opponent in a BIG EAST contest this season.
– Seniors Carleton Scott (F), Tyrone Nash (F), Tim Abromaitis (F), Ben Hansbrough (G), and Scott Martin (G) started tonight’s contest for the 20th time this season. Notre Dame is 17-3 this season when that quintet starts a game.
– Tyrone Nash, Tim Abromaitis and Ben Hansbrough have started all 26 games this season, while Scott Martin has 25 starts. Carleton Scott, who missed four games earlier this season with a hamstring injury, has started 21 contests.
– Senior forward Tyrone Nash extended his consecutive games played streak to a team-best 76 contests. Nash, Tim Abromaitis (Sr./F) and Ben Hansbrough (Sr./G) all have played in the past 61 games. Nash and Hansbrough both have started all 61 of those contests.