SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - basketball coaches will tell you more rankings don't mean anything, especially at this stage of the season.
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey is at odds with that after his Irish moved into the top 25 this week for the first time this season.
"At least it is for this team," Brey said after the Irish 25th largest fighting the State of Indiana 81-72 Tuesday evening."I said that the team yesterday that I was very proud of, being ranked) purposesyou enjoy this moment.Comprendre and use it to get yourself confident."
Motivational speech may be enough to help notre Dame to avoid a game "trap" after winning the Old Spice classic last weekend.
Ben Hansbrough scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half of Ireland (8-0), which are on foot to the best start in 11 seasons in Brey. The last time that the Irish had accomplished the feat was in 1973-1974, when the team has 12-0.
After that our Lady has managed a halftime lead 38-33, Hansbrough led the charge in the second half with three 3-pointers.
"I am proud of Ben," said Brey. " He did an excellent job on (Jake) Kelly in the second half and Kelly is a great player.Then, Ben I play come to lui.Il has obtained some things off the coast of the ball, obtained a few screens and then reversed feu.Il shots is such a guys mentally and physically difficult.It is our chef. We have four captains, but Ben has set a tone much for us. »
All five starters Notre Dame scored in double figures.Tyrone Nash had 16 points, Scott Martin 15, Tim Abromaitis 13 and Carleton Scott 11.
Dwayne Lathan had 22 points for the Sycamores (3-4), while Jake Kelly added 17, Carl Richard 14 and Myles Walker 10.
"It was a sort of grind-it-out game," said Brey."Now that we need a little rest right .c ' is great that we have 8-0, but sought to our next eight? the last time I was 8-0 was when I played in a League recreational, or maybe my team DeMatha High School JV was 8-0, I know."But we are very pleased with the début.Je believe that we are confident with where we are. »
Sycamore coach Greg Lansing said he was satisfied with his team improved but not satisfied with the loss.
"We came here with a good game plan and we relied on our Lady lashes," he said. "Our Lady of the size, length and strength affected us.»
The Sycamores hit five of their first six shots, including a 3 pointer by Lathan and led the first deadline for media 11-10 one pointer-3 by Kelly gave Indiana State 16-12 advance until the Irish responded with seven straight points.
Our Lady was never able to do much distance between itself and the Sycamores until the end of the first half when the Ireland ran off a 7-2 run to take an advance of halftime 38 - 33.
Martin led Notre Dame with 11 points at halftime, one more Abromaitis.Kelly 12 points for the Sycamores.
"We went to network-to-network with our Lady is something we really want to do," said Kelly. "" """But I do not believe that our performance was very good in the first half".
An Irish 8 - 2 run - including 3-pointers by Abromaitis Hansbrough - to open the second half gave notre Dame a lead 46 - 35 .the snagged around Sycamores but a stacking by Nash at 11: 23 mark capped a 8-2 run to the Irish lead 59-45.
The Irish play no. 10 Kentucky on 8 December.
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