Notre Dame’s Hot Shooting Extends Win Streak to Four; Irish Handles Evansville 82-58
- Brenden Duffy
- Dec 13, 2025
- 4 min read
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Coach Micah Shrewsberry and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish seem to be locked in, even following the recent loss of Markus Burton, with ACC play right around the corner. The Irish extended their winning streak to four games this Saturday with a fairly dominant 82-58 win at home against the Evansville Purple Aces.
Braeden Shrewsberry and Sir Mohammed led the Irish offensively, combining for 47 of the team’s 82 points. Shrewsberry was a walking blowtorch, drilling 8/10 three-pointers in a 26-point outing. Mohammed added 21 points off the bench on an efficient 8/12 shooting day. Mohammed also had three of the Irish’s nine steals. There is no question that Notre Dame’s 14 made threes played a pivotal role in the performance.
The first half was the Shrewsberry show as he shot 5/6 from deep in a 17-point outburst. Mohammed also added 11 points in 12 minutes off the bench in a strong first 20 minutes from the Irish. Notre Dame shot 7/10 from three as a team as they scored 41 first-half points featuring good rebounding and bench play.
The three-ball was falling early and often at Purcell Pavilion, with Notre Dame jumping out to an 8-0 lead with threes from Garrett Sundra and Shrewsberry. Evansville matched with an 8-0 run themselves to tie it up 4:30 into the game. After the Purple Aces took a brief 12-10 lead, the Irish responded with an 11-point run, thanks to a couple of threes from Shrewsberry and a couple of nice baskets by Mohammed, that put the home squad on top 21-12 with 11:22 left in the half. Evansville was able to get the game back within five following a three-pointer with 6:42 on the clock and the Irish up 26-21. Shrewsberry proceeded to knock down his fourth three-pointer of the half, and a pair of made free throws by Brady Koehler extended the Irish lead back to double digits before the 4:00 media timeout. Out of the break, the Purple Aces cut the Irish lead to eight, but then Shrewsberry hit his fifth three of the half, and Koehler converted an and-one opportunity to put Notre Dame up 37-23 with 2:02 to play. After back-to-back baskets by Mohammed in the final minute, Evansville hit a three-pointer in the final seconds to cut down the Irish lead to 41-29 at the half.
The Purple Aces had a strong start to the second half, but it was ultimately no match as the Irish outscored their opponents 41-29, for the second time in two halves. The second half was a more team-oriented effort from Notre Dame, with four different scorers tallying at least five points, with Mohammed leading the way with 10. The Irish completely shut down the Evansville bench in the half, outscoring them 16-3 in bench points.
The second half scoring began at a slower pace with you know who (Shrewsberry) knocking down a three to open the half. However, Evansville proceeded to put together a 20-6 run in almost a 6:30-minute span that made it a one-possession, 52-49 game. The Purple Aces’ Connor Turnbull scored half of the road team’s points during that stretch. Back-to-back threes from Shrewsberry and Sundra kicked off a 9-0 run that put the Irish back ahead by 12 with 10:17 to play. Following an Evansville made layup, Logan Imes and Mohammed knocked down threes as part of an 8-0 run to extend the Irish lead to 18. After Turnbull hit a layup to halt one Irish run, they proceeded to go on another 9-0 run to go up by 25 with 1:57 remaining. Coach Shrewsberry emptied the bench, and Notre Dame was able to secure the 82-58 victory.
Notre Dame (9-3) wraps up non-conference play on December 21 when the Irish host IPFW.
Irish Stars:
Braeden Shrewsberry - 26 points (9-12 FGs, 8-10 3FGs), 2 rebounds, +15, 32 minutes
Sir Mohammed - 21 points (8-12 FGs, 2-3 3FGs), 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 3 steals, +20, 22 minutes
Key Team Stats:
Field Goal Percentage: ND (47%) - UE (40%)
Three Point Percentage: ND (56%) - UE (33%)
Turnovers: ND (13) - UE (12)
Rebounds: ND (38) - UE (32)
Bench Points: ND (32) - UE (12)
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