Burton and Notre Dame take on the Citadel Bulldogs in non-conference play

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Monday, December 18, 2023

Citadel Bulldogs (6-5) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-6, 0-1 ACC)

South Bend, Indiana; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Citadel takes on Notre Dame for a non-conference matchup.

The Fighting Irish are 3-2 on their home court. Notre Dame is 2-6 against opponents with a winning record.

The Bulldogs have gone 1-4 away from home. Citadel is 3-4 against opponents with a winning record.

Notre Dame's average of 7.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.6 more made shots on average than the 6.6 per game Citadel allows. Citadel has shot at a 45.0% clip from the field this season, 2.6 percentage points higher than the 42.4% shooting opponents of Notre Dame have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Markus Burton is scoring 15.8 points per game and averaging 3.5 rebounds for the Fighting Irish. J.R. Konieczny is averaging 9.4 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 42.5% for Notre Dame.

AJ Smith is averaging 16.6 points for the Bulldogs. Elijah Morgan is averaging 12.9 points over the past 10 games for Citadel.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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