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Notre Dame @ Rutgers Game Overview
ND vs RUTGRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, '24 | ND |
85 - 84 (OT)
|
Push 1.0 | o146.0 |
| Mar 16, '22 | RUTG |
89 - 87 (OT)
|
ND -1.0 | o134.0 |
| Mar 13, '13 | ND |
69 - 61
|
ND -7.5 | o122.5 |
| Jan 19, '13 | ND |
69 - 66
|
RUTG 11.5 | u140.0 |
| Feb 15, '12 | ND |
71 - 53
|
ND -7.5 | o123.5 |
| Jan 16, '12 | RUTG |
65 - 58
|
RUTG -3.5 | u131.0 |
| Feb 06, '11 | ND |
76 - 69
|
RUTG 11.5 | o130.5 |
| Jan 30, '10 | RUTG |
74 - 73
|
RUTG 8.0 | u150.0 |
| Mar 10, '09 | ND |
61 - 50
|
ND -10.0 | u136.0 |
| Feb 25, '09 | ND |
70 - 65
|
RUTG 14.0 | u145.5 |
ND vs RUTG Preview
Last Meeting ( Nov 26, 2024 ) Rutgers 85, Notre Dame 84
For the second year in a row, Rutgers and Notre Dame will meet at the Players Era men's tournament in Las Vegas, and on Tuesday afternoon, both programs will strive to avoid an 0-2 start to the week.
The Scarlet Knights beat the Fighting Irish on the first day of the inaugural tournament last year, a thrilling 85-84 overtime game in which Rutgers' Dylan Harper scored 36 points and Notre Dame's Matt Allocco hit six 3-pointers. Of course, Harper and Allocco are gone and both teams are vastly different now.
On Monday, Notre Dame (4-2) got 24 points from Markus Burton in a 71-61 loss to Kansas in the opening game. Burton and Jalen Haralson (13 points) helped Notre Dame hang within four points of the Jayhawks in the second half.
Burton was on last year's Irish squad but sustained a knee injury less than four minutes into the Rutgers game. Now, he's raised his season average to 20.2 points per game on a 48.2% clip from the field.
Before Notre Dame left for Las Vegas, coach Micah Shrewsberry explained that one of his assistant coaches was working ahead on scouting Rutgers, but "what we give to our team is not going to be as in depth as a regular game."
"I think we're in a much better position system-wise offensively and defensively and how to handle something unknown. It's different than where we were last year," Shrewsberry said. "We feel good about what we've done up to this point to be able to handle this."
Rutgers (4-2) was barely competitive in an 85-60 loss to No. 17 Tennessee on Monday. The Scarlet Knights gave up 8-of-13 shooting from 3-point range in the first half and were outrebounded 43-28 for the game.
They trailed 56-30 at halftime and by as many as 36 points, but coach Steve Pikiell liked what he saw when Rutgers outscored Tennessee in the second half with the game out of reach and reserves on the floor.
"We kept fighting," Pikiell said. "This was one of those games. Second half, we won the half. When you come into halftime and you spot a (top-20) team that many points, you can do two things. And we just kept fighting.
"You gotta take some positives. Obviously it's a loss and we got to turn this around (Tuesday) and play a really good Notre Dame team who's one of the better offensive rebounding teams, too, in the country."
Freshman Harun Zrno had a career-best 14 points for Rutgers against Tennessee. Dylan Grant scored 10 and leads Rutgers with 15.5 points per game.
--Field Level Media
ND vs RUTGInjury report
Notre Dame's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Njie | F | Out - Knee( Jan 15, '26) | Jan 15, '26 | |
| Njie is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the court for the Fighting Irish. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| M. Burton | G | Out - Ankle( Dec 04, '25) | Dec 04, '25 | |
| Burton will undergo ankle surgery and will not take the court for the Fighting Irish. He is expected to remain out indefinitely. | ||||
| T. Ahneman | C | Out - Knee( Oct 15, '25) | Oct 15, '25 | |
| Ahneman is recovering from knee surgery and will not take the court for the Fighting Irish. He is out indefinitely. | ||||
Rutgers's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Mark | G | Questionable - Undisclosed( Feb 28, '26) | Feb 28, '26 | |
| Mark is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| G. Ware | C | Questionable - Undisclosed( Jan 22, '26) | Jan 22, '26 | |
| Ware is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| B. Fall | C | Out - Hand( Jan 16, '26) | Jan 16, '26 | |
| Fall underwent surgery on his hand injury and will not take the court for the Scarlet Knights. He will miss a considerable amount of time. | ||||
| D. Jones | G | Out - Redshirt( Nov 04, '25) | Nov 04, '25 | |
| Jones is redshirting and will miss the 2025-26 season. | ||||
ND vs RUTGStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.7 | (173) | FG% | (228) | 40.1 |
| 27.7 | (292) | FGM | (176) | 24.2 |
| 58.0 | (329) | FGA | (132) | 60.3 |
| 36.4 | (68) | 3P% | (337) | 37.1 |
| 8.5 | (148) | 3PM | (233) | 8.7 |
| 23.3 | (199) | 3PA | (117) | 23.3 |
| 71.6 | (263) | FT% | (293) | 71.7 |
| 16.0 | (289) | FTM | (84) | 11.0 |
| 22.3 | (279) | FTA | (61) | 15.3 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.4 |
| 26.8 |
| 60.4 |
| 32.9 |
| 7.9 |
| 24.1 |
| 70.8 |
| 15.0 |
| 21.2 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.0 | (154) | REB | (149) | 29.7 |
| 10.0 | (220) | OREB | (169) | 9.2 |
| 25.0 | (62) | DREB | (310) | 20.5 |
| 11.8 | (331) | AST | (250) | 12.7 |
| 11.3 | (180) | TO | (272) | 11.5 |
| 1.0 | (303) | AST/TO | (282) | 1.1 |
| 5.8 | (83) | STL | (262) | 6.5 |
| 1.7 | (27) | BLK | (148) | 2.7 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 32.9 |
| 9.6 |
| 23.3 |
| 14.3 |
| 13.1 |
| 1.1 |
| 7.4 |
| 3.4 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.8 | (296) | Points | (154) | 68.0 |
| 36.3 | (125) | 1st Half | (345) | 34.8 |
| 43.5 | (125) | 2nd Half | (345) | 33.2 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 76.6 |
| 36.3 |
| 39.9 |