North Dakota vs. Notre Dame || 11/19 (6 p.m.)
2nd meeting; Irish lead series 1-0
South Bend, Indiana (Purcell Pavilion)

FULL GAME NOTES ARE HERE

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - North Dakota men's basketball heads to South Bend, Indiana, for Tuesday night match up with the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame. Fans can follow the action live with UND men's basketball radio play-by-play voice Paul Ralston on KSNR 100.3 FM The Cat or on the iHeart Radio app, while the action will be streamed on ESPN+ and ACCNX. Live stats will be provided at www.FightingHawks.com.

SERIES HISTORY
The two abbreviation-sharing foes meet for just the second time all-time with the first meeting coming on February 4, 1941 in South Bend. The Irish took down Clem Letich's North Dakota squad 46-38 inside the historic Notre Dame Fieldhouse.  

LAST TIME OUT
North Dakota outlasted Utah Valley 77-71 in the home opener behind 31 points from Treysen Eaglestaff on a career-best ten made shots and eight makes from the charity stripe. The contest featured 23 lead changes and seven tied scores. 

Trailing 57-56 with 5:50 remaining in the game, junior guard Eli King stuffed a baseline shot attempt to keep the deficit at one and 15 seconds later Eaglestaff nailed a step-back three from the right wing to push the Hawks out front 59-57. The following trip down the floor, sophomore guard Mier Panoam remained instep with a driving Trevan Leonhardt and denied a shot off the glass with 5:11 to play.
 
While Eaglestaff' first three-point make of the afternoon, a rhythm three around the 15:20 mark of the second half, cut the Hawks' deficit to one at 43-42 and his second gave the host a lead with under six to play, it was his third hit from deep, with less than 3:30 to play, that put the Hawks up seven at 64-57. 

The lead grew to nine on UND's next possession as Panoam helped a trapped Eaglestaff along the right wing before driving by a defender and finishing through contact with a successful free throw attempt moments later. UND hit 13 of their final 17 free throw attempts all with under 5:00 to play to hold off the Wolverines. 

TIP TOP TREY
Eaglestaff's efforts in two games last week (24.0 ppg, 51.9% FG, 16-of-17 FT, 7 asst., 5 rebs., 1 stl.) earned him the fourth Summit League Peak Performer of the Week award of his career. His 31 points in the win against Utah Valley are the most for the Bismarck native inside the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center and are the most by a Hawk at home since Marlon Stewart went for 35 against North Dakota State (2/22/2020). His 31 points are the most in a game by a Summit League player this season. 

Through three games, Eaglestaff ranks second in scoring average among Summit League players at 20.0 points per game which stands as a top 60 scoring mark nationally. His 60 total points are the seventh most in the league. His 52.8% field goal success rate is the fourth-highest in the Summit League. 

TOP 100 HAWKS
North Dakota ranks inside the top 100 statistically in four categories highlighted by the squad's perimeter defense in the early going of the campaign. UND is third nationally behind LSU (16.4%) and Pacific (18.0%) in field goal percentage defense. The Hawks have held each of their first three opponents to under a 23.5% success rate.

UND's ability to get to the charity stripe in the season's early going has resulted in the Hawks ranking second in the Summit League in free throw makes per game with 18.3; a mark that ranks 56th nationally. That effort is powered by a free throw attempts per game rate of 24.7 which ranks third in the Summit League and 73rd in Division I. 

Individually, Amar Kuljuhovic's two dozen attempts are the third-most by a Summit League player this season. His 15 makes are the eighth most. Eaglestaff's 94.1% mark from the free throw line ranks second in the Summit by .3 percent. He leads the team in free throw makes with 16 which ranks fifth in the SL. 

The Hawks' rank second in the league in defensive rebounds grabbing 28.33 per game. That mark ranks just inside the top 100 nationally at 99th. 

STREAKING FROM RANGE
The Hawks have connected on made 17 of its 57 attempts from three-point range 120 minutes into the 2024-25 season. UND's streak of three or more made three-point attempts in a game stands at 113. Under Sather, the Hawks have made three or more three-point attempts in 155 of the 158 games that he has led UND in. Overall, North Dakota has made a three-point shot in 192 consecutive games.

UND BY THE NUMBERS
31- The number of points scored by junior guard Treysen Eaglestaff in Thursday's win over Utah Valley. It marked a career-best scoring effort inside the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center and is the most by a Hawk at home since Marlon Stewart's 35 against NDSU in 2020.
27- The number of times an opponent, under HC Paul Sather, has shot 23.5% or worse from beyond-the-arc. Utah Valley connected on just four of 18 attempts from deep. Opponents are just 12-for-63 from three-point range this season.
17- The number of free throws made by the Fighing Hawks in each of the first three games of the season. UND is shooting 74.3% (55-74) from the stripe and is averaging 18.3 makes per game.
8- The number of times a Fighting Hawk has been named the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week. Treysen Eaglestaff's fourth career appointment is the most for a player under Sather. Amar Kuljuhovic and Marlon Stewart own the other 4.
3- UND's national rank in three-point percentage defense. In 120 minutes this season, the Hawks are holding opponents to a 19% success rate from beyond-the-arc ranking behind LSU (16.4%) and Pacific (18.0%).

A UND WIN WOULD
» Even the all-time series with Notre Dame at 1-1
» Give UND a 3-1 start to a season for the second-straight season
» Be the first for the program against an ACC foe 
» Be better than a loss