With trainer on sizzling seat, Notre Dame hosts SMU

Each groups are on the lookout for a bounce-back win when SMU and Notre Dame meet for the primary time as Atlantic Coast Convention fighters on Wednesday in South Bend, Ind.

The visiting Mustangs (19-6, 10-4 ACC) are in 5th position within the league standings and squarely at the bubble to earn a go back and forth to the NCAA Event. SMU received 5 in a row sooner than Saturday’s 77-66 house loss to Wake Wooded area.

The Combating Irish (11-14, 5-9), in the meantime, are heading towards a 3rd directly shedding season and feature dropped 4 in their remaining 5 video games, together with a 75-60 house setback Sunday in opposition to Louisville.

The disappointment degree is excessive at Notre Dame, with trainer Micah Shrewsberry knocking over a microphone following the loss to the Cardinals.

“You assume I will have to be fired?” Shrewsberry stated. “Excellent for you. You might be allowed to have critiques. A large number of other people have given up in this group and given up on me. I do not actually give a rattling. I imagine in myself and I imagine in those guys.”

The Combating Irish are leaning on a protection led via Markus Burton (team-high 31 steals) and Keba Njie (team-high 16 blocked pictures).

Their efforts will probably be examined via an SMU offense that ranks 3rd within the ACC with 77.6 issues consistent with recreation and fourth in 3-point capturing (38.0 p.c) in convention play.

Alternatively, the Mustangs may well be with out main scorer Boopie Miller and his 13.4 issues consistent with recreation. He neglected the loss to the Demon Deacons with a bruised foot.

Mustangs trainer Andy Enfield stated postgame that they have been “seeking to be wary” with the harm, and he was once no longer positive if Miller could be to be had in South Bend. One of the constant level guards within the ACC, Miller averages a team-high 5.7 assists in conjunction with 1.6 steals consistent with recreation.

“Surely hurts while you lose your main scorer and main lend a hand man, to not make an excuse in regards to the recreation,” Enfield stated after the loss. “Along with his quickness and dribble penetration to set guys up, we neglected a bit of little bit of that this night.”

–Box Degree Media