Saturday, December 19, 2009

Halftime: Notre Dame 40, UCLA 36

It's halftime at Purcell Pavilion, with the Irish up by 4 over the Bruins. That matches Notre Dame's largest lead of the half. UCLA has been up by as many as 6, most recently at 26-20.

The bad news for Notre Dame is that its defense hasn't improved much since the last game. UCLA is shooting 57.7 percent from the field.

After starting 0 for 4 from the field, Luke Harangody made 5 of his last 7 shots and has 12 points to lead the Irish. Ben Hansbrough has 9 points — including a four-point play — as does Jonathan Peoples.

Michael Roll has 11 points and Malcolm Lee 10 for the Bruins.

 

 

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