Notre Dame certainly has tended to the business at hand to open the season.

The Fighting Irish appear in good shape to continue their early dominance when they host Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night in South Bend, Ind.

Notre Dame (2-0) outscored Long Island and Detroit Mercy by a combined 191-137 to easily win its first two games of 2025-26. The Irish have shot 50.8% overall, held their opponents to a combined 40.2% shooting and recorded 34 assists.

They posted 19 of those assists during a 102-70 rout of Detroit Mercy on Friday.

In addition, nine Notre Dame players have scored more than 10 points, with star Markus Burton leading the way averaging 18.5 on 11-of-21 shooting. Burton, Cole Certa, Ryder Frost and Braeden Shrewsberry are a combined 22-for-42 (52.4%) from beyond the 3-point a

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