SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Braeden Shrewsberry scored a career-high 26 points with a career-high eight 3-pointers and Notre Dame defeated Evansville 82-58 on Saturday.

Shrewsberry made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the game’s first eight minutes. Evansville led 12-10 before Shrewsberry knocked down two of those 3-pointers and Sir Mohammed also hit a 3 for a 19-12 Notre Dame lead with 12 minutes left in the half.

Shrewsberry hit two more 3-pointers later in the half and Notre Dame led 41-29 at the break. He had 17 points in the half.

Connor Turnbull scored 10 straight Evansville points and the Purple Aces used a 12-4 run to close within 52-49 with 12 1/2 minutes remaining. Shrewsberry, Garrett Sundra, Logan Imes and Mohammed all buried 3-pointers and Notre Dame was soon in contro

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