Shrewsberry sets career highs with 28 points, 8 3-pointers in Notre Dame’s win over Evansville

SOUTH BEND Ind AP Braeden Shrewsberry scored a career-high points with a career-high eight -pointers and Notre Dame defeated Evansville - on Saturday Shrewsberry made three -pointers and scored points in the match s first eight minutes Evansville led - before Shrewsberry knocked down two of those -pointers and Sir Mohammed also hit a for a - Notre Dame lead with minutes left in the half Shrewsberry hit two more -pointers later in the half and Notre Dame led - at the break He had points in the half Connor Turnbull scored straight Evansville points and the Purple Aces used a - run to close within - with minutes remaining Shrewsberry Garrett Sundra Logan Imes and Mohammed all buried -pointers and Notre Dame was soon in control at - with eight minutes left Shrewsberry made of -pointers and of shots overall Mohammed scored a career-high points Jalen Haralson added points for the Fighting Irish - Turnbull who had points eight rebounds and a school-record nine blocks last time out turned in points nine rebounds and four blocks for the Purple Aces - Joshua Hughes added points The Fighting Irish played their second encounter without scoring-leader Markus Burton who had ankle surgery on Wednesday Saturday was the th anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of people including members of the Purple Aces men s basketball club coaching staff advocacy staff boosters and flight crew Up next Evansville The Purple Aces open Missouri Valley Conference play at home Tuesday against Belmont Notre Dame The Fighting Irish now - at home this season host Purdue Fort Wayne on Dec Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college basketball https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-basketball-poll and https apnews com hub college-basketball Source