National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Notre Dame 72, Liberty 51
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 14, 2010
Where: Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials: # Brent Hampton, # Ed Hightower, # Gary Prager
Attendance: 6478
Where: Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials: # Brent Hampton, # Ed Hightower, # Gary Prager
Attendance: 6478
Ben Hansbrough scored 19 points to lead Notre Dame to a 72-51 victory over Liberty on Sunday in South Bend.
Hansbrough did most of his damage in the first half as the Fighting Irish (2-0) built a big lead and cruised to another easy victory.
Hansbrough was 5-of-8 from the field in the opening 20 minutes, including 4-of-5 from the arc. He scored 14 of his points in the first half to help Notre Dame take a 41-22 lead.
Tyrone Nash scored 16 points and Tim Abromaitis added 13 for Notre Dame, which made seven of its 10 three-pointers in the first half.
David Minaya scored 12 points and John Brown added 10 and 12 rebounds for Liberty (1-1).
The Flames only shot 36 percent from the field and were just 4-of-7 from the free throw line. By comparison, Nash was 12-of-15 from the stripe by himself for the Irish.
Top Game Performances
| Liberty | Notre Dame | |
| David Minaya 12 | Scoring | Ben Hansbrough 19 |
| Jesse Sanders 5 | Assists | Eric Atkins 4 |
| John Brown 12 | Rebounds | Tyrone Nash 9 |
| Evan Gordon 2 | Free Throws Made | Tyrone Nash 12 |
| John Brown 3 | Steals | Tim Abromaitis 2 |
| Antwan Burrus 1 | Blocks | Carleton Scott 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Liberty | 51 | 35.6 | 5-17 | 4-7 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 3 | |
| Notre Dame | 72 | 41.8 | 10-28 | 16-25 | 16 | 37 | 4 | 4 |