Munro Scores 17 in Loss at Notre Dame

Wednesday, December 11

South Bend, Ind. / Purcell Pavilion

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

4-5,0-0Ivy League

Notre Dame

6-5,1-0ACC

Dartmouth

Notre Dame

12/11/2024 10:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Callie Cyr

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Jackson Munro scored 17 as the Dartmouth Men's Basketball team fell to Notre Dame 77-65 from Purcell Pavilion in South Bend on Wednesday night.

Munro shot 64% from the field (7-11). Four additional players scored double digit points: Jayden Williams, Brandon Mitchell-Day, Connor Amundsen and Ryan Cornish.

The Big Green's record falls to 4-5 (0-0 Ivy League) and Notre Dame's improves to 6-5 (1-0 ACC). 

Score: Notre Dame 77, Dartmouth 65
Records: Dartmouth (4-5, 0-0 Ivy League), Notre Dame (6-5, 1-0 ACC) 
Location: South Bend, Indiana (Purcell Pavilion) 
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

UP NEXT:

The Big Green continue the road trip when they travel to face the UMass Lowell River Hawks on Saturday, Dec. 14 with a 2 p.m. tip.

FIRST HALF: 

The Fighting Irish scored first but three-pointers from Connor Amundsen and Brandon Mitchell-Day kept the score within one, 7-6.
Notre Dame opened a 10-point lead with 8:52 remaining, 23-13.
With 4:54 left, an 8-2 run from the Big Green closed the gap to four, 27-23, including a three from Jayden Williams and a successful and-one from Romeo Myrthil.
The Fighting Irish extended the lead to 10 with a minute left in the half, 37-27 and held the lead going into halftime.

SECOND HALF:

Notre Dame came out hot and scored six unanswered, 45-28.
Seven quick points for Dartmouth with threes from Amundsen and Williams midway through the half forced a Notre Dame timeout, 57-44 Fighting Irish.
With 1:32 remaining, nine unanswered for the Big Green once again brought the game within 10, 72-63.
Five free throws for the Fighting Irish with under a minute left secured the victory for Notre Dame, 77-65.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The Big Green were a combined 88.2% from the charity stripe, a season high.
Dartmouth held Notre Dame from scoring a field goal in the final 5:37 of the game.
Munro drained six two-pointers, a career high for baskets made inside the arc.