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Quick Recap: Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Blows Out Howard Bison 79 to 50

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball team blew out another overmatched opponent at home this evening, winning 79 to 50 over the now 0-3 Howard Bison.

John Mooney led the way with 18 points and a ridiculous 16 rebounds, nearly out-rebounding the Bison by himself through the first 30 minutes of the game (21 rebounds for Howard vs. 16 for Mooney) as the Irish dominated the boards, out-rebounding Howard 45 to 32 overall. Mooney also led the team in assists with 5.

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Other key contributors for the Irish included Juwan Durham (11 points, 5 rebounds), Rex Pflueger (10 points, 5 rebounds), Dane Goodwin (11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), and Prentiss Hubb (9 points, 4 assists).