Rockne's Roundtable

Here come the Fighting Lime Green.

Tom Knight with back-to-back buckets for the Irish, which have a 4-0 lead through the first 90 seconds. Always good to have Knight confident early on.

Connaughton 3-pointer gives Irish a 7-3 lead at the under-16 timeout.

Atkins picks up second foul less than seven minutes in.

Nice series for Connaughton — defensive rebound and a 3-pointer on the other end to give ND a 15-7 lead with 11:58 to go in the first half.

Atkins needs to play smart with two fouls, especially now that Grant is sitting with two as well.

Rutgers is just 5-of-18 from the field so far. Irish are 7-of-20 but 3-of-4 from behind the arc.

Irish with only three turnovers so far.

Sure looked like a block, but Grant called for offensive foul and will sit the final minute of the half with three fouls. Irish up 31-17

That's a good lead. Put your foot on their throat and finish them.

Rutgers comes out with a 7-0 run in the second half. Just like that it's a game again.

After 9-0 run to start the first half for Rutgers, Irish punch back with 3-pointers by Grant and Connaughton.