Indiana no match for ND

LAHAINA, Hawaii - Notre Dame and Indiana are about a 4-hour drive apart on the map. It's not even close on the court.

Tory Jackson had 21 points and fellow guard Kyle McAlarney added 18 to lead No. 8 Notre Dame to an 88-50 victory in the opening round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational on Monday.

This was a matchup of one of the most veteran teams in the country - Notre Dame starts three seniors and two juniors, including reigning Big East player of the year Luke Harangody - and one of the least experienced. Indiana has two returning players, one a walk-on, and was picked to finish last in the Big Ten as the program tries to recover from the phone-call scandal under former coach Kelvin Sampson.

"I thought we played old today," Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. "We were mature, took what the defense gave us and made them take tough shots. They're a rebuilding program, but he has them competing hard and they'll grow together as the season goes."

The Fighting Irish (3-0) will face No. 6 Texas, which beat Saint Joseph's 68-50, in the semifinals today.

"Obviously this is a learning process for us and we learned a lot today," said first-year Indiana coach Tom Crean. "Everything is correctable and we have to continue to grow. We're the youngest team in the country and they're one of the oldest and they played like it.

Jackson was 10 of 17 from the field and had 6 assists. McAlarney scored all his points on 3-pointers, finishing 6 of 11 from behind the arc.

"The shots came in the flow of the offense," Jackson said. "I will not be taking 17 shots, it just happened."

Tom Pritchard had 14 points for the Hoosiers (2-1), who just didn't have the size, speed or depth to stay with their instate rival.

Notre Dame shot 50.7 percent from the field (38 of 75), including 10 of 26 on 3s, while the Hoosiers were 21 of 53 overall (39.6 percent) and just 1-of-12 from 3-point range.