Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Notre Dame Fighting Irish square off in the First 4

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (22-10, 15-5 ACC) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (18-13, 12-8 Big Ten)

Dayton, Ohio; Wednesday, 9:10 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Rutgers Scarlet Knights play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Scarlet Knights' record in Big Ten play is 12-8. Rutgers averages 67.9 points while outscoring opponents by 2.1 points per game.

The Fighting Irish are 15-5 in ACC play. Notre Dame is third in the ACC allowing 66.8 points while holding opponents to 43.1% shooting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ron Harper Jr. is averaging 15.6 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights. Geo Baker is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Rutgers.

Prentiss Hubb is averaging 9.1 points and four assists for the Fighting Irish. Blake Wesley is averaging 10.1 points over the last 10 games for Notre Dame.

LAST 10 GAMES: Scarlet Knights: 6-4, averaging 65.8 points, 27.4 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points per game.

Fighting Irish: 7-3, averaging 77.4 points, 32.3 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.