Notre Dame edges Villanova 74-72

Notre Dame Fighting Irish held off Villanova Wildcats 74-72 on Sunday at Palazzo dello Sport.

The second half made the difference: Notre Dame outscored Villanova 43-37.

Notre Dame shot 35% to 46%.

For Notre Dame, Brady Koehler (F): 16. For Villanova, Tyler Perkins (G): 18.

Notre Dame improves to 1-0. Villanova falls to 0-1.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.