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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Notre Dame 73, Liberty 56
When: 5:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Where: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials: # Tim Clougherty, # William Humes, # Tim Kelly
Attendance: 8837

Junior guard Steve Vasturia scored 17 points and senior forward Zach Auguste posted his eighth double-double of the season, helping Notre Dame beat Liberty 73-56 on Tuesday at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind.

Auguste had 13 points and tied his career high with 14 rebounds for Notre Dame (9-3), which has won five of its last six games.

Freshman guard Caleb Homesley scored 18 points for Liberty (3-12), which has lost 11 in a row. Sophomore center Evan Maxwell had 15 points and eight rebounds and sophomore guard Ryan Kemrite scored 10 points.

The score remained close during the first 12 minutes until sophomore forward Bonzie Colson made a jumper to spark an 11-2 run that put Notre Dame up 30-17. Liberty clawed back to cut the deficit to single digits and trailed 32-23 at the break, but the Fighting Irish continued to pull away in the second half.

Junior forward V.J. Beachem made back-to-back 3-pointers to help Notre Dame start the half with an 11-0 run for a 43-23 lead. The Irish went up by as many as 21 points on several occasions and maintained a comfortable lead.
Top Game Performances
 
Liberty   Notre Dame
Caleb Homesley 18 Scoring Steve Vasturia 17
John Dawson 4 Assists Steve Vasturia 4
Ryan Kemrite 8 Rebounds Zach Auguste 14
Ryan Kemrite 4 Free Throws Made Zach Auguste 5
Lovell Cabbil 3 Steals Bonzie Colson 2
N/A Blocks Demetrius Jackson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Liberty 56 37.9 4-20 8-10 13 27 0 5 12
Notre Dame 73 52.1 9-20 14-24 14 31 4 7 13