{"id":418836,"date":"2022-03-20T10:44:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T07:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/notre-dame-trying-to-keep-play-in-magic-going\/"},"modified":"2022-03-20T10:44:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T07:44:18","slug":"notre-dame-trying-to-keep-play-in-magic-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/notre-dame-trying-to-keep-play-in-magic-going\/","title":{"rendered":"#Notre Dame trying to keep play-in magic going"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28856f49950\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28856f49950\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/notre-dame-trying-to-keep-play-in-magic-going\/#%E2%80%9CNotre_Dame_trying_to_keep_play-in_magic_going%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Notre Dame trying to keep play-in magic going&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNotre_Dame_trying_to_keep_play-in_magic_going%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Notre Dame trying to keep play-in magic going&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>SAN DIEGO \u2014 Last year, UCLA went all the way from the First Four to the Final Four.<\/p>\n<p>Eleven years ago, VCU accomplished the same feat. Syracuse (20-16) and Tennessee (20-14) made it to the Sweet 16 out of Dayton.<\/p>\n<p>Now Notre Dame is following that path, from the play-in round to an unexpected March run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is an advantage,\u201d Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. \u201cAnd certainly it\u2019s played out in previous years. And we would love to be the example this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fighting Irish, the last team selected to the NCAA Tournament field following an early exit from the ACC Tournament and a mediocre regular season, are headed in that direction. After surviving against Rutgers in the First Four and upsetting sixth-seeded Alabama, they are 40 minutes from the Sweet 16. Third-seeded Texas Tech (26-9) will be standing in their way Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoach Brey has said from the moment we got selected, once you\u2019re in that tournament, those numbers in front of the names, they go away and then it\u2019s just five-on-five,\u201d junior guard Cormac Ryan said. \u201cAnd we have played like that. We\u2019re not afraid of anybody and we\u2019re a hungry group.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/notredamewesley.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Notre Dame's Blake Wesley\" class=\"wp-image-21590534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/notredamewesley.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/notredamewesley.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/notredamewesley.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/notredamewesley.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Notre Dame\u2019s Blake Wesley<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Key to the surge has been Ryan, the Manhattan native who has found his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> at the right time. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard carried Notre Dame past Alabama on Friday with a career-high 29 points and seven 3-pointers. That came after his 16-point performance in the double-overtime win over Rutgers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>He has reached double figures in four straight games and eight of his last 10. The Irish (24-10) are 7-3 in that stretch as Ryan has added significant scoring depth and shotmaking from the perimeter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s always been a great leader,\u201d Brey said. \u201cBut as he\u2019s been more confident, he\u2019s been even a better leader, to the point where he drags people with him, even his coach sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A four-star recruit coming out of Milton (Mass.) Academy, Ryan picked Stanford over Notre Dame and others. But when he entered the transfer portal three years ago this spring, his first call wasn\u2019t just from Notre Dame. It was Brey on the other line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was shocked,\u201d Brey recalled. He told Ryan: \u201cNothing\u2019s changed, man. Timing is perfect. When can you come visit?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a short memory, if he can help us,\u201d the Notre Dame coach said with a smile. \u201cEven if you break up with me, I may still come back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How much longer Ryan, Brey and the Irish will be playing is uncertain. Notre Dame is a big underdog against Texas Tech (26-9), the top defensive team in the country out of the powerhouse Big 12. But Notre Dame\u2019s season was expected to be over by now. There were experts who didn\u2019t think Brey\u2019s team even belonged in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ll come after us, be all over us,\u201d Brey said. \u201cThey\u2019re a great defensive team. I guess I have to watch some film, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He laughed at the last part of that quote. Brey and his players are enjoying this unexpected ride they\u2019re on. 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Eleven years ago, VCU accomplished the same feat. Syracuse (20-16) and Tennessee (20-14) made it to the Sweet 16 out of Dayton. 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