Notre Dame turns offense loose in easy win over Le Moyne

Tae Davis poured in 24 points in 27 minutes as Notre Dame wrapped up its nonconference schedule by rolling to a 91-62 victory over visiting Le Moyne on Sunday night in South Bend, Ind.

Davis made 6 of 10 shots from the floor and added 12 free throws for the Irish (7-5), who won their third game in a row while setting season-highs for points and victory margin. Braeden Shrewsberry added 16 points and Logan Imes came off the bench for a career-high 11.

Dwayne Koroma paced Le Moyne (5-9) with a career-high 22 points along with eight rebounds. Former Notre Dame shooting guard Robby Carmody posted 13 points and AJ Dancler added 10. The Dolphins were outrebounded 45-27 and limited to 37 percent shooting from the field.

Davis powered the Irish an 11-5 lead less than four minutes into the game.

Carmody, who received a nice hand from the home crowd, hit a lefty reverse layup and the accompanying free throw to cut the lead to 16-13 at the 11:36 mark. That marked his first points on Notre Dame's floor since Nov. 26, 2019 -- the second of his five injury-plagued seasons in South Bend.

Notre Dame then reeled off a 16-2 run to seize control. Kebba Njie scored on a layup and Shrewsberry rattled home a 3-pointer before making a short turnaround and a floater in the lane. Julian Roper II cashed an open 3-pointer from the corner to push the lead to 34-17 with 6:08 left in the half.

Shrewsberry's drive and 3-point play with 10.5 seconds left gave Notre Dame a 49-30 halftime lead - the Irish's season-high for first-half points.

Davis made two layups and two free throws in the first three minutes of the second half to push Notre Dame's margin to 58-33.

Irish coach Micah Shrewsberry pulled his starters with 7:53 left and the Irish holding a 79-49 lead. Le Moyne promptly reeled off five straight points on a Koroma dunk and Carmody 3-pointer but never threatened the rest of the way.

--Field Level Media