Notre Dame 80, Delaware 75: Jerian Grant scored 25 points as the Irish held off the Blue Hens to earn a home non-conference victory.

Notre Dame (6-2) got 21 points and a team-high 11 rebounds from Pat Connaughton, while Garrick Sherman added 19 points and six boards. The Irish outrebounded the Blue Hens 37-27.

Jarvis Threatt led Delaware (5-3) with 23 points and 10 assists but committed seven turnovers. Davon Usher and Kyle Anderson each scored 19 points, combining for eight 3-pointers.

Notre Dame jumped out to an early 12-2 lead, but Delaware responded with a 24-10 run to take a four-point lead with under eight minutes to play. The Irish trailed by five before closing with a 13-1 run - capped by a pair of Connaughton 3-pointers - to take a seven-point halftime advantage.

Another Connaughton 3 pushed the lead to 12 in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Blue Hens wouldn't give up, cutting the lead down to one with just over two minutes to play. But Grant hit a pair of jumpers and Sherman went 2-for-2 from the line to put the Irish comfortably ahead again.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Blue Hens had their string of seven straight games of 80 or more points snapped. … The Irish came into the game averaging 3.86 blocks but failed to register one for the first time this season. … Notre Dame coach Mike Brey faced Delaware for the first time since he was the team's coach from 1995 to 2000.