Notre Dame's three-point struggles led to the Irish's 51-50 loss to Old Dominion in the first round of the NCAA tournament, and other items from Thursday's game in New Orleans.

Notre Dame falls to Old Dominion 51-50 in opening round of NCAA tournament in New Orleans

Notre Dame holds a 28-22 lead over Old Dominion at halftime of the Irish's first-round NCAA tournament game in New Orleans.

Notre Dame will be tipping off play in the NCAA tournament against Old Dominion in New Orleans shortly.

Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody is getting used to answering health questions.

A few observations from Notre Dame's open practice session Wednesday in New Orleans, as the Irish prepare to play Old Dominion in the first-round of the NCAA tournament.

Notre Dame forward and Texas native Carleton Scott is happy to be in the south, and Irish coach Mike Brey remembers his college days in Louisiana.

Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw and some of her players got a chance to see their NCAA tournament opening-round foe, Cleveland State, Sunday when the Vikings defeated Butler in the Horizon League championship game.

The Notre Dame women's basketball team is a No. 2 seed in the Kansas City Region and open the NCAA tournament against No. 15-seed Cleveland State on Sunday in the Irish's Purcell Pavilion.

Coach Mike Brey said the Monarchs' style of play will be very familiar to fans and more importantly Notre Dame (23-11), which plays Old Dominion (26-8) at 12:25 p.m. Thursday in New Orleans Arena.

A quick look at Notre Dame's first-round NCAA tournament opponent: Old Dominion.

Notre Dame (23-11) were seeded sixth in the South Region and will play 11th-seeded Old Dominion (26-8) on Thursday in New Orleans.

The Cleveland Browns traded former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn to the Denver Broncos for fullback Peyton Hillis and a 2011 draft pick Sunday.

Notre Dame lost 53-51 to No. 7 West Virginia in the semifinals of the Big East tournament Friday in New York.

Notre Dame's winning streak continues to amaze. The Irish won their sixth straight game with a 50-45 victory over Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament Thursday night. Notre Dame's success is because of the team's new slowdown offense, which continues to work the second time around on teams.

For anyone who thought Notre Dame was better without Luke Harangody, well the two-time All-American proved you wrong Wednesday night.Harangody came off the bench to score 20 points and grab 10 rebounds in the Irish’s 68-56 win over Seton Hall in the second round of the Big East tournament in Madison Square Garden in New York.