How to Watch Virginia vs. Notre Dame Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – January 31

By Lineups Staff | Jan 30, 2024, 9:14pm

The Virginia Cavaliers (15-5, 6-3 ACC) will host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-13, 2-7 ACC) after winning eight home games in a row. The matchup begins at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

This matchup will be airing on ESPN2, so check it out.

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Cavaliers vs. Fighting Irish Game Info

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN2
Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
Where: Charlottesville, Virginia
Venue: John Paul Jones Arena

Cavaliers Insights

Although Virginia is putting up just 65.4 points per game (19th-worst in college basketball), its defense has been giving them a nice lift, as it ranks third-best in college basketball by surrendering 57.7 points per game.
The Cavaliers are averaging 33 boards per game (314th-ranked in college basketball). They are allowing 34.3 rebounds per contest (143rd-ranked).
This season, Virginia ranks 49th in college basketball in assists, averaging 15.7 per game.
The Cavaliers rank fifth-best in college basketball by committing only 8.3 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, they rank 70th in college basketball (13.1 per contest).
This year, Virginia is draining 6.5 threes per game (274th-ranked in college basketball) and is shooting 36.2% (71st-ranked) from downtown.
With 6.6 treys conceded per game, the Cavaliers rank 94th in college basketball. They are giving up a 31.4% shooting percentage from downtown, which ranks 76th in college basketball.
Of the shots taken by Virginia in 2023-24, 67.5% of them have been two-pointers (73.6% of the team’s made baskets) and 32.5% have been from beyond the arc (26.4%).

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Fighting Irish Insights

In 2023-24, Notre Dame is third-worst in the nation on offense (62.5 points scored per game) and 37th on defense (65.3 points allowed).
The Fighting Irish grab 37.4 rebounds per game and concede 34.4 boards, ranking 110th and 151st, respectively, in the nation.
Notre Dame is fourth-worst in college basketball in assists (9.8 per game) in 2023-24.
In 2023-24, the Fighting Irish are 246th in the nation in turnovers committed (12.2 per game) and 312th in turnovers forced (10.1).
Notre Dame is 193rd in the country in 3-pointers made (7.4 per game) and 330th in 3-point percentage (29.8%).
The Fighting Irish give up 6.7 3-pointers per game and concede 32.7% from beyond the arc, ranking 106th and 151st, respectively, in college basketball.
In 2023-24, Notre Dame has attempted 55.6% percent of its shots from inside the arc, and 44.4% percent from beyond it. In terms of makes, 66.9% of Notre Dame’s buckets have been 2-pointers, and 33.1% have been 3-pointers.

Cavaliers Leaders

Reece Beekman leads the Cavaliers in points and assists per game, scoring 12.9 points and distributing 6.2 assists.
Virginia’s best rebounder is Ryan Dunn, who averages 7.3 boards per game in addition to his 10.2 PPG average.
Isaac McKneely leads the Cavaliers in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.6 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Beekman is Virginia’s leader in steals, averaging 2.5 steals per game, while Dunn leads them in blocks with 2.3 per contest.

Fighting Irish Leaders

Markus Burton collects 16 points and tacks on 4.1 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Fighting Irish’s leaderboards in those statistics.
Kebba Njie is at the top of the Notre Dame rebounding leaderboard with six rebounds per game. He also notches 4.3 points and tacks on 0.7 assists per game.
Braeden Shrewsberry is reliable from distance and leads the Fighting Irish with two made threes per game.
Notre Dame’s leader in steals is Burton with 1.5 per game, and its leader in blocks is Njie with 0.8 per game.