Both are very deliberate, which will limit possessions. Neither is above average offensively or at the free-throw line, and both possess excellent defensive units.
The faction of the betting public that favors low points, long scoring droughts and defense are going to relish watching Notre Dame and Virginia scrap and scrape for every basket inside John Paul Jones Arena.
In what is akin to an Excitement-Ometer, stats guru Ken Pomeroy ranks a day’s games in order of entertainment level — the Thrill Score — and on this day’s slate he projects Navy-Lehigh, American-Lafayette and USC Upstate-Presbyterian to be more interesting than this one.
Just what we’re seeking, a sluggish, sloppy affair filled with inconsistency.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET Wednesday on ESPN2.
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Fifteen of Notre Dame’s 20 games have finished UNDER their totals, the third-highest frequency in the game, including eight of its past 10 tilts.