SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Interstat) — Notre Dame delivered a balanced and dominant performance Saturday, defeating Evansville 82-58 at Joyce Athletic Center. The Fighting Irish improved to 9-3 while the Purple Aces fell to 4-7.

Notre Dame led wire-to-wire, scoring 41 points in each half. Braeden Shrewsberry led all scorers with 26 points for the Irish. Sir Mohammed added 21 points. Evansville’s Connor Turnbull posted 17 points and nine rebounds in the loss.

A crowd of 4,323 saw Notre Dame cover the 17-point spread as a heavy favorite. The Irish shot efficiently from the floor, while Evansville struggled offensively throughout. Notre Dame concludes its nonconference schedule Dec. 21 against Fort Wayne.