Belt game 1,977 · February 4, 2012
Notre Dame take the belt
Notre Dame beat Marquette 76–59 at home to start reign 572 of the College Basketball belt, the 7th for the program.
Marquette had held it since January 24, 2012, with 2 defenses over 11 days.
Notre Dame held it for 21 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to St. John's on February 25, 2012.
572Reign number
7Team's reign
5Defenses
21Days held
Box score
Marquette
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vander Blue | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
| Darius Johnson-Odom | 33 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Junior Cadougan | 32 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Jamail Jones | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamil Wilson | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Wilson | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jae Crowder | 35 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Todd Mayo | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Juan Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Notre Dame
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Connaughton | 37 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9-12 | 5-8 | 0-1 |
| Eric Atkins | 39 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 5-5 |
| Jerian Grant | 39 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Scott Martin | 40 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jack Cooley | 24 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Alex Dragicevich | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Tom Knight | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joey Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.