Notre Dame men's hoops runs past Chicago State

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame men's basketball completed the opening week of its season Thursday with a 89-62 win over Chicago State at Purcell Pavilion.

The Irish jumped out to an 18-point lead, but allowed the Cougars to tie the game late in the first half. Notre Dame would use a big run early in the second half to pull away for good, led by a career-high 15 points from Elijah Burns.

Freshman Nate Laszewski added 12, while DJ Harvey and TJ Gibbs scored 11 and 10 apiece.

See the action above as the Irish improve to 2-0! They'll play Radford next Wednesday.