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Ayers' 28, Irish's 13 3s do in Friars (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Ryan Ayers scored 28, making seven of Notre Dame's 13 3-pointers, as the Fighting Irish beat Providence 103-84 on Saturday. Ayers went 6-for-8 from the 3-point line in the first half as the Irish (15-11, 6-8 Big East) sank nine of their first 12 attempts to open a 17-point first-half lead. They cooled off in the second, making 2-of-10.