Notre Dame basketball is aiming to snap out of a two-game slide, but learned some devastating news involving star guard Markus Burton.

A late night, a key injury and a near miss for Notre Dame men's basketball in Las Vegas Often the smallest player on the court at 6 foot, 190 pounds, Burton played with no bother about his height and weight.

In a game that featured 12 ties and 17 lead changes, Irish power forward Paul Atkinson’s rebound basket with 1.2 seconds left gave Notre Dame an 89-87 victory and sent the Irish on to face Alabama in the first round in San Diego. Atkinson scored a game-high 26 points with six rebounds.

Notre Dame star guard Markus Burton will be out after injuring his knee in the Fighting Irish's 85-84 overtime loss to Rutgers on Tuesday, and will be evaluated on a "week-to-week" basis, the school announced Wednesday.

Notre Dame's Markus Burton, a preseason all-ACC pick who entered the week averaging 21.4 points per game, will miss several weeks due to a knee injury, sources told ESPN.

Notre Dame men's basketball lost Markus Burton early, but that was no reason to give up or give in against Rutgers. The Irish almost figured a way out

On Tuesday night, Notre Dame men’s basketball star point guard Markus Burton went down with an injury and did not return in the Irish’s overtime loss to Rutgers. With a rare back-to-back game, Notre D