Eastern Illinois opened the game on an 11-0 run with
Gavin Welch hitting his first three 3-pointers of the game.
Notre Dame responded with a 24-0 run of their own as the Fighting Irish beat EIU 94-70 on Monday night as the Panthers played their third straight game against a power conference opponent.
Devin Davenport snapped a seven-minute scoreless streak by the Panthers with a 3-pointer and EIU was still within striking distance at 27-19 with 7:51 to play. Davenport had seven points off the bench.
Notre Dame led 46-33 at the half but opened the second half hitting 5-of-8 from 3-point range to extend its lead. All five starters for the Fighting Irish scored in double figures as Notre Dame ended the evening shooting 58.9 percent from the floor.  Logan Dumcomb led the Irish with 20 points going 9-of-9 from the floor.
Welch finished with 12 points for EIU while
Demar Burton carried the offense with a career high 23 points including 11-of-11 at the free throw line.Â
Tanner Vogel had nine points.
Notre Dame improved to 3-0 on the season. EIU fell to 0-3 as the Panthers shot 51.2 percent for the game but 23 turnovers plagued EIU. Notre Dame ended the game with 28 points off turnovers.