The 6-5 shooting guard – the nation’s second-leading scorer behind BYU’s Jimmer Fredette – shot 20-of-28 from the field and 6-of-10 from deep, with four assists and just one turnover.

"We tried everything,” Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. "Everything.”

The Irish employed a box-and-one, trapped out of their zone, and double-teamed Brooks on the catch -- to no avail.

Brooks tied the school-record and eclipsed former Friar guard Eric Murdock's Big East mark of 48 points set in 1991 against Pittsburgh.