The Players Era Festival in Las Vegas was always going to be a tough challenge for Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish were slated to face Rutgers and Houston, with a third game against an opponent to be determined after Wednesday's matchups.

Notre Dame men's basketball and Rutgers renewed their Big East rivalry in the first round of the new Players Era Festival tournament in Las Vegas

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