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SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Lawrence DeArmond paced a high-scoring offense as Notre Dame defeated Ohio Midwestern, 98-80, on Saturday.

DeArmond scored a season-high 30 points, as the Falcons (4-9) scored over 84 points for a third straight game.  With the victory over the Rams (5-10), NDC has now won two straight games, both at home where the Falcons are 4-2 this season.

DeArmond went 9-for-13 from the floor and 12-of-14 from the foul line in leading NDC to its second-highest point total of the season (Notre Dame defeated Hiram, 109-72, on Dec. 1).  Freshman guard Tyree Gaiter had 17 points and added five steals on an afternoon that saw the Blue & White force 25 turnovers.

Notre Dame shot 48.5 percent (32-of-66) from the floor and 77.1 percent (27-of-35) from the free-throw line in a game that saw 10 Falcons fill the points column of the box score.

NDC struggled in the early going, knocking down just two if its first 10 attempts from the floor in playing to a 10-10 tie through the first seven minutes of the contest.

Ohio Midwestern worked its way to a 21-18 lead by the 6:51-mark, with the Falcons struggling from the perimeter and failing to build any runs. 

NDC got a late-half lift by a Lawrence DeArmond dunk and a pair of Tyree Gaiter buckets, and the Falcons went into halftime with a 36-35 lead.  Notre Dame went 11-of-33 (33.3 percent) from the field and just 1-of-10 on three-balls in the opening half.  DeArmond was nearly half of NDC's offense in the half -- he had 16 points.

Notre Dame got its offense in gear early in the second half, starting the period with a 23-13 run.  The Blue & White went 8-for-10 from the floor over that stretch, and the momentum on offense vaulted NDC to a 59-53 lead by the 14:11-mark.

The Falcons then took control of the contest, scoring nine of the game's next 11 points to go up by 13 (68-55).  DeArmond and Gaiter fueled that run, and by the midpoint of the second half, both were well on their way to upping their season scoring averages.

After a Kalomo Figueroa-Jackson trey at 4:42, Notre Dame had built its lead to 85-68.  The Falcons ran out the string from there, polishing off the eventual 18-point win.

DeArmond finished the game with 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

Greg Howard paced the Rams with a 28-point afternoon.  Josh Chancellor added 21 points and seven boards.

The Falcons will return to action, looking to extend their win streak to three games, on Thursday when they travel to Central State (7 p.m. tip).