Notre Dame guard Scott Martin, left, gets ready to shoot as Seton Hall guard Tom Maayan defends the second half of an NCAA college basketball game wth Notre Dame Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame won 93-74 with Martin leading all scorers with 22 points. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)
Hutton, Michael 2004 Post-Tribune sportswriter Michael Hutton
SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame basketball thrives on solitude or noise. Whichever. Doesn’t matter. The loneliness of a quiet gym? Bring it on. The loneliness of their own quiet gym? Bring it on. The loneliness of being the second sport at a one-sport university? Bring …