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 star guard Markus Burton will be out after injuring his knee in the Fighting Irish's 85-84 overtime loss to Rutgers on Tuesday, and will be evaluated on a "week-to-week

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