That was the seventh time over the last 14 in this series that the game went past regulation. But none of the conference’s top six faces a tougher schedule than the Cavaliers during the final three weeks. Notre Dame has sold out four consecutive games, the only sellouts of the season. As a result, what was a sizable gap between the Tar Heels and the rest of the conference at the end of January has now been narrowed, with five other teams sitting no more than two games behind. Duke holds the rebounding advantage in this game and is at home.
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Banned from postseason, Louisville has only the regular-season title to chase.
Long story short: Much like the GOP presidential contest – brokered convention, anyone? – the ACC hoops race is made for Nate Silver and the gang at fivethirtyeight.com.
Notre Dame rallied from an eight-point deficit with less than a minute remaining to force overtime and managed to battle back after falling behind in each of the five extra sessions before settling for a 104-101 victory over Louisville on February 9, 2013.
The Virginia Cavaliers are 20-4 (9-3) and are coming off of a win against Virginia Tech by a score of 67-49. But four subsequent victories, extending the streak to seven, have been defensive gems. McGraw said these close games have helped her team gain confidence in late-game situations. Brey’s team has won against Louisville, UNC, Iowa and Duke. The win sent the Notre Dame students storming onto the floor to celebrate with their classmates, and the Irish followed it up just two days later with a road win over the Tigers. The Irish improved to 3-3 against ranked opponents this season….
The Louisville Cardinals continued their road trip when they traveled up to South Bend to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Virginia is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games. They were great players over there. And they were primary reasons the Cardinals were locks to do so, until the school self-imposed a postseason ban over salacious allegations of recruiting violations. Virginia has conference losses to Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Florida State.
NORWICH 5, UNE 0: Maki Shuchuk had a goal and an assist for the Cadets (17-6, 14-1 NEHC), and Celeste Robert needed just 12 saves to shut out UNE (12-8-2, 7-7-1) at Northfield, Vermont. On February 28, Notre Dame hosts Boston College to open ACC play.
LOOKING AHEAD: Duke at No. 9 North Carolina. Louisville started this week with a 72-65 loss at Duke. The Irish regained the lead with a 3-pointer by V.J.
Tewaaraton finalist Barbara Sullivan led Notre Dame past Stanford with a team-high seven caused turnovers and six draw controls. Malcolm Brogdon, London Perrantes and Anthony Gill are as effective and experienced a core as you’ll find. The Irish looked like a top-15 team on Saturday.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Behind an 8-0 run in the second period and a dominant performance from Tewaaraton finalist Barbara Sullivan, No. 7 Notre Dame overcame an early three-goal deficit to defeat No. 15 Stanford 13-9.
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February 20: Duke-Louisville, Miami-North Carolina.
