BC went up on Notre Dame early, but an 18-point second half advantage gave the Irish the win. "It was a tremendous defensive first half, and we took them out of what they do well," coach Inglese said. "The second half, I was still pleased, but we gave up too many offensive rebounds, and let them have too much penetration to the basket."

The Eagles outrebounded the Irish, made more threes, and hit just as many field goals. The Irish won because they went to the line 20 times compared to the Eagles' 6. Said one fan (who requested anonymity), "I may or may not have morphed into crazy fan and started screaming at the refs."