Freshman Cole Certa hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining in regulation to lift Notre Dame over Stanford 56-54 in Wednesday night's ACC contest in South Bend, Ind. Markus Burton scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half for the Fighting Irish (13-17, 7-12 ACC), who locked up a spot in next week's conference tournament. Certa, who began the night averaging 2.4 points, finished with six points after also hitting a trey near the end of the first half. Burton entered the game as the conference's leading scorer at 21.1 points. A basket by Burton basket got the Irish within 36-35, but a jumper by Maxime Raynaud and Benny Gealer's breakaway layup off a Notre Dame turnover started a 10-2 surge for Stanford.
Freshman's late 3-pointer carries Notre Dame past Stanford
