Coming into tonight, there was some concern that Notre Dame and their offense which was second ranked nationally in efficiency before tonight's game, would give Miami some trouble.
However, UM built off a very strong defensive performance down the stretch Vs Louisville over the weekend, and handcuffed the Irish in an impressive 68-50 road win.
More importantly, they kept alive their hopes for an ACC regular season crown.
With a win on Saturday Vs Virginia Tech and a loss by UNC at Duke and the Hurricanes would win their second ever Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
The 'Canes jumped all over ND from the onset, knocking down 10 of their first 17 shots to build a 25-10 lead halfway through the opening stanza.