NC State scored the first five points of the second half, then gave up the next 15 to fall down by 10 points, and that proved the turning point in what up until then had been a back-and-forth game.
Neither team found much separation in the first half as both struggled to shoot from the field, and while the struggles generally would continue, that outstanding stretch in the second half by Notre Dame allowed the Irish to keep the Pack at arm’s length.
Four Factors
The Pack fought back, of course—it’s what they do. (And unfortunately what they have to do often.