It was Dean Smith’s theory that a basketball team could survive, even thrive, one game without its best player.
Notre Dame’s trying to stretch one game into eight weeks.
So far, so good for the Fighting Irish (13-4, 3-1 ACC), who host No. 20 North Carolina (13-4, 2-2) on Saturday (6 p.m.).
The Irish lost All-ACC forward Bonzie Colson to a foot injury after a 68-59 win over Georgia Tech on Dec. 30.
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