You never know how a team will react.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) lost a brutal one on Thursday, one that they had no business losing to an inferior opponent. It takes some resolve and toughness to bounce back a day later and take on a tournament-quality opponent.
It was impossible to know how they would respond, but a blistering first half showed that the Irish were just fine. They took on a very early seven-point deficit to the Iowa Hawkeyes (3-2) four minutes into the game and just exploded from there.