The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball team finally saw their pleasant surprise of a tournament run come to an end Sunday evening, falling at the hands of the 3rd-seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders by a final score of 59 to 53 at Viejas Arena in San Diego.
The Irish were led on the afternoon by Dane Goodwin, who scored 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting (3-of-5 from three) and snagged 8 rebounds. Other key contributions came from Blake Wesley (11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists — although he shot just 3-of-15 from the field), Cormac Ryan (9 points, 4 rebounds), and Trey Wertz (6 points).