For the 5th game in a row, a shorthanded Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball team fought tooth-and-nail to overcome limitations and talent gaps and short-bench-induced fatigue, but still came up short.
The Irish had lost 4 consecutive single-digit-deficit games heading into last night’s showdown with the Virginia Tech Hokies, having lost by 7 at Georgia Tech, by 1 and 4 at home against North Carolina and Louisville, and by 9 at Clemson a week ago.
Without BONZIE COLSON, Matt Farrell, and DJ Harvey, the Irish looked to be severely outclassed in this one early on, but staged a gutsy rally to put themselves in a position to tie it or take the lead in the final minute.