The Irish bow out of the NCAA Tournament one step short of the Final Four for the second straight season.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had another second half comeback in them. Unfortunately, they needed two.
The Irish hung with the North Carolina Tar Heels for most of the Elite 8 match-up, despite the lackluster showing two weeks ago in the the ACC Tournament and UNC's torrid shooting early and often in this one. They even came back from 11 down and, following a 12-0 lightning strike of a run, briefly took a second half lead.