The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were looking to rebound from a tough loss over the weekend to Wake Forest on Wednesday, as the Stanford Cardinal came to town for the penultimate regular season game. The shorthanded Irish have maintained competitiveness despite the loss of Braeden Shrewsberry, and the Cardinal are no juggernaut, so this game presented an excellent chance for the Irish to build momentum in advance of the ACC Tournament.
The Irish opened the game with Tae Davis and Kebba Njie netting just two makes (one each) in six tries at the free throw line, which enabled Ryan Agarwal to get Stanford an early lead by hitting a deep three.