For the second time this year your Notre Dame Fighting Irish fell victim to the upset bug, this time in ugly fashion. The Irish lost, 65-45, in their penultimate non-conference game of the 2023-24 season against the Citadel Bulldogs.
The game stayed close in the first half, but it was actually the Bulldogs who led for most of it as the Irish struggled with poor shooting (32.4% from the field, with scoreless spells of two and three minutes). After a series of lead changes in the closing minutes of the half, the Bulldogs led 32-29 at the break.