Picking up some early St. Patrick Day’s luck in their ACC Tournament opener on Tuesday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish managed to hold off the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 78-71. The victory advances the Irish to Wednesday night’s game against the seventh-seeded Louisville Cardinals, though they still face an arduous path.
Bringing their depleted roster to Charlotte and entering the tournament on the heels of a seven-game losing streak, not much was expected of Mike Brey’s squad. Their defeat at Pitt on Saturday relegated them to the last seed in the tourney, with a quick exit apparently on the horizon.