The possibility of receiving a huge boost from two victories instead boomeranged on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as they dropped two close matchups last week. Last Wednesday, a fast start to the second half at North Carolina State faded and they ended up losing to the Wolfpack, 73-68. Back home on Saturday afternoon, a second-half comeback against the 13th-ranked Louisville Cardinals couldn’t be sustained, resulting in a heartbreaking 67-64 loss.
The two defeats drop them to 10-6 overall and, more importantly, result in them now having just one win in their five conference games this season. Last week’s matchups saw both games spin in different directions during the course of the contests.