The Fighting Irish proved their namesake Thursday afternoon with an incredible victory over Duke in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. With less than eleven minutes left in the game, Notre Dame trailed the Blue Devils by sixteen points.
This is not new. Notre Dame has found itself in these situations all season long, and they have pulled out victories in more than their fair share of those type of games. So, you could almost smell the confidence in the air as the Irish chipped away at the Blue Devils bit by bit. It wasn’t just their offensive play that helped lead them back, it was defense and stellar rebounding- 22 of those rebounds came via Zach Auguste.