The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 30 point favorites against the Coppin State Eagles — a winless Coppin State Eagles. You would have thought that it would have been a nice and easy game for the Irish, and one more tune-up before ACC play.
You were wrong. We were wrong — we were all DEAD wrong.
Notre Dame went into the half only up two, and then saw that slim lead disappear quickly as Coppin State kept hitting shots and playing sound defense. The Irish didn’t give up and they fought back late in the second half to finally take the lead that they wouldn’t relinquish again.