Your Notre Dame Fighting Irish live to fight another day in the ACC tournament courtesy of some last-minute heroics from Cormac Ryan and Trey Wertz, who combined for a block and a buzzer-beating three to send the Wake Forest Demon Deacons packing in the first round. The Irish recovered from a mostly-sloppy effort to execute when it counted, and now carry some great energy into a matchup with much tougher opponent: the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The good news is that the Irish showed earlier this season that they could hang with UNC, coming just short in a 66-65 loss in Chapel Hill on January 2.