It wasn’t easy. It never is with this Notre Dame team. Winning comfortably is really a foreign concept to an absurdly veteran team. Regardless, the Irish (9-8, 1-5 ACC) finally earned a conference victory and prevented their record from dipping below .500 at any point this season.
Not surprisingly, the Irish found themselves in a hole early. Georgia Tech (8-8, 1-5 ACC) got relatively easy buckets from the paint on multiple turnaround hook shots. The resistance was so lax that head coach Mike Brey sent Matt Zona to the scorer’s table less than three minutes into the game.