Another painful loss of a winnable game served as the precursor for another winless week for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as they fell last Wednesday night to the Virginia Cavaliers, 50-49, in overtime. On Saturday, the lingering effects of that near-miss were clearly in evidence as the Irish were routed in the second half by the Duke Blue Devils, 94-60.
The two losses drop Notre Dame to 15-10 on the season and once again put them two games under .500 in ACC play, with the number of opportunities to make any sort of late-season move dwindling.