Duke led by eight points at halftime and by as many as 15 midway through the second half, but at some point, the recent rivalry with Notre Dame was bound to make Thursday afternoon's ACC Tournament quarterfinal a much closer affair.
Notre Dame went on a 12-0 run over the next five minutes and eventually closed the gap entirely, tying the game at 70 with 1:07 left. The following possessions were messy: a missed 3-pointer from Brandon Ingram, a missed jumper by Grayson Allen, a missed shot from Notre Dame's Steve Vasuria and then a clunky near turnover on Duke's penultimate play.