College basketball started on November 1st, with Notre Dame and Villanova playing in Rome. We honestly thought Villanova might get an easy win here, but that’s not what happened.
The Wildcats did build a double-digit lead at times, but the Irish kept fighting back, and at the end, they pulled off a pretty good win.
It wasn’t always pretty, but Notre Dame hung around, got 14 steals, and was up by two when Braeden Shrewsberry went to the line with just a few seconds left.
You could tell by his face that he was uncertain, and he did miss, but Notre Dame’s defense held up, and the Irish won, 74-70.