In every way but one, Tuesday night’s Louisville-Notre Dame game felt like a late night replay all of us have seen enough times to recall every line reflexively.
The Cardinals and Fighting Irish played a back and forth contest that couldn’t be settled over the customary 40 minutes. Or over the less customary 45 minutes.
After two overtimes, Louisville emerged with an incredibly hard-fought 82-78 win. With that triumph came the program’s first victory over Notre Dame in South Bend since 1994, a streak spanning six games and three conferences.
Of course extra periods are nothing new in this series.