Aside from falling short of winning the championship, the ACC Tournament played out just right for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Having earned the double-bye with a three seed, Notre Dame had to play only three games total. They had the opportunity to boost their tournament resume — and did so — with wins against the Virginia Cavaliers and Florida State Seminoles.
These two games, in particular, were tough tests that give Notre Dame confidence moving forward both on the offensive end and on defense. From a statistical standpoint, the defense was bad against Duke, but Duke was red-hot coming into the game and has been playing their best ball of the year lately.