Back to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Newsfeed

Notre Dame Basketball: Irish Come Up Just Short against Virginia

For the Notre Dame basketball team, the 2018-2019 campaign can be summed up by inconsistency and many near misses. At times this season, the Irish have looked lost as they have looked to navigate the nation’s best basketball conference without a true leader. In short, this team hasn’t looked like a typical Mike Brey-led team.

Saturday afternoon, though, the Irish returned to form, despite losing to 4th-ranked Virginia by a final score of 60-54.

With possessions at a premium against a Virginia team that is known for sharing the ball and executing deep into the shot clock, the Irish knew they’d have to defend well and that they’d have to find someone to step up and create some plays offensively to stay in the game.