Another solid week of play for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish got them back to .500 in ACC play and gave them a 15-8 record for the 2019-20 campaign. An 80-72 win at home on Wednesday night against the Pitt Panthers was followed by a tense 61-57 road victory against the Clemson Tigers.
The wins vaulted Notre Dame into a tie for sixth place and just one game out of fourth place. The problem is that getting past that point over the remainder of the regular season is virtually impossible. That’s because Duke and Florida State are deadlocked for second place in the ACC with a 10-2 mark, with just eight regular-season games left on the schedule for the Irish.