NC State, Notre Dame Are Looking To Return To Win Column As They're Facing, Opposing Each Other Saturday At Noon In South Bend Following Losses To Duke, Virginia

A pair of Atlantic Coast Conference opponents in NC State, Notre Dame are looking to return to win column as they’re facing, opposing each other Saturday at noon in South Bend following losses to Duke, Virginia.

NC State comes into the game with Notre Dame with record of 19-9 overall is 10-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is sixth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because on Tuesday night the basketball didn’t go through the hoop for NC State because they lost to Virginia 90-61 because as a team NC State was 20-68 for 29 % on field goals were 9-33 for 27 % on 3 pointers.

In the 90-61 loss to Virginia in Charlottesville three players scored in double figures!

Those players were Darrion Williams who is a senior who is a forward who was 5-12 on field goals , 3 -6 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 assists 14 points . Ven-Allen Lubin who is a transfer from NC State’s tobacco road rival North Carolina who was 4-10 on field to go along 7 rebounds, 1 assists , 11 points. Paul McNeil Jr. who is a sophomore who is a guard was 6-16 on field goals , 3-12 on 3 pointers to go along 6 rebounds , 1 assists, 22 points .

Following NC State’s offense, shooting being horrific NC State Head Coach Will Wade shared his thoughts by saying his thoughts about Virginia by saying They were playing volleyball at the basket,” Virginia can go to the Final Four. They’re a good team,“And they steamrolled us. They’re better than we are. If we played them 10 times, I’m not sure we can beat them. Maybe once — get lucky on a neutral court — but they’re just flat better than us.

We can sit here and pontificate about anything else you want … they’re flat better than us and they’re better coached. [Ryan] Odom has done a much better job than I have.”

We didn’t move the ball, we couldn’t get clean looks,”and the clean looks we get, we didn’t hit.”

According to Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314782548.html

Notre Dame comes into the game with NC State with record of 12-16 overall 3-12 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifteenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they’ve lost two straight Atlantic Coast Conference games!

Notre Dame’s most recent Atlantic Coast Conference loss a 100-56 loss to top ranked Duke on Tuesday night in South Bend where as a team Notre Dame shot 19-52 for 37 % on field goals 7-26 for 27 % on 3 pointers where three players scored in double figures! Those players were Brady Koehler who is a freshman who is a forward who was 5-9 on field goals , 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 assists 14 points. Cole Certa who is a sophomore who is a guard who was 3-11 on field goals , 2-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 assists , 14 points. Sir Mohammed who is a sophomore who is a guard who was 5-8 on field goals , 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 11 points.

Following Notre Dame’s 100-56 loss to top ranked Duke Tuesday night in South Bend Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry was seen in a walking boot as well as on crutches! His response to his teams loss to his injury the season of hell continues.

According to Todd Noie of South Bend Tribune article https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/notre-dame/2026/02/24/micah-shrewsberry-notre-dame-basketball-coach-injury-duke-score-reaction-achilles-what-happened/88853042007/

Tip off is set for 12:00pm from Purcell Pavilion!

The game is going to be televised on CW Network with Thom Brennaman, Brian Oliver commentating!

Thom Brennaman is a veteran broadcaster who currently serves as lead play-by-play announcer for The CW’s “CW Football Saturday,” calling games featuring teams from the ACC and Pac-12 conferences alongside booth analyst Max Browne and sideline reporter Treavor Scales.

Brian Oliver is a former Georgia Tech basketball standout in 1990 Final Four.

Oliver and the other members of “Lethal Weapon 3” spearheaded the Yellow Jackets’ run to the 1990 Final Four. During that span, Oliver has excelled at two professions he learned while a Georgia Tech student-athlete.

His basketball career included stints in the NBA and in overseas pro leagues in Israel, Greece and, most notably, Italy. Since hanging up his high-tops in 2007, he’s become an accomplished construction manager back in his hometown of Atlanta, leveraging his degree in building construction

According to Adam Van Brimmer article https://ramblinwreck.com/everyday-champion-brian-oliver-090220-2-2-2/

According to https://www.cwtvpr.com/the-cw/shows/cw-football-saturday/talent/?view=thom-brennaman