#13 NC State Triumphs Over #1 Notre Dame in Thrilling 104-95 Double Overtime Victory on College Gameday

#13 NC State (22-5/14-2) made the most of College Gameday coming to town, defeating #1 Notre Dame (24-3/15-1) 104-95 in dramatic fashion in double overtime.

The Wolfpack led for 32 minutes and 47 seconds out of 50 minutes, while the Fighting Irish led for only 7 minutes and 46 seconds.

NC State’s defense stifled one of the top-5 best shooting offenses in the land. Notre Dame entered the game with the 3rd highest field goal percentage nationally at 50% and the highest 3-point percentage at 41.4%. Today, the Fighting Irish shot 41.2% from the field and 25.9% from beyond the arc. In contrast, the Wolfpack shot 45.6% from the field and 38.1% from three.

Notre Dame dominated the offensive glass, snagging 8 more rebounds than the Wolfpack, but they scored only one more second-chance point.

Despite turning the ball over 5 more times, the Wolfpack made the most of taking the ball away from the Irish, scoring 2 more points off turnovers.

NC State’s biggest advantage was at the free throw line, where they made an impressive 24 of 26 attempts, 16 more than Notre Dame.

The Wolfpack had 5 players score in double figures this afternoon, and at the top of the list was Sophomore Guard Zoe Brooks, who exploded for 33 points, surpassing her previous career high of 21 points. Brooks was 9 of 20 from the field, and a perfect 14 for 14 from the free throw line. She also grabbed 10 boards to complete her double-double.

Senior Aziaha James had 20 points (8-19 FG) and 5 boards, marking the 12th time this season she has scored 20+ points in a game.

Sophomore Tilda Trygger was 1 point away from tying her career high, scoring 18 points, making 8 of her 9 shots. She also had 9 boards and 2 blocks.

As usual, Senior Saniya Rivers filled up the stat sheet. She was 1 assist away from a triple-double, finishing with 14 points, a team-high 13 rebounds, and a team-high 9 assists. She also led the team with 3 blocks and 2 steals. Rivers tied her season-high in rebounds and set a season-high with 9 assists.

Senior Madison Hayes had 13 points, making 4 of 8 from the field, and 4 of 4 from the free throw line.

NC State has now won 20 straight games at home, which is the longest home winning streak in the ACC, the 4th longest out of all Power 4 schools, and the 8th longest in college basketball.

This marks the 1st time the Wolfpack have defeated a team ranked #1 in the AP Poll at home since 1978.

NC State will host Wake Forest on Thursday night at 7 PM, airing on ACC Network Extra.