Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
· New York Life ACC Tournament - 1st Round
Notre Dame closes on 17-2 run, tops Wake Forest on Wertz's 3
Tied at 77, Wake Forest's Daivien Williamson drove the lane but his floater was blocked by Cormac Ryan, who dribbled the other way to find a trailing Wertz for a winning 3. Wertz celebrated by finding Ryan in the corner for a chest bump before getting mobbed by teammates.
Wertz also made a step-back 3 and Prentiss Hubb added nine points during a 14-0 run to give the Fighting Irish a 77-75 with 1:54 remaining, their first lead since the opening bucket.
The Fighting Irish move on to face sixth-seeded North Carolina, which beat Notre Dame 66-65 in their only regular-season meeting on Jan. 2.
Wertz finished with 16 points, and Juwan Durham had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds for Notre Dame (11-14), which trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half and finished 30-of-58 shooting from the floor. Hubb and Ryan added 14 points apiece. Wertz, Hubb, and Ryan combined for eight of the Irish's 12 3-pointers.
Williamson scored 21 points to lead Wake Forest (6-16). Isaiah Mucius had 20 points and Carter Whitt 12 points and seven assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Trey Wertz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cormac Ryan. | 77 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Cormac Ryan Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Cormac Ryan Block. | 77 - 77 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
 ND |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-68 | FG | 30-58 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 12-27 | 3PT | 12-26 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 11-14 | FT | 8-9 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,820 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |