Notre Dame Fighting Irish at NC State Wolfpack
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Hill, Middlebrooks lead last-minute rally and N.C. State edges Notre Dame 66-65
Marcus Hill's layup with 1:07 remaining tied the score and Middlebrooks made 1 of 2 free throws nearly a minute later to put the Wolfpack ahead for the first time since 7:40 remained in the second half. Notre Dame's Markus Burton missed a jumper and Hill rebounded as time ran out.
A 3-pointer by Braeden Shrewsberry gave Notre Dame a seven-point lead with 3 1/2 minutes remaining but the Fighting Irish managed only two points the rest of the way.
Dontrez Styles started N.C. State's rally with a 3-pointer and Hill's layup made it a two-point game with 2 1/2 minutes left. Matt Allocco then made two free throws for Notre Dame before the Wolfpack scored the game's final five points.
Nine of the game’s starters reached double-digits in scoring.
Hill scored 15 points, Jayden Taylor 14, Middlebrooks 11 and Styles 10 for N.C. State (9-6, 2-2 ACC).
Burton scored 15 points, Tae Davis 14, Shrewsberry 13, Allocco 11 and Kebba Njie added 10 points and 11 rebounds for Notre Dame (7-8, 1-3).
There were five lead changes in a 2 1/2-minute stretch late in the first half before Notre Dame went on an 11-0 run to lead 33-23 with a little over a minute remaining. Notre Dame led 33-26 at the break.
N.C. State, which took an 11-10 lead in the series with Notre Dame, hosts North Carolina on Saturday. Up next for Notre Dame is a trip to No. 4 Duke on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Marcus Hill Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Markus Burton missed Jumper. | 65 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Notre Dame Timeout | 65 - 66 |
Statistics
 ND |
 NCSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 24-55 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 9-13 | FT | 8-11 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 13,515 | 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 | 20-13 |
| 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 |