Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
· NCAA Men's BasketballCole Certa's 3-pointer lifts Notre Dame to 56-54 win over Stanford
Notre Dame trailed 54-52 in the final minute, then Tae Davis made one of two free throws to get the Fighting Irish within one point. Stanford's Oziyah Sellers missed a turnaround jumper and Notre Dame's Matt Allocco rebounded with 29 seconds left.
After a timeout, Certa buried the go-ahead 3. Stanford's Ryan Agarwal then missed a jumper as time ran out.
Markus Burton scoured 24 points and was the only player in double figures for Notre Dame (13-17, 7-12 ACC).
Maxime Raynaud had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Stanford (19-11, 11-8). Jaylen Blakes scored 13 points and Benny Gealer added 11.
Notre Dame trailed 46-37 with a little under nine minutes to play in the game before a 15-0 run gave the Fighting Irish their first lead since five minutes remained in the first half. Burton scored the last six points in the run and Notre Dame led 52-46 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining.
After going scoreless for nearly six minutes, Stanford recovered and scored eight points on a layup by Raynaud and 3-pointers from Agarwal and Blakes to lead 54-52 heading to the final minute.
In the first half, Raynaud had 10 points and eight rebounds and Stanford took a 24-21 lead into the break. The Cardinal trailed 16-12 before Gealer buried two 3-pointers and Raynaud added four points to put Stanford in front 22-16.
Stanford has secured at least a first-round bye in the ACC Tournament. The Cardinal finish the regular season at No. 14 Louisville on Saturday.
Notre Dame finishes at home against California on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Notre Dame Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ryan Agarwal missed Jumper. | 54 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Kebba Njie subbing in for Notre Dame | 54 - 56 |
Statistics
STAN |
ND |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-57 | FG | 17-48 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 10-11 | FT | 15-25 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Assists | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 10 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 4,043 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| California | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |


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