NC State Wolfpack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Cole Certa scores 32, lights it up in overtime, and Notre Dame stuns N.C. State 96-90
The loss damages N.C. State's hopes of finishing in top four of the ACC. The top four teams in the regular season earn byes into the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. N.C. State (19-10, 10-6) drops from a tie for fourth place into seventh with two games remaining.
Certa, a 12.1 points per game scorer, has cracked 30 points three times in the last nine games. He drained three 3-pointers in overtime, helping the Fighting Irish take a 93-88 lead with 1 1/2 minutes remaining. N.C. State went 1 for 8 from deep in overtime while trying to catch up and Certa's two free throws with 19 seconds left sealed the win for Notre Dame (13-16, 4-12 ACC).
N.C. State never trailed in regulation, but a 3-pointer by Braeden Shrewsberry got Notre Dame within 81-79 with two minutes remaining. Two free throws by Haralson tied it for Notre Dame with 19 seconds left. N.C. State's Darrion Williams missed a 3 at the buzzer.
Ven-Allen Lubin had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolfpack. Williams and Quadir Copeland scored 17 each, and Paul McNeil Jr. added 11.
Shrewsberry scored 16 points and Sir Mohammed added 10 for Notre Dame.
On senior day for Carson Towt, Kebba Njie and Matt MacLellan, the Fighting Irish evened the overall series with N.C. State at 11 wins apiece.
Notre Dame: Stanford comes to South Bend on Wednesday and the Fighting Irish play at Boston College on Saturday.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 96 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 90 - 96 |
| 3rd 0:10 | Jalen Haralson Defensive Rebound. | 90 - 96 |
| 3rd 0:13 | Tre Holloman misses 27-foot three point jumper | 90 - 96 |
| 3rd 0:19 | Cole Certa makes free throw 2 of 2 | 90 - 96 |
Statistics
 NCSU |
 ND |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-67 | FG | 31-59 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 10-34 | 3PT | 12-25 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 18-22 | FT | 22-28 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 86 | Percent Led | 8 |
Game Information
Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 6,446 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 22-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 19-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |