Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Okorie, Dent-Smith lead Stanford over Notre Dame 86-78
Stanford took the lead for good with about nine minutes to play in the first half and led by as many as 11 points in the second. Notre Dame pulled within three points twice inside the final two minutes, but Jaylen Thompson and Dent-Smith each answered with 3-pointers. Dent-Smith then shot 4 of 4 from the line to seal it.
The Cardinal shot 57% (32 of 56) overall and made 52% (12 of 23) from long range.
Okorie made three 3s and finished 10-of-19 shooting to go with seven assists, and Dent-Smith hit five 3s. AJ Rohosy added 11 points and Donavin Young 10 for Stanford (19-11, 8-9 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Jalen Haralson made 13 of 15 free throws and scored 19 points to lead Notre Dame (13-17, 4-13). Cole Certa added 17 points, Braeden Shrewsberry scored 14 and they combined for six of the Fighting Irish's nine 3-pointers.
Okorie scored 13 points and had four assists in the first half to help Stanford take a 45-37 lead into the break. The Cardinal shot 69% (18 of 26) from the floor and made 8 of 13 from long range. Okorie made all three of his 3-pointers in the first half. Haralson and Shrewsberry each scored nine points for the Fighting Irish.
Stanford had its largest lead, 64-53 with 9:07 to play.
Notre Dame ends its regular season Saturday at Boston College.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 86 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Aidan Cammann Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Brady Koehler misses 19-foot pullup jump shot | 86 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Jeremy Dent-Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 86 - 78 |
Statistics
 STAN |
 ND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-56 | FG | 22-51 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 12-23 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 10-16 | FT | 25-28 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 10 | Lead Changes | 10 |
| 87 | Percent Led | 8 |
Game Information
Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 3,902 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 31-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 29-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 25-8 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-8 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-10 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
| 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 |