NC State Rebounds With Win Over Notre Dame In Raleigh

After suffering a loss on the road at Clemson NC State returned to North Carolina’s state capital and topped Notre Dame.

NC State teammates D.J. Funderburk and Markell Johnson combined to score 43 points Wednesday evening as the two players led the Wolfpack to a 73-68 win over Notre Dame inside PNC Arena. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/8/mens-basketball-funderburk-and-johnson-guide-pack-to-comeback-win-over-notre-dame.aspx

Johnson tied his career-high with 27 points, finishing the game 9-of-15 from the floor. He added a game-high seven assists and a game-high three steals. Funderburk scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half and tied his career-high with nine rebounds. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/8/mens-basketball-funderburk-and-johnson-guide-pack-to-comeback-win-over-notre-dame.aspx

Funderburk and Johnson combined to score 21 of NC State's final 24 points of the game, including the last 15.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/8/mens-basketball-funderburk-and-johnson-guide-pack-to-comeback-win-over-notre-dame.aspx

NC State trailed by five points at halftime, 39-34, and quickly fell behind by 11 points after the Fighting Irish scored on its first three possessions of the second half. Notre Dame took its largest lead of the game a few minutes later when Prentiss Hubb hit a lay-up to give the Irish a 51-39 lead with 15:20 to play. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/8/mens-basketball-funderburk-and-johnson-guide-pack-to-comeback-win-over-notre-dame.aspx

The Pack only managed to shave three points off the deficit over the next five minutes as NC State trailed 58-49 with 10:30 to go.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/8/mens-basketball-funderburk-and-johnson-guide-pack-to-comeback-win-over-notre-dame.aspx

From that point, NC State went on an 11-2 run, tying the game on two Funderburk free throws with 5:25 to play.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/8/mens-basketball-funderburk-and-johnson-guide-pack-to-comeback-win-over-notre-dame.aspx

The Pack took the lead, 68-66, on two Funderburk free throws with 1:37 to go. It was NC State's first lead of the game since it was 10-7. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/8/mens-basketball-funderburk-and-johnson-guide-pack-to-comeback-win-over-notre-dame.aspx

Jericole Hellems stepped in front of a Notre Dame pass on the next possession to get the stop and Johnson hit a driving lay-up on the other end to give NC State a four-point lead with 53 seconds to go.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/1/8/mens-basketball-funderburk-and-johnson-guide-pack-to-comeback-win-over-notre-dame.aspx

While NC State rebounded from their latest setback at Clemson Notre Dame had a setback after knocking off Syracuse 88-87 at the Carrier Dome before heading to North Carolina’s state capital to take on NC State.

Prentiss Hubb, John Mooney and T.J. Gibbs combined to score 52 of Notre Dame’s 68 total points, but the Fighting Irish fell to the NC State Wolf Pack 73-68 on the road Wednesday. “according to https://und.com/hubbs-career-night-not-enough-in-loss-at-nc-state/

Hubb led the Fighting Irish with 24 points and two steals. Mooney added a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds and Gibbs chipped in as well with 14 points, six assists and two steals.”according to https://und.com/hubbs-career-night-not-enough-in-loss-at-nc-state/

HOW IT HAPPENED

After falling behind 10-7, Notre Dame went on a 7-0 run with 16:16 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Dane Goodwin, to take a 14-10 lead. The Fighting Irish then added one point to that lead by the end of the period and entered halftime with a 39-34 advantage. Notre Dame got out and ran in the period, scoring eight points on the break.”according to https://und.com/hubbs-career-night-not-enough-in-loss-at-nc-state/

Notre Dame started tacking on points in the second half almost immediately, going on a 6-0 run, finished off by Hubb’s layup, to grow the lead to 45-34 with 18:22 to go in the contest. NC State then asserted control, outscoring the Fighting Irish 39-23 the rest of the way to hand Notre Dame the 73-68 loss.”according to https://und.com/hubbs-career-night-not-enough-in-loss-at-nc-state/

NC State will now prepare to go out on the road to face their next Atlantic Coast Conference opponant as they will head to Blacksburg where they will take on Virgiria Tech on Saturday afternoon.