Overview
- Thijs De Ridder delivered a career-high 32 points for Virginia, the program’s first 30-point outing since 2018.
- Sam Lewis had 21 points with nine rebounds and six assists, drilling the tying 3 with 3 seconds left in the first OT and hitting late free throws after De Ridder fouled out.
- Notre Dame’s Cole Certa scored a career-high 34 points as the Irish built a 19-point first-half lead by making eight of their first 11 threes.
- Virginia improved to 17-3 overall and 6-2 in the ACC, while Notre Dame fell to 11-10 and 2-6.
- The Irish dropped to 0-14 against ranked opponents under Micah Shrewsberry as Virginia closed strong through a 17-2 second-half burst and decisive second-OT possessions.