With only three games left in the regular season, Notre Dame is running out of time to build its NCAA tournament resume. But even the Irish (18-10, 9-8) have to admit a second win this season over struggling Wake Forest (12-15, 5-12) only will help them marginally at best and not at all at worst. Even so, the best thing the Irish can do is not lose because if it happens again before the ACC tournament, they can start looking at the NIT or one of the other lower postseason tournaments in earnest.
John Mooney is on the precipice of more program history in a season defined by double-doubles. With one more double-double, he’ll have 45 for his career and tie Troy Murphy for fourth on Notre Dame’s all-time list. Two more will tie Luke Harangody’s single-season record of 25. Twelve more rebounds will tie him for 10th-most in program history with Collis Jones (884), and Michael Graney (893) and Bonzie Colson (900) aren’t much further ahead.