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Notre Dame moves to 9-3 in ACC after win at NC State

Irish win again!

The following is courtesy of Notre Dame athletics:

The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (16-7, 9-3) won its fifth Atlantic Coast Conference road game against NC State (10-14, 3-10), 69-57, at PNC Arena on Saturday afternoon. The victory provides the Irish a regular-season sweep of the Wolfpack and matches the 2014-15 team for the best start to an ACC schedule in program history.

Five Notre Dame players hit double-figure scoring in the game, led by 15 points and 10 rebounds from Paul Atkinson Jr. for his second consecutive double-double. Dane Goodwin also posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while freshman Blake Wesley hit for 14 points. Terquavion Smith led NC State with 19 points.

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ACC Basketball: ND’s Wesley earns more hardware

Notre Dame star walks away with more ACC hardware…

Release from Notre Dame Athletics:

University of Notre Dame men’s basketball freshman Blake Wesley has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Week for the second time this season, the league announced on Monday, January 10, 2022. Wesley helped power the Irish through a 2-0 week in ACC play, defeating North Carolina 78-73 at home then claiming a 72-68 overtime victory at Georgia Tech.

In the two games, Wesley averaged 20 points per game, 4 assists, 3.5 steals and 2 assists.

The South Bend, Indiana, native set the tone for Notre Dame in the victory over North Carolina, sparking a 12-2 run in the first half, highlighted by a steal and slam to give the Irish a 10-point lead with 9:21 remaining.

Wesley finished the first half against North Carolina with 13 points, eventually finishing the contest with 18 points and a career-high four steals.

Down in Atlanta, Wesley would end up logging a career-high 40 minutes in the overtime victory, pouring in a game-high 22 points with seven rebounds and three steals. He made a series of clutch plays down the stretch of the game, none bigger than his three-point field goal with 1:08 remaining that erased a two-point Georgia Tech lead and eventually pushed the game into overtime.

The award is the second ACC weekly freshman award that Wesley has earned this season. He was also named ACC Freshman of the Week on Monday, December 13.

Entering this week’s action, Wesley is second in the ACC (14.3) in true freshman scoring, fifth among major conference true freshmen and 14th among all Division I rookies.