Louisville tops Irish
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jordan Nwora had 24 points and nine rebounds, and Louisville notched its 20th win of the season defeating Notre Dame 75-53 on Wednesday in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
Ryan McMahon added 12 points and Steven Enoch had 10 for the Cardinals (20-12), who’ll face No. 3 North Carolina for the third time this season in the quarterfinals tonight.
The Cardinals blew open a nine-point game in the second half with a 22-7 run to build a 24-point lead.
Louisville’s length clearly bothered Notre Dame as the Irish were held to 27 percent shooting from the field and 11 percent from 3-point range.
Elsewhere:
Virginia Tech 71, Miami 56: Kerry Blackshear had 19 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 16 Virginia Tech beat Miami.
N.C. State 59, Clemson 58: Markell Johnson hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds left and North Carolina State came from 18 down in the first half to beat Clemson.