NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Notre Dame hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 18 seconds to play, topping the visiting Cardinal in the penultimate ACC contest, 56-54, at Purcell Pavilion. The Cardinal drops to 19-11 this season and 11-8 in the ACC.
Maxime Raynaud led the Cardinal with his nation-leading 22nd double-double of the season, finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds. His 18th 20-point outing of the campaign, Raynaud passed Keith Jones ’84 for 14th on Stanford’s all-time scoring list and he tied Rich Kelley ’75 for fourth place on the Cardinal’s all-time rebounds list.
Jaylen Blakes finishes with 13 points and a team-leading three assists, while Benny Gealer ended the night with 11 points, including a 3-for-4 tally from beyond the 3-point arc. Ryan Agarwal scored six points and collected a career-high 12 rebounds.
Stanford struggled from the floor at just 33.3 percent overall, but held the Irish (13-17, 7-12 ACC) to just 35.4 percent on the night. The Cardinal led at the half, 24-21, led by 10 points from Raynaud and nine from Gealer.
Blakes scored all 13 of his points in the second half, at one point helping Stanford to a nine-point lead with 8:51 to play, 46-37. Notre Dame responded with a 15-0 run to take a 52-46 lead with 3:28 to go, but Stanford showed its resilience with an 8-0 run of its own, punctuated by triples from Agarwal and Blakes. Notre Dame took the lead with a triple with 18 seconds to go, and Stanford’s shot at the buzzer rimmed out.
Stanford closes ACC regular season action on Saturday, March 8 at 11 a.m. PT at Louisville. The action will be broadcast on ESPNU.