Overview
- Stanford won its third straight with an 86-78 road victory in South Bend on Wednesday night.
- Ebuka Okorie scored 24 points with seven assists, and Jeremy Dent-Smith had 21 points with five 3-pointers.
- The Cardinal shot 57% from the field and 52% from beyond the arc to control the matchup.
- Notre Dame twice cut the deficit to three in the final two minutes before late 3s by Jaylen Thompson and Dent-Smith and clutch Dent-Smith free throws sealed it.
- The result moved Stanford to 19-11 (8-9 ACC) and Notre Dame to 13-17 (4-13), with Saturday finales at NC State and at Boston College.