Notre Dame got a buzzer-beating 3 from Trey Wertz, erasing a 16-point deficit at just the right moment in keeping its season alive Tuesday night in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.

Notre Dame's found postseason success under Mike Brey in the ACC Tournament, including the league crown six years ago. This week? The Fighting Irish are trying to do the unprecedented: win five games in five days. It begins vs. Wake Forest.

Notre Dame snapped a nearly 30-game losing streak to ranked teams that had spanned three-plus years when it toppled No. 11 Florida State Saturday afternoon inside Purcell Pavilion.

Notre Dame led Wednesday night. For 19 seconds. It trailed the final 33 minutes, most of that by double figures. It's another vexing loss that left students chanting for the firing of Mike Brey, who said he deserved that treatment.

Louisville had not played a home game in more than three weeks. It found the perfect opponent in visiting Notre Dame Tuesday inside the KFC YUM! Center, as the Fighting Irish once again suffered an ACC defeat that further buried them below .500.

Notre Dame squandered a double-digit lead for at least the third time this season and also failed to win a third-straight game for the first time this season in a come-from-ahead loss Saturday at Syracuse.

Fifth-year senior Nik Djogo did a little bit of everything Sunday night, and it helped Notre Dame rally past visiting Miami to sweep the season series. The Irish overcame myriad obstacles for perhaps their toughest win of the 2020-21 season. Details inside:

Mike Brey said his team had been on life support and staved off last rites at least four times. Tuesday evening at Duke, Notre Dame notched program history. IT was a cast of heroes for the Irish, particularly the efforts of Cormac Ryan and Prentiss Hubb.

Notre Dame led by as many as 17 points and had a 15-point bulge at the half. In the end, the Irish couldn't even get off a potential game-tying or winning shot as time expired in another disappointing ACC loss that left Mike Brey bemoaning his team's toughness.

Notre Dame used a 19-0 run that spanned the end of the first half and start of the second half to blitz visiting Wake Forest and notch its fourth win in its last five outings. It was a balanced affair for the Irish, who got another great performance from senior big man Juwan Durham.

Notre Dame got balanced scoring, blistering shooting and vastly improved defense to win its second ACC road game in less than a week and set up a chance for its fourth win in five outings when Wake Forest visits Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday.

Notre Dame got a rare win away from home Sunday night at Miami, utilizing a new starting lineup and torrid long-distance shooting for a second-straight ACC win.

Mike Brey stepped up the intensity in practice last week and it paid off with a win on Saturday.

Hustle plays. Key shots. A gritty resiliency. An absence of panic. Notre Dame showed a little bit of everything Saturday as it got its first ACC win in more than 10 months.

Notre Dame couldn't guard host Virginia around the perimeter. The result was another ACC loss for Notre Dame, which dropped to 0-5 in league play for the first time since it joined the conference last decade.

Notre Dame, despite being absolutely dominated on the boards, largely controlled Saturday's game at North Carolina. Until it did not. Then, the Irish were left with a familiar refrain in a last-minute loss.

Notre Dame's basketball team can't get over the hump against ranked teams. It happened again Wednesday night in a home loss to No. 23 Virginia.

Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey spoke following Wednesday's loss to Virginia.