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 basketball coach Mike Brey spoke following the win at Duke.

Notre Dame is at Cameron Indoor for a Tuesday afternoon tip against Duke.

Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey spoke following Wednesday's loss to No. 21 Duke.

Notre Dame lost its ACC opener for the third consecutive season Wednesday night, when visiting Duke built as much as a 17-point lead and coasted to a 10-point win. But the Irish did add a potentially key piece on Wednesday, thanks to the NCAA's transfer ruling.

Notre Dame will host No. 21 Duke on Wednesday night.

Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey spoke on Tuesday afternoon.

An assist from Cross, a great blitz disguise, a bust in the red zone, and a dude alert

Mike Kane is a guest columnist for IrishSportsDaily.com offering his thoughts on the lighter side of sports.

After working through some early mistakes, Notre Dame's defense played well against Duke and created a lot of Havoc

This looked like a typical first game of the season in many ways, but the inconsistency came from the veteran players and not the new ones

The ISD Power Hour crew discuss Duke and South Florida.

Mike Frank offers his thoughts on Saturday's win over Duke, and the big picture.

Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly spoke following the win over Duke.

It wasn't pretty, but there was plenty of promise to go with the ugly to make things exciting going forward

Live updates from Brian Kelly's postgame Zoom following the Duke win.

Notre Dame started off sluggishly but methodically pulled away from visiting Duke in the Irish's first-ever ACC game.

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly is signed with the Fighting Irish through the 2024 season. Offensive Coordinator Tommy Rees and Running Game Coordinator Lance Taylor also are secured for multiple seasons. Exclusive details inside.