Notre Dame Stuns Georgia Tech with late wave, winning other consecutive games

It took 38:11 for Notre Dame to get a lead against Georgia Tech on Tuesday night at Purcell Pavilion, but when the Irish finally got it, it did not give up.

Notre Dame made a 16-6 race to close the game, including a 13-0 race when he pulled with seven to help it finally get the first lead and eventually close the yellow jackets. The victory gets Notre Dame for .500 in the regular season (10-10) together and within a game of .500 in ACC Play (4-5).

Markus Burton tempoed Notre Dame with 26 points, with his fifth straight game scoring 20 or more points. 18 of these points came in the second half Tuesday night for Burton, who helped Notre Dame overcome a deficit on the second half that was as high as seven points with only 5:35 left. Burton was also 4-of-5 beyond the arch.

Braedon Shrewsberry also had a strong evening for Notre Dame and scored 15 points, six of which came in the last 5:35.

Kebba Njie was big for Notre Dame on the boards and pulled down a game-high nine while adding six points in the win.

Naithhan George led the way for Georgia Tech with 20 points, while Duncan Powell came from the bench to score 18.

Notre Dame returns to action Saturday night in Miami as the Irish seems to move to the above .500 on the regular season and back to .500 in ACC games against a Hurricanes team that is only 4-16 overall and Winless in conference games.