Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME would win their next 88 — until Notre Dame defeated them again in 1974. Notre Dame's Season: Drake upset the Irish 79‑72 in overtime to eliminate them in the Sweet 16. JAN. 25, 1975: NOTRE DAME 84, UCLA 78 Adrian Dantley scored 32 points as the Irish upset the Bruins, who two months later sent the retiring Wooden out with his 10th national title. The Bruins finished 28‑3. Notre Dame's Season: A Sweet 16 loss to Maryland and a consolation game defeat ended the season at 19‑10. DEC. 9, 1980: NOTRE DAME 68, INDIANA 64 No. 9 Notre Dame defeated the No. 7 Hoosiers in a matchup highlighted by sophomore point guards John Paxson and Isiah Thomas. Notre Dame's Season: BYU's Danny Ainge finished a full‑court drive at the horn to end the Kelly Tripucka‑ Orlando Woolridge‑Tracy Jackson era with a 51‑50 loss in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. FEB. 12, 1983: NOTRE DAME 43, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 42 On the road versus the unranked Wolfpack, Notre Dame administered the final loss on Jim Valvano's crew before its miraculous NCAA Tourna‑ ment title more than a month later. Notre Dame's Season: Paxson's career ended ingloriously with a 71‑57 loss to Northwestern in NIT first‑round action. JAN. 23, 1988: NOTRE DAME 80, KANSAS 76 Led by guard David Rivers, Irish head coach Digger Phelps won for the fourth time (now tied by Brey) against a team that would win the title, this time the Larry Brown‑coached and Danny Manning‑led Jayhawks. Notre Dame's Season: A first‑round loss to SMU (where Brown now coaches) ended the Irish campaign with a 20‑9 ledger. FEB. 9, 2004: NOTRE DAME 80, CONNECTICUT 74 Chris Thomas' 31 points and five assists highlighted the victory against the Emeka Okafor‑led Huskies. Notre Dame's Season: A third‑round exit in the NIT with a home loss to Oregon ended the year with a 19‑13 record. JAN. 4, 2011: NOTRE DAME 64, CONNECTICUT 55 March 5, 2011: Notre Dame 70, Con- necticut 67 Brey's Irish defeated the Huskies both home and away (the latter the Huskies' last loss of the season) en route to a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Notre Dame's Season: A 71‑57 upset loss in the second round to Florida State in the NCAA Tournament capped the 27‑7 campaign. FEB. 9, 2013: NOTRE DAME 104, LOUISVILLE 101 (5OT) This epic marathon was the final loss for head coach Rick Pitino's Car‑ dinals, who also won 73‑57 against the Irish in the regular‑season finale. Notre Dame's Season: Iowa State knocked out the Irish in the first round of the NCAA Tournament for a 25‑10 finish.