Notre Dame hosted Cameron Boozer and No. 1 Duke at Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday.
The final score was a historic one for the Fighting Irish, but for all the wrong reasons. The Blue Devils raced to a 32-point halftime lead as they cruised to a 100-56 win in South Bend. Per ESPN, it’s the Irish’s second-worst home loss and worst in the last 128 years.
This one never came close to being competitive. Duke jumped out to a 6-0 lead and didn’t look back as Notre Dame was completely outmatched. Boozer scored 24 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including a 12-of-14 clip from the free throw line. The freshman phenom sat out the remaining 12:58 with the outcome well in hand.
Notre Dame was outrebounded 49-27. It turned the ball over 15 times — leading to 23 Duke points — and shot just 37%, including a 27.1% clip in the first half.
No. 1 Duke dominates Notre Dame in South Bend The 44-point defeat is the second-largest home loss in Notre Dame's program history, and largest in 128 years pic.twitter.com/lexA1zU0OR
— ESPN (@espn) February 25, 2026Few thought the Fighting Irish had any chance in this one. Still, this effort should make Micah Shrewsberry’s already-hot seat even hotter. The loss dropped Notre Dame to 12-16 overall and 3-12 in the ACC. Shrewsberry is 40-54 in South Bend and just 18-37 in conference play.
What’s more, Notre Dame is in serious danger of missing the ACC Tournament. It ended the night in the bottom three of the conference with Boston College and Georgia Tech.
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