Notre Dame basketball is in Charlotte this week for the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. First up is Pittsburgh in a rematch of last month's Irish win

With the injuries the Pittsburgh Panthers have suffered this season, they've become highly reliant on two methods of scoring: isolations and pick-and-pops. Notre Dame is one of the better isolation defenses in the country, ranking in the Top 5% nationally in such sets and holding opponents to .61 points per possession.

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For the second time in as many seasons, Notre Dame basketball found itself playing the first game on the first day of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament

SportsLine's model simulated Pitt vs. Notre Dame in the 2025 ACC Tournament first-round game on Tuesday 10,000 times

Pittsburgh will square off with Notre Dame in a college basketball matchup on Tuesday. This prediction is based on 10,000 simulations of the game.

Pittsburgh and Notre Dame lead off the ACC tournament in Charlotte with a matchup between the No. 12 and No. 13 seeds.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish play in the ACC Tournament against the Pittsburgh Panthers. Tuesday's meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams.

It was a slow scoring sloppy affair to kick off the ACC Tournament. At the half, Notre Dame had a narrow 25-22 lead on Pitt who was shooting just 8-28 from the floor. The Irish maintained the lead the entire first half despite turning the ball over 10 times and shooting just 10-27 from the floor.

The No. 13 seed Pittsburgh Panthers (17-14, 8-12 ACC) and the No. 12 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-17, 8-12 ACC) meet in the ACC Tournament Tuesday at Spectrum Center. Tune in at 2 p.m. ET on