Stanford Outlasts Notre Dame in High-Scoring ACC Road Win

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Interstat) — Stanford rode efficient offense and a combined 45 points from Ebuka Okorie and Jeremy Dent-Smith to an 86-78 victory over Notre Dame in Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball Wednesday night at Joyce Athletic Center.

The Cardinal built an eight-point halftime lead and maintained control despite the Fightin’ Irish shooting 25 of 28 from the free-throw line. Stanford shot 57.1% from the floor and 52.2% from three-point range, offsetting 16 turnovers. Okorie scored 24 points and Dent-Smith added 21 for Stanford, which improved to 19-11. Jalen Haralson led Notre Dame (13-17) with 19 points. Attendance was 3,902.