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Notre Dame basketball: 3 things we learned in the win against UNC on January 5

By Brad Weiss

Jan 5, 2022; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Blake Wesley (0) goes up for a shot as North Carolina Tar Heels forward Armando Bacot (5) defends in the second half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2022; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Blake Wesley (0) goes up for a shot as North Carolina Tar Heels forward Armando Bacot (5) defends in the second half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 5, 2022; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame basketball guard Cormac Ryan (5) celebrates in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2022; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame basketball guard Cormac Ryan (5) celebrates in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

The Notre Dame basketball team won their fourth straight game Wednesday night, beating ACC rival North Carolina, 78-73 inside Purcell Pavilion.

On Wednesday night, the Notre Dame basketball team battled it out in ACC play against the North Carolina Tar Heels. Though the Tar Heels were without three players, including a starter in Dawson Garcia, it was still a tremendous win for the program, and one to put on the resume for the NCAA Tournament.

Here, we look at three things we learned in the victory over the Tar Heels on Wednesday night.

Notre Dame basketball: 3 things we learned in the win against UNC

Irish playing unselfish basketball

During the game against UNC, one thing was clear on the offensive side of the ball, and that was the Irish moving well without the basketball, and being unselfish. The Irish were able to get a ton of open looks at the perimeter, and that led to them once again having a solid shooting percentage from three-point range.

That is how the Irish are going to beat teams down the stretch, staying unselfish, and spreading the wealth around to their multiple elite shooters. All told, four members of the Irish finished in double-figures on Wednesday night, and the team shot over 40 percent from the three-point stripe.