The #9 Blue Devils bounced back from their loss to UNC with a 71-53 victory over the Fighting Irish. The Duke defense held Notre Dame to 33.9% shooting from the field and forced 15 turnovers. Mark Mitchell had a double-double for Duke with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Caleb Foster also scored 13 points, and Jared McCain had 11 points, three rebounds, and two assists. For Notre Dame, Markus Burton scored a game-high 19 points and had four assists.