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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

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.