Instant recap: End of the line for Notre Dame basketball in ACC Tourney loss to Wake Forest

A month ago Notre Dame men's basketball was reeling following a humbling 71-53 loss to Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It was the seventh consecutive loss for the Irish.

It was the darkness before the dawn for first-year head coach Micah Shrewsberry and his young squad. Since then Notre Dame has found its groove, winning five of its next six games and six of its last nine, including Tuesday's ACC Tournament opener against Georgia Tech.

The 12th-seed Irish tried to extend their stay in Washington D.C. again Wednesday when they took on No. 5-seed Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons managed to end Notre Dame's season with a 72-59 win. Here's your instant recap:

Wake Forest plays Notre Dame March 13 @ 2:30 pm EDT

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FINAL: Wake Forest 72, Notre Dame 59

Second half

End of First half: Wake Forest 40, Notre Dame 34

Starting lineups: (12) Notre Dame vs. (5) Wake Forest

Getting close to tipoff

When does the game between Notre Dame and Wake Forest start? Is it on TV? What happens if the Irish win?

☘ WHO: No. 12 seed Notre Dame (13-19 overall; 7-13 ACC) vs. No. 5 Wake Forest (19-12; 11-9) 

☘ WHERE: Capital One Arena (20,356), Washington 

☘ WHEN: Wednesday at approximately 2:30 p.m. 

☘ TV: ESPN 

☘ RADIO: WSBT (960 AM). 

☘ ONLINE: Follow every Notre Dame game with live updates from Tribune beat writer Tom Noie at X (formerly Twitter) at twitter.com/tnoieNDI 

Pregaming

▶ Three key points to know about the second round ACC opponent for Notre Dame men's basketball

▶ Notre Dame men's basketball team extends stay in Washington for ACC Tournament

▶ Was this really supposed to happen for Notre Dame men's basketball guard Markus Burton?