With Markus Burton back in the lineup from injury, Notre Dame had enough to beat North Carolina. This was an opportunity to let a network TV audience know good things were happening in South Bend. But all of it was undone by one ill-timed foul that led to a heartbreaking 74-73 loss.

This will be a big day, a different kind of day for Notre Dame men's basketball when it plays in front of a home sellout crowd against North Carolina

Markus Burton was brilliant in his return after a 7-game hiatus, but the Irish fell just short Saturday afternoon against North Carolina