NOTRE DAME AND ITS UPSETS OF NO.1 TEAMS

Notre Dame 89, UCLA 82

Jan. 23, 1971

Austin Carr scored 46 points as the Fighting Irish handed the Bruins their only loss of the season, snapping UCLA’s 19-game winning streak. The Bruins were 14-0 at the time and finished the season 29-1 and national champions for the fifth straight time. UCLA didn’t lose for three more years.

Notre Dame 71, UCLA 70

Jan. 19, 1974

Dwight Clay scored the winning basket, a jumper from the right corner with 29 seconds remaining, to stop UCLA’s collegiate record 88-game winning streak. Gary Brokaw led Notre Dame with 25 points and John Shumate added 24 as the Fighting Irish bookended the Bruins’ record streak.

Notre Dame 93, S.Francisco 82

March 1, 1977

The Dons entered the game riding a 29-game winning streak. Don Williams led the Irish with 25 points and Toby Knight contributed 19 points and 14 rebounds. The Notre Dame fans were voted MVP of the game by NBC Sports.

Notre Dame 65, Marquette 59

Feb. 26, 1978

Defending national champion Marquette held a 39-25 halftime lead before a furious Notre Dame rally sealed the victory. Kelly Tripucka scored all 15 of his points in the second half to lead the Irish, while Bill Hanzlik held All-America guard Butch Lee to a 3-for-15 shooting performance over the game’s final 25 minutes.

Notre Dame 76, DePaul 74

(2 overtimes)

Feb. 27, 1980

Kelly Tripucka led Notre Dame with 28 points but it was two free throws by Orlando Woolridge with 19 seconds left that iced the victory for the Irish. The loss ended a 26-game winning streak for the Blue Demons.

Notre Dame 60, N.Carolina 58

Feb. 1, 1987

David Rivers scored four of his 14 points in the final minute as the Fighting Irish rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit. Gary Voce led Notre Dame with 15 points. The loss snapped a 16-game winning streak for the Tar Heels.