Florida State used a stifling defense that held Notre Dame to 31.7 shooting to defeat the Irish, 71-57, and advance to the Sweet 16 in the Southwest Region of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Notre Dame, seeded No. 2 in the Southwest, trailed the 10th-seeded Seminoles by as many as 23 points in the second half.
Florida State faces VCU in a Sweet 16 matchup of two surprising teams. Kansas is the highest seed remaining in the Southwest Region that now includes three double-digit seeds and the Jayhawks, the No. 1 seed.
The full Southwest region of the NCAA Tournament bracket can be found below.
No. 1 Kansas def. No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini, 73-59
No. 12 Richmond Spiders def. No. 13 Morehead St. Eagles, 65-48
No. 11 VCU Rams def. No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers, 94-76
No. 10 Florida State Seminoles def. No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
For a team-based perspective on the game, check out our Florida State blog, Tomahawk Nation, and our Notre Dame blog, Rakes of Mallow