NC State Wolfpack vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Feb 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
NCST	44	37	9	90
ND	38	43	15	96

Game Recap

Cole Certa scores 32, lights it up in overtime, and Notre Dame stuns N.C. State 96-90. Cole Certa scored 32 points, including 12 in overtime, Jalen Haralson added 25, and Notre Dame defeated N.C. State 96-90 on Saturday.

Player Stats

NC STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Darrion Williams	33	7-17	3-10	0-0	6	2	3	0	0	4	17
22Ven-Allen Lubin	39	8-10	0-0	8-9	10	0	0	1	0	2	24
5Tre Holloman	35	2-8	2-7	0-0	2	2	2	1	2	2	6
2Paul McNeil Jr.	36	4-13	3-11	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	2	11
11Quadir Copeland	42	5-8	0-0	7-8	2	9	2	0	4	5	17
13Musa Sagnia	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Scottie Ebube	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Matt Able	16	2-4	1-3	1-3	1	1	1	0	0	5	6
21Terrance Arceneaux	20	3-7	1-3	2-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	9
TOTAL	-	31-6746.3%	10-3429.4%	18-2281.8%	27	14	10	3	6	21	90

NOTRE DAME	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
6Brady Koehler	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	0
33Carson Towt	30	1-1	0-0	0-2	9	0	1	2	4	2
5Cole Certa	41	9-17	6-10	8-9	2	2	0	3	4	32
11Braeden Shrewsberry	41	5-10	3-6	3-4	5	3	0	0	1	16
2Logan Imes	36	3-8	2-5	0-0	3	3	0	0	3	8
10Jalen Haralson	28	8-15	0-1	9-10	9	2	2	1	2	25
7Ryder Frost	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	3
12Garrett Sundra	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	0
13Sir Mohammed	22	4-6	0-1	2-3	3	3	0	4	1	10
TOTAL	-	31-5952.5%	12-2548.0%	22-2878.6%	35	15	3	12	18	96

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNCSTND

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Notre Dame.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by NC State.
(19:28) Logan Imes misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(19:24) Ven-Allen Lubin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:19) Quadir Copeland makes driving layup.
20
(18:59) Brady Koehler bad pass turnover.
(18:59) Darrion Williams Steal.
+2 (18:53) Quadir Copeland makes driving layup (Darrion Williams assists).
40
(18:35) Foul on Darrion Williams.
+1 (18:35) Braeden Shrewsberry makes free throw 1 of 2.
41
+1 (18:35) Braeden Shrewsberry makes free throw 2 of 2.
42
(18:10) Darrion Williams misses 9-foot jumper.
(18:06) Darrion Williams Offensive Rebound.
(18:06) Darrion Williams misses tip in layup.
(18:03) Ven-Allen Lubin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:03) Ven-Allen Lubin makes 0-foot tip in layup.
62
(17:38) Logan Imes misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(17:35) Paul McNeil Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:25) Darrion Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
92
(16:54) Cole Certa bad pass turnover.
(16:54) Tre Holloman Steal.
(16:50) Foul on Braeden Shrewsberry.
+2 (16:46) Ven-Allen Lubin makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Darrion Williams assists).
112
(16:31) Braeden Shrewsberry misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(16:27) Garrett Sundra Offensive Rebound.
(16:17) Cole Certa bad pass turnover.
(16:17) Darrion Williams Steal.
(16:11) Quadir Copeland misses driving layup.
(16:08) Braeden Shrewsberry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:03) Cole Certa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sir Mohammed assists).
115
(15:49) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:45) Jalen Haralson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:40) Cole Certa makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jalen Haralson assists).
118
(15:18) Darrion Williams misses 8-foot hook shot.
(15:14) Jalen Haralson Defensive Rebound.
(15:11) Jalen Haralson misses driving layup.
(15:08) Darrion Williams Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Tre Holloman misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:59) Ven-Allen Lubin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:59) Ven-Allen Lubin makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
138
+3 (14:36) Cole Certa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braeden Shrewsberry assists).
1311
(14:17) Foul on Sir Mohammed.
(14:17) Quadir Copeland misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:17) NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:17) Quadir Copeland makes free throw 2 of 2.
1411
(14:03) Sir Mohammed bad pass turnover.
(14:03) Paul McNeil Jr. Steal.
+2 (13:54) Matt Able makes 4-foot floating jump shot.
1611
+2 (13:36) Sir Mohammed makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Cole Certa assists).
1613
(13:11) Ven-Allen Lubin misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(13:07) Cole Certa Defensive Rebound.
(13:02) Cole Certa misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(12:57) Garrett Sundra Offensive Rebound.
(12:56) Sir Mohammed misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:54) NC State Defensive Rebound.
(12:41) Tre Holloman bad pass turnover.
(12:12) Cole Certa misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:10) NC State Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Foul on Garrett Sundra.
+3 (11:49) Terrance Arceneaux makes 25-foot three point jumper (Matt Able assists).
1913
(11:18) Foul on Matt Able.
+2 (10:58) Sir Mohammed makes driving layup.
1915
(10:42) Quadir Copeland bad pass turnover.
(10:42) Carson Towt Steal.
(10:35) Sir Mohammed bad pass turnover.
(10:35) Terrance Arceneaux Steal.
(10:24) Matt Able misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:20) Carson Towt Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:15) Ryder Frost makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1918
+2 (9:53) Paul McNeil Jr. makes driving layup.
2118
(9:29) Ryder Frost misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:25) Sir Mohammed Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:24) Sir Mohammed makes layup.
2120
+3 (9:10) Paul McNeil Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
2420
(8:51) Logan Imes misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(8:50) Carson Towt Offensive Rebound.
(8:50) Foul on Darrion Williams.
+3 (8:34) Logan Imes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryder Frost assists).
2423
(8:23) Foul on Logan Imes.
(8:14) Paul McNeil Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:11) Carson Towt Defensive Rebound.
(7:48) Foul on Matt Able.
(7:29) Braeden Shrewsberry misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:26) Notre Dame Offensive Rebound.
(7:19) Foul on Carson Towt.
(7:19) Carson Towt turnover.
(7:08) Foul on Brady Koehler.
+1 (7:08) Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 1 of 2.
2523
(7:08) Ven-Allen Lubin misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:05) Carson Towt Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:42) Jalen Haralson makes driving layup.
2525
+2 (6:20) Ven-Allen Lubin makes layup (Quadir Copeland assists).
2725
(6:02) Brady Koehler bad pass turnover.
(6:02) Matt Able Steal.
(5:56) Foul on Jalen Haralson.
(5:56) Matt Able misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:55) Carson Towt Defensive Rebound.
(5:33) Jalen Haralson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:29) Tre Holloman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:18) Tre Holloman makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
3025
(4:49) Foul on Jalen Haralson.
(4:49) Jalen Haralson turnover.
+3 (4:36) Tre Holloman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
3325
+2 (4:13) Braeden Shrewsberry makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
3327
(3:56) Paul McNeil Jr. misses layup.
(3:53) Braeden Shrewsberry Defensive Rebound.
(3:49) Cole Certa bad pass turnover.
(3:49) Quadir Copeland Steal.
(3:31) Darrion Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:28) Carson Towt Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:03) Carson Towt makes 2-foot dunk (Logan Imes assists).
3329
+3 (2:46) Darrion Williams makes 22-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
3629
+3 (2:30) Logan Imes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braeden Shrewsberry assists).
3632
+2 (2:14) Ven-Allen Lubin makes layup (Tre Holloman assists).
3832
(2:14) Foul on Cole Certa.
+1 (2:14) Ven-Allen Lubin makes free throw 1 of 1.
3932
+2 (1:56) Logan Imes makes driving layup.
3934
+2 (1:33) Quadir Copeland makes layup.
4134
+2 (1:09) Sir Mohammed makes driving layup.
4136
+3 (0:44) Paul McNeil Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Quadir Copeland assists).
4436
(0:02) Foul on Paul McNeil Jr..
+1 (0:02) Sir Mohammed makes free throw 1 of 2.
4437
+1 (0:02) Sir Mohammed makes free throw 2 of 2.
4438

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

NCST

90Points96

31-67(46.3%)Field Goal(%)31-59(52.5%)

10-34(29.4%)3-Point(%)12-25(48.0%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)22-28(78.6%)

32(12)Rebounds(Offensive)40(13)

14Assists15

10Steals3

3Blocks0

6Turnovers12

21(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

9Largest Lead6

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Purcell Pavilion · South Bend, IN

attendance: 6,446 (70.5%)

tv: The CW Network

spread: NCST -6.5

over/under: 153.5