Notre Dame basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry also has to work to keep the guys who aren't playing engaged through season's dog days

Virginia (9-10, 2-6 ACC) hosts Notre Dame (8-10, 2-5 ACC) on Saturday night at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavaliers look to earn their second straight win after

Let's dive into our preview of the matchup between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Virginia Cavaliers.

It's been a difficult January for Notre Dame basketball, which will see its league schedule flip with a bunch of home games in February. Will that help?

Prior to Saturday night’s victory, the Fighting Irish were 0-9 all-time against the Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena.

Tuesday’s ACC schedule includes the Florida State Seminoles (13-6, 4-4 ACC) versus the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-10, 2-5 ACC) at 7:00 PM ET on ACC Network.Buy tickets for Florida State

Notre Dame basketball wasn't going to let four previous Atlantic Coast Conference losses hang over its collective head Saturday at Virginia

The Virginia Cavaliers dropped to 2-7 in ACC play on Saturday evening by losing to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 74-59. Despite a few runs from the ‘Hoos, they could never truly pull close to Notre Dame after going down 14-3 in the first seven minutes of action.