The Fighting Irish could have clinched the ACC regular-season championship with a win Sunday. But it was a loss in a game that "was great for the women's game."

Notre Dame’s reign as the top-ranked team in the country lasted just one week before they suffered a hard-fought loss in a grueling contest against No. 13 NC State. However, it was a statement win for NC State,

Wolfpack sophomore Zoe Brooks' career-high 33 points leads 12th-ranked NC State over ACC foe No. 1 Notre Dame. Here's how it happened.

Zoe Brooks poured in a career-high 33 points and Aziaha James scored 20 points as No. 13 North Carolina State defeated No. 1 Notre Dame 104-95 in double overtime in a classic back-and-forth battle Sunday afternoon in Raleigh,

Zoe Brooks scored a career-high 33 points to help No. 13 N.C. State push past top-ranked Notre Dame 104-95 in a double-overtime classic.

The No. 13 NC State women's basketball team took down No. 1 Notre Dame in Raleigh, scoring a 104-95 upset in double overtime on Sunday afternoon. The win was the first for the Wolfpack over the No. 1 team in the AP poll since 1978, while the Irish lost their first game in ACC play this season.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Zoe Brooks had a career-high 33 points to help No. 13 N.C. State push past top-ranked Notre Dame 104-95 in a double-overtime classic Sunday, ending the Fighting Irish's 19-game winning streak while keeping alive their hopes to share the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.

Notre Dame was voted the No. 1 team in the country at the start of the week. It will need the voters to show mercy in order to keep that distinction for a second week.