Notre Dame and Pittsburgh opened the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament on Tuesday in dramatic fashion. Notre Dame trailed late but had a field goal to tie things up before a stop and controversial foul led to an eventual 55-54 victory.

For the second time in as many seasons, Notre Dame basketball found itself playing the first game on the first day of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament

Game 1 of the ACC Tournament ended with a controversial call on Pitt in the final second of regulation, leading to a Notre Dame victory.