NC State played Notre Dame a little over a year ago in South Bend, Ind., and needed to rally from 11 points down with under eight minutes left to come from behind for a 54-52 win.
Then senior center D.J. Burns scored two baskets in the final 13 seconds, including the game-winning basket with 0.6 seconds left.
Notre Dame, which was under first-year coach Micah Shrewsberry and going through a youth movement, fell apart down the stretch at the free-throw line and were outscored 19-6 over the last 7:45.