Everything you need to know as Notre Dame basketball hosts NC State

Make that two steps back. Two giant steps back. Notre Dame basketball is due for a step forward, right? Well ... Everything about this program felt a lot different less than two weeks. The Irish were coming off a rare league win, and at home, with six days away from game action to get geared up for the stretch run. Then, it happened. A lethargic loss at Pittsburgh in a game that Notre Dame had no business losing. Then the beatdown of all beatdowns at home by No. 1 Duke in a game that Notre Dame had no business playing. Now, everything that looked so optimistic days after beating Georgia Tech doesn’t look so good. Just when it seems darkest ... Notre Dame basketball (12-16 overall; 3-12...