Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

· NCAA Women's Basketball

Louisville Cardinals

20-9, 10-3 Away

Final
59 - 72

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

25-4, 14-1 Home

Hidalgo scores 20 as No. 3 Notre Dame earns share of ACC women's title with win over Louisville

Marcus Freeman is loving this Olivia Miles buzzer-beater

Notre Dame (25-4 overall, 16-2 ACC) has won or shared the ACC title eight times since joining the league in the 2013-2014 season. The Fighting Irish shared the title with N.C. State, a 69-45 winner over SMU on Sunday.

Olivia Miles scored 15 points as Notre Dame shook off losses to No. 9 N.C. State and No. 24 Florida State in the past week.

Jayda Curry scored 19 points for Louisville (20-9 overall, 13-5 ACC).

Takeaways Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish may need a strong showing in the ACC Tournament to lock up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Louisville: Has won five of its past seven games to build momentum for the ACC and NCAA Tournaments. The only losses in the stretch have been to No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 9 North Carolina.

Key moment Olivia Miles hit an off-balance 3 along the sideline at the third-quarter buzzer to give the Fighting Irish a 58-40 lead, and then celebrated by slapping hands with Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman, who was sitting courtside.

Key stat Notre Dame outscored Louisville 21-15 in second-chance points, although Louisville had 20 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame’s 13.

Up next The ACC Tournament is next for the Fighting Irish and the Cardinals.

TV Channel: Cardinals vs Fighting Irish 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on ESPN.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00	End of Game	59 - 72
4th 0:00	End of 4th Quarter	59 - 72
4th 0:03	Izela Arenas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mackenly Randolph.	59 - 72
4th 0:06	Louisville Timeout	56 - 72
4th 0:06	Sarah Cernugel subbing in for Notre Dame	56 - 72

Statistics

LOU		ND
22-73	FG	24-55
30.1	Field Goal %	43.6
8-23	3PT	6-15
34.8	Three Point %	40.0
7-12	FT	18-23
58.3	Free Throw %	78.3
40	Rebounds	48
20	Offensive Rebounds	13
20	Defensive Rebounds	35
10	Assists	14
7	Steals	6
2	Blocks	6
16	Turnovers	19
2	Team Turnovers	0
16	Total Turnovers	19
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
18	Points Off Turnovers	14
13	Fast Break Points	8
22	Points in Paint	26
22	Fouls	14
3	Largest Lead	21

Game Information

Purcell Pavilion

Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 8,852 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Notre Dame	16-2	-	25-4
NC State	16-2	-	24-5
Duke	14-4	2	23-7
North Carolina	13-5	3	25-6
Florida State	13-5	3	23-7
Louisville	13-5	3	20-9
California	12-6	4	24-7
Georgia Tech	9-9	7	21-9
Virginia Tech	9-9	7	18-11
Stanford	8-10	8	16-13
Virginia	8-10	8	16-14
Boston College	6-12	10	15-16
Clemson	6-12	10	13-16
Syracuse	6-12	10	12-17
Pittsburgh	5-13	11	13-18
Miami	4-14	12	14-15
SMU	2-16	14	10-20
Wake Forest	2-16	14	9-20

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