No. 1 Notre Dame uses strong second half to beat No. 11 Duke

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo scored 19 points and No. 1 Notre Dame used a strong second half to beat No. 11 Duke 64-49 on Monday.

Notre Dame (23-2, 14-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which moved up to No. 1 for the first time in more than six years earlier in the day, won its 18th game in a row and 17th consecutive conference matchup.

Sonia Citron scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Fighting Irish. Maddy Westbeld scored 11 points.

Taina Mair scored 15 points to lead Duke (20-6, 11-3).

NO. 8 OHIO ST. 86, IOWA 78, OT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Freshman guard Jaloni Cambridge had 29 points and four assists and Cotie McMahon had 25 points and eight rebounds and No. 8 Ohio State held off Iowa in overtime.

Cambridge’s sister, Kennedy Cambridge, had a career-high 16 points for the Buckeyes (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten).

Lucy Olsen had 27 points and seven assists for Iowa (18-8, 8-7), which had its six-game winning streak snapped. Kylie Feuerbach added 12 points and four assists, while Sydney Affolter scored 11 points and Hannah Stuelke had 10 points.

NO. 17 WEST VIRGINIA 70, NO. 12 KANSAS ST. 57

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — JJ Quinerly scored 26 points, Jordan Harrison added 18 points and No. 17 West Virginia best 12th-ranked Kansas State for its 15th straight victory at home.

It was a matchup of the best offense and the best defense in the Big 12 with Kansas State scoring 81.3 points per game and West Virginia allowing just 53.5 ppg.

West Virginia led 57-49 before holding Kansas State to 1-of-10 shooting over the next six minutes to pull away. The Mountaineers made seven straight shots to extend their lead to 70-51.

West Virginia forced Kansas State into a season-high 21 turnovers. The Wildcats shot 39.3% from the field, including 5 of 20 from the 3-point line.

Kyah Watson grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds, to go with four assists, four steals and five points for West Virginia (21-5, 11-4). Jordan Thomas added 11 points.

Temira Poindexter led Kansas State (24-4, 12-3) with 17…

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Publish date : 2025-02-18 03:49:00

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