Duke Edges Notre Dame in ACC Women’s Basketball Thriller
DULUTH, Ga. (Interstat) — Taina Mair’s near triple-double lifted Duke to a 65-63 win over Notre Dame in an Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball game Saturday at Gas South Arena.
The Blue Devils built a 38-31 halftime lead but scored only eight points in the third quarter as the Fighting Irish rallied to tie. Duke recovered with a 19-point fourth quarter to secure the victory. Mair finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Duke. Hannah Hidalgo led all scorers with 24 points for Notre Dame.
Duke improved to 23-8 overall. Notre Dame fell to 22-10.