Mar 2, 2025; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) reacts in the first half against the Louisville Cardinals at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images Hannah Hidalgo posted 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists as No. 3 Notre Dame halted a two-game skid, defeating No. 25 Louisville 72-59 to gain a piece of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship on Sunday at South Bend, Ind.
Notre Dame (25-4, 16-2 ACC) shares the regular-season title with NC State, which will hold the No. 1 seed for the ACC tournament based on defeating the Irish in double overtime last Sunday in Raleigh, N.C. Notre Dame will be the No. 2 seed.
Olivia Miles scored 15 points and Sonia Citron and Maddy Westbeld both had nine for the Irish. Jayda Curry scored 19 points for Louisville (20-9, 13-5), which shot 30.1 percent from the field.
Notre Dame’s 36-28 halftime lead dwindled to 40-35 before the Irish went on an 18-5 stretch to end the third quarter. Miles had seven points during that run, capped by a 3-pointer before the buzzer.
No. 9 NC State 69, SMU 45
Aziaha James and Zoe Brooks both scored 19 points and the Wolfpack clinched the No. 1 seed for the ACC tournament by rolling past the Mustangs at Fort Worth, Texas.
Madison Hayes had 18 points for NC State (24-5, 16-2 ACC), which overcame 15 turnovers. Brooks made nine of 12 shots from the field and Hayes shot 7 of 11.
Zanai Jones racked up 17 points and Kylie Marshall notched 13 for SMU (10-20, 2-16), one of three teams failing to qualify for the ACC tournament. The Mustangs shot 33.9 percent from the field, including 3 of 15 on 3-pointers.
Georgia 72, No. 11 Tennessee 69
Roxane Makolo’s layup broke a tie with 1:55 to go and the Bulldogs held on for the upset at Knoxville, Tenn.
Mia Woolfolk poured in 20 points and De’Maun Flournoy notched 18 for Georgia (12-18, 4-12 Southeastern Conference), which won back-to-back games for the first time since mid-December. Asia Avinger and Trinity Turner both had 11 points and Makolo finished with 10.
Jewel Spear’s 20 points and Zee Spearman’s 19 paced Tennessee (21-8, 8-8), which shot 33.9 percent from the field. The Volunteers, who stumbled Thursday at No. 15 Kentucky, fell behind 39-26 by halftime. Tennessee scored the first 13 points of the second half before Georgia regrouped.
–Field Level Media
