Utah Utes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

· Cayman Islands Classic

Utah Utes

6-2, 0-1 Away

Final
78 - 67

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

5-2, 2-0 Home

Balance Utah takes over in 2nd half, hand No. 3 Notre Dame women 2nd straight loss 78-67

As in Friday's 76-68 loss to No. 17 TCU, one bad quarter doomed the Irish (5-2). They were 2 of 11 in the third against the Utes, then never got untracked afterwards.

Jenna Johnson and Mat Wilke both added 14 points for Utah (6-2), which is 3-1 under Gavin Petersen after replacing Lynne Roberts when she was named L.A. Sparks coach.

Sonia Citron scored 22 points to the lead the Irish. Liatu King had 16 with 11 rebounds. Hannah Hidalgo added 16 points.

Notre Dame had its biggest lead at 37-28 with a minute to go in the first half but Utah scored the last four points and then scored 11-straight to open the second half.

Takeaways Utah lost both its previous Power Four games by a total of six points.

Notre Dame short bench, two subs had a total eight points in the tournament, is a concern.

Key moment Despite the second half struggles, the Irish were down 68-60 with the ball when star guard Olivia Miles was called for an offensive foul, her fifth, with 2:03 left in the game. Matyson Wilke hit a clinching 3 for the Utes 18 seconds later.

Key stats Utah shot 14 of 24 in the second half, including 6 of 9 from 3-point range and made 11 of 13 free throws in the fourth quarter. The Irish shot 10 of 31 after intermission.

Up next Notre Dame is home against No. 5 Texas in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday. Utah plays Utah State at the Delta Center, home of the Utah Jazz, on Wednesday.

TV Channel: Utes vs Fighting Irish 2021 College Basketball, week 4, is broadcasted on FloSports.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00	End of Game	78 - 67
4th 0:00	End of 4th Quarter	78 - 67
4th 0:11	Kate Koval Turnover.	78 - 67
4th 0:15	Notre Dame Offensive Rebound.	78 - 67
4th 0:17	Emma Risch missed Three Point Jumper.	78 - 67

Statistics

UTAH		ND
28-61	FG	25-62
45.9	Field Goal %	40.3
9-24	3PT	5-14
37.5	Three Point %	35.7
13-16	FT	12-13
81.3	Free Throw %	92.3
32	Rebounds	37
11	Offensive Rebounds	14
21	Defensive Rebounds	23
17	Assists	12
5	Steals	9
2	Blocks	2
19	Turnovers	22
0	Team Turnovers	0
19	Total Turnovers	22
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
25	Points Off Turnovers	16
8	Fast Break Points	18
38	Points in Paint	32
17	Fouls	25
13	Largest Lead	9

Game Information

Venue: John Gray Gymnasium

Location: George Town, Cayman Islands
Attendance: 885 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
TCU	16-2	-	34-4
Baylor	15-3	1	28-8
Oklahoma State	14-4	2	25-7
Kansas State	13-5	3	28-8
West Virginia	13-5	3	25-8
Utah	13-5	3	22-9
Iowa State	12-6	4	23-12
Arizona	10-8	6	19-14
Colorado	9-9	7	21-13
Cincinnati	7-11	9	15-14
Kansas	6-12	10	16-14
Texas Tech	4-14	12	19-18
BYU	4-14	12	13-17
UCF	4-14	12	12-18
Arizona State	3-15	13	10-22
Houston	1-17	15	5-25

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Notre Dame	16-2	-	28-6
NC State	16-2	-	28-7
Duke	14-4	2	29-8
North Carolina	13-5	3	29-8
Florida State	13-5	3	24-9
Louisville	13-5	3	22-11
California	12-6	4	25-9
Georgia Tech	9-9	7	22-11
Virginia Tech	9-9	7	19-13
Virginia	8-10	8	17-15
Stanford	8-10	8	16-15
Boston College	6-12	10	16-18
Clemson	6-12	10	14-17
Syracuse	6-12	10	12-18
Pittsburgh	5-13	11	13-19
Miami	4-14	12	14-15
SMU	2-16	14	10-20
Wake Forest	2-16	14	9-20

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