Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Reyna Scott scores 20 points to lead No. 9 Louisville past No. 23 Notre Dame 79-66
Tajianna Roberts added 19 points for Louisville (17-3 overall, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which last lost on Dec. 4 when the Cardinals fell 79-77 to then-No. 3 South Carolina. Elif Istanbulluoglu had 11 points and Mackenly Randolph scored 10.
Led by Scott, Louisville’s reserves outscored Notre Dame 31-2. The Cardinals rank second nationally in bench production by averaging 36.3 bench points entering the game.
Hannah Hidalgo scored 24 points and had five rebounds and eight assists to lead Notre Dame (12-5, 2-3). Iyana Moore scored 16 points, Malaya Cowles had 12 and Cassandre Prosper scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Notre Dame trailed by 10 in the third quarter, but cut Louisville’s lead to three late in the period. The Cardinals held the Fighting Irish to 1-of-6 shooting in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter and built their lead back into double digits.
Louisville outscored Notre Dame 20-10 after the Fighting Irish closed to 59-56 with 30 seconds left in the third quarter. Notre Dame shot only 3 of 13 in the final quarter, while Louisville was 6 of 13.
Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish play their third consecutive ranked opponent when they face No. 1 UConn on Monday.
How can I watch Cardinals vs. Fighting Irish?
- TV Channel: Cardinals vs Fighting Irish 2021 College Basketball, week 11, is broadcasted on ACC Network.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 79 - 66 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 79 - 66 |
| 4th 0:19 |  |
Cassandre Prosper makes 24-foot three point jumper (Hannah Hidalgo assists) | 79 - 66 |
| 4th 0:33 |  |
Elif Istanbulluoglu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Imari Berry assists) | 79 - 63 |
| 4th 0:58 | |
Reyna Scott Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 63 |
Statistics
 LOU |
ND |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-62 | FG | 25-64 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 9-16 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 56 |
| 12-16 | FT | 7-10 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 72 | Percent Led | 23 |
Game Information
Location: South Bend, IN
Attendance: 6,499 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 14-0 | - | 19-6 |
| Louisville | 14-1 | 0.5 | 24-4 |
| Syracuse | 11-4 | 3.5 | 21-5 |
| North Carolina | 10-4 | 4 | 21-6 |
| NC State | 10-4 | 4 | 17-8 |
| Virginia Tech | 10-5 | 4.5 | 20-7 |
| Virginia | 10-5 | 4.5 | 18-8 |
| Clemson | 9-6 | 5.5 | 18-9 |
| Notre Dame | 8-6 | 6 | 16-9 |
| California | 7-7 | 7 | 16-11 |
| Georgia Tech | 6-8 | 8 | 11-15 |
| Stanford | 5-9 | 9 | 16-11 |
| Miami | 5-9 | 9 | 13-12 |
| Florida State | 4-10 | 10 | 9-17 |
| Wake Forest | 3-11 | 11 | 13-13 |
| SMU | 2-12 | 12 | 9-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-13 | 13 | 8-19 |
| Boston College | 0-15 | 14.5 | 4-24 |