NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Saturday, March 7, 2026
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 63
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Duke Blue Devils 65
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Gas South Arena · 6,604 att.

Match Report

No. 13 Duke advances to ACC women's basketball title game after surviving late push by Notre Dame

— Fifth-seeded Notre Dame had three shots in the final 11 seconds with the game on the line, but top-seeded Duke hung onto its lead and came out on top 65-63 in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament on Saturday.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

23-60
FG
27-68
38
Field Goal %
40
6-18
3PT
5-19
33
Three Point %
26
11-14
FT
6-11
79
Free Throw %
55
32
Rebounds
47
10
Offensive Rebounds
20
22
Defensive Rebounds
27
6
Assists
18
13
Steals
9
3
Blocks
6
14
Turnovers
20
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
20
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
25
Points Off Turnovers
10
7
Fast Break Points
10
24
Points in Paint
38
19
Fouls
14
5
Largest Lead
13
4
Lead Changes
4
14
Percent Led
81

Top Performers

ND

  • Hannah Hidalgo MIN 40 · PTS 24 · FG 10-24
  • Iyana Moore MIN 37 · PTS 14 · FG 3-13
  • Vanessa de Jesus MIN 35 · PTS 10 · FG 4-10
  • Cassandre Prosper MIN 33 · PTS 7 · FG 3-8

DUKE

  • Taina Mair MIN 38 · PTS 16 · FG 6-11
  • Toby Fournier MIN 34 · PTS 14 · FG 7-15
  • Delaney Thomas MIN 31 · PTS 9 · FG 4-10
  • Riley Nelson MIN 34 · PTS 10 · FG 4-11

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:01 · 4th Quarter Ashlon Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  4. 0:01 · 4th Quarter Toby Fournier Block.
  5. 0:01 · 4th Quarter Iyana Moore misses 18-foot jumper
  6. 0:03 · 4th Quarter Cassandre Prosper Offensive Rebound.
  7. 0:05 · 4th Quarter Hannah Hidalgo misses 25-foot three point jumper
  8. 0:08 · 4th Quarter Hannah Hidalgo Offensive Rebound.

Highlights

01:18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Duke Blue Devils: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:15 Arianna Roberson hits the bucket vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Watch on ESPN 00:21 Toby Fournier hits the shot vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Watch on ESPN 00:24 Delaney Thomas gets putback and-1 to go for Duke Watch on ESPN

Women's College Basketball News

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ESPN Charlie Creme Predictions for every women's basketball conference champ and player of the year From the ACC to the WCC, here are the front-runners and favorites for player of the year for all 32 leagues. ESPN Shane Laflin How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schools Breaking down South Carolina's five-star trio, plus more big women's basketball commitments for 2027-28. News Shane Laflin South Carolina adds Jordyn Palmer to top women's basketball recruiting class Jordyn Palmer, the No. 7 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to South Carolina, sealing the No. 1 recruiting class for the Gamecocks in this cycle. News UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.