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11/21 20:10 CST Hildalgo hits winner with 1.9 seconds left, scores 22 as Notre
Dame women beat No. 11 USC
Hildalgo hits winner with 1.9 seconds left, scores 22 as Notre Dame women beat
No. 11 USC
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) --- Hannah Hidalgo scored 22 points and hit the go-ahead
jumper with 1.9 seconds left, KK Bransford scored nine of her 11 points in the
fourth quarter and No. 24 Notre Dame beat 11th-ranked USC 61-59 on Friday.
Hildalgo finished with seven rebounds and five steals and Bransford had eight
rebounds, four steals and three blocks. Vanessa de Jesus added 13 points, five
assists and three steals for Notre Dame (4-1). The Fighting Irish, who went
into the game averaging 18.0 steals per game (No. 5 nationally), had 16 steals.
Hidalgo, facing defensive pressure near midcourt, darted toward the basket and
pulled up for a contested mid-range jumper that capped the scoring. Cassandre
Prosper stole Kennedy Smith's inbounds pass to seal the game.
Kara Dunn hit four 3-pointers and led USC (3-2) with 21 points on 8-of-11
shooting. Jazzy Davidson added 14 points but committed eight turnovers. Londynn
Jones, who went into the game second on the team in scoring (12.8 per game),
was scoreless on 0-for-3 shooting.
Notre Dame scored the final six third-quarter points and opened the fourth with
a 6-1 spurt that culminated when Cassandre Prosper made a layup with 4:25 to
play, making it 52-all. Davidson hit a 3, and Dunn followed with a jumper that
put the Trojans up by two with 1:38 remaining before Bransford answered with a
jumper that tied it at 59-59 a minute later.
Hidalgo scored eight points in a 13-2 first-quarter run that gave Notre Dame
its biggest lead of the game at 15-10.
Kennedy Smith made a layup that gave the Trojans a two-point lead with 2:27
remaining in the second quarter, and the lead was 33-31 at halftime. Hidalgo
opened the third quarter with a layup, but USC scored 18 of the next 25 to
gather an 11-point lead when Dunn --- who scored nine points in the spurt ---
made a layup with 2:12 left until the fourth.
Up next Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish play Central Michigan at home on Monday. USC: The Trojans host Tennessee Tech on Tuesday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
Up next Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish play Central Michigan at home on Monday. USC: The Trojans host Tennessee Tech on Tuesday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
