It wasn't simply that Notre Dame defeated rival Connecticut. It was that they did it a few days after a tough buzzer-beating loss to Maryland in the last iteration of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The 74-60 victory over the previously undefeated Huskies — albeit with limited minutes from national player of the year contender Azzi Fudd — is the win of the week.
from storming over the top seed into the regional final. They are high hopes for Notre Dame and the sophomore duo of 5-foot-10 Miles and 6-1 guardMiles scored the first seven points for the Irish on Sunday after sitting for much of the fourth quarter against Maryland because of foul trouble. She had 13 points on a crisp 6-of-7 shooting in a 18-13 lead after the first quarter, while UConn struggled to find an answer for her drives to the basket.
In the team's first big test against Maryland, she was largely ineffective and was 0-of-5 with one point from two free-throw attempts, nine rebounds, one assist and one steal. Notre Dame needs more from its center to make a deep run. Against UConn, Ebo was 6-of-10 for 12 points, four rebounds, two steals and two blocks in a season-high 29:39 of game time. The one drawback was she had five of the team's 18 turnovers.
If there's one surprising stat the Irish didn't accomplish it was getting to the free-throw line. They came into the game averaging 29 free throws per game, ranking first in Division I. They make on average 21.1 of them, eclipsing their opponents by a full 10 points on the line alone.
Which brings us to the loser aspect of this game. Iowa is 2-3 in Clark's 40-point outings, a stat that isn't outrageous but speaks to the larger problem. The Hawkeyes need more than Clark scoring half of their points.
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