Notre Dame vs Duke women's basketball: Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. Ashlon Jackson

In an ACC Tournament semifinal, No. 11 Duke dealt an impressive 59-54 upset to No. 6 Notre Dame. Both teams are safely in the NCAA Tournament field and are likely set for regional hosting bids. Duke (25-7) will move on to face NC State in the ACC Tournament final, while Notre Dame (26-5) will prepare for the NCAA Tournament.

Notre Dame vs. Duke Box Score

Notre Dame

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN
H. Hidalgo	23	2	3	6	0	2	1	38
O. Miles	10	4	3	0	0	3	3	26
S. Citron	9	1	2	4	2	2	4	35
L. King	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	17
M. Wesbeld	0	1	0	4	0	3	0	27
C. Prosper	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	21
K. Koval	7	1	0	0	0	2	3	15
L. Karlen	4	5	1	0	0	2	2	21

Duke

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN
A. Jackson	12	4	3	1	0	3	1	35
J. Donovan	4	5	2	2	0	5	4	31
D. Thomas	8	7	0	3	0	0	2	27
T. Mair	4	6	2	0	1	1	2	20
R. Richardson	5	2	3	1	0	3	3	21
V. De Jesus	7	0	1	1	0	3	0	14
O. Okananwa	14	7	3	0	0	4	0	31
J. Wood	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
E. Koabel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
T. Fournier	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	16

Notre Dame vs. Duke Game Summary

Notre Dame jumped out to a 9-4 advantage, but the game quickly evened out. The Irish led 17-16 after the opening quarter. Duke managed to open up a 24-20 lead on a Vanessa DeJesus jumper with 6:40 remaining in the second quarter. But Notre Dame controlled much of the rest of the half, taking a 31-29 lead into intermission.

The game flip-flopped in the third quarter. Notre Dame scored first to extend its lead to four. But Duke countered to take a 41-37 lead on a 3-pointer by Ashlon Jackson. The Blue Devils held a 47-42 lead after the third quarter.

A three-pointer made Duke's lead eight points, but Notre Dame fought back. The irish pulled within 50-47 on a Hannah Hidalgo 3-pointer, but Duke held them off from there, posting the hard-fought win.

The Blue Devils were led by Oluchi Okananwa, who had 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench in a perfect shooting game. Ashlon Jackson had 12 points, but shot 3-for-17.

Hannah Hidalgo led Notre Dame with 23 points, but shot just 9-for-22. Olivia Miles added 10 points for the Irish.

Again, the Blue Devils will move on to face No. 7 North Carolina State in the ACC title game. Both teams are all but guaranteed top-four seeds and regional hosting bids.