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Duke Tops No. 18 Notre Dame 82-68 Behind Mair’s Season High

The result underscored Duke’s six-game surge under coach Kara Lawson.

Overview

  • Duke opened with a 13-0 burst and controlled the game throughout, never letting Notre Dame get closer than six after halftime.
  • Taina Mair scored a season-high 23 points with six rebounds and six assists, and Toby Fournier added 20 points plus seven rebounds and five assists.
  • All five Duke starters finished in double figures as the Blue Devils improved to 9-6 overall and 4-0 in ACC play.
  • Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo posted 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, but the Irish fell to 10-4 and 2-2 in the ACC.
  • Notre Dame dropped a second straight league game and used only one reserve, while Duke’s Delaney Thomas contributed a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double.