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Game Thread | (3) Ohio State vs. (6) Notre Dame

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March 23, 2026
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(3) Ohio State vs. (6) Notre Dame 


Date: March 23

Time: 4:00 PM ET

Where: Schottenstein Center | Columbus, Ohio 

TV: ESPN Roy Philpott & Nell Fortner

LINE: Ohio State -5.5

TOTAL: 148.5


QUICK FACTS 

- Notre Dame leads the all-time series 4-1. 

- The Irish won the last meeting 99-76 in March of 2017. 

- Ohio State head coach Kevin McGuff is a former Notre Dame assistant and coached Niele Ivey while in South Bend. 

- Hannah Hidalgo ranks second among active D-1 players with 2381 career points. 

- Notre Dame has 439 steals this year, fourth-most in program history.

- Hidalgo has scored in double-figures in 100 straight games, the longest active streak in the nation.

- The Irish are 11-2 when putting up 15+ assists. 

PROJECTED STARTERS

NOTRE DAME

Name Points Rebounds Assists
Hannah Hidalgo 25.2 6.5 5.3
Vanessa de Jesus 8.4 2.7 2.9
Iyana Moore 12.2 3.6 1.3
Malaya Cowles  8.2 5.5 1.4
Cass Prosper  13.9 6.8 1.7

OHIO STATE

Name Points Rebounds Assists
Jaloni Cambridge 22.7 5.6 4.5
Ava Watson 7.2 2.2 2.4
Chance Gray 14.8 2.5 2.7
Kennedy Cambridge 9.1 4.7 3.3
Elsa Lemmilä 9.1 7.4 2.2

TEAM STATS

STAT NOTRE DAME OHIO STATE
Scoring Offense 77.9 81.5
Scoring Defense 64.8 65.8
FG% 46.6% 45.6%
3FG% 35.5% 34.8%
Rebounds 34.2 36.7
Assists 14.3 18.0
Turnovers 13.0 13.6

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