UConn vs. Notre Dame: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Hannah Hidalgo (Dec. 12)

The second-ranked UConn Huskies are no longer undefeated, losing 79-68 in the Shamrock Classic to the eighth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo finished with a game-high 29 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists on Thursday.

Paige Bueckers had a strong game, but her 25 points and two steals were not enough inside Purcell Pavilion.

UConn (8-1) struggled from beyond the arc and was unable to consistently get to the charity stripe, while Notre Dame (8-2) was electric on offense.

Let’s take a closer look at the UConn vs. Notre Dame box score to discuss how the game ended.

UConn vs. Notre Dame box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
UConn	12	16	24	15	67
Notre Dame	18	21	17	19	75

UConn Huskies box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Sarah Strong	F	6-12	2-7	0-0	3	7	2	2	1	1	4	14
Ice Brady	F	2-6	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	1	0	2	0	4
Ashlynn Shade	G	0-5	0-1	0-0	0	4	0	1	0	1	1	0
Kaitlyn Chen	G	5-10	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	3	4	11
Paige Bueckers	G	11-20	0-4	3-4	1	3	2	2	0	3	2	25
Jana El Alfy	C	2-3	0-0	0-1	1	2	2	0	0	1	3	4
Morgan Cheli	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Qadence Samuels	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
KK Arnold	G	5-8	0-1	0-0	1	3	2	0	0	1	1	10

Notre Dame Fighting Irish box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Kate Koval	F	2-7	0-0	0-0	1	7	2	0	2	2	1	4
Liatu King	F	8-14	0-0	0-2	6	12	2	3	0	1	1	16
Hannah Hidalgo	G	8-17	6-11	7-7	1	10	8	3	0	3	2	29
Olivia Miles	G	6-9	2-4	2-3	1	4	3	1	0	1	2	16
Sonia Citron	G	2-5	1-2	2-2	0	0	2	2	1	1	3	7
Liza Karlen	F	2-5	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	4
Cassandre Prosper	G	1-3	1-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	4	3	3

UConn vs. Notre Dame Game Summary

The Huskies were ineffective on offense. The team combined to shoot 31-of-64 (48.4%) from the floor, 3-of-16 (18.8%) from the 3-point line, and 3-of-5 (60.0%) from the free-throw line.

They rebounded at a good rate with 30 total rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive). The defense had eight steals and a singular block. The offense dominated in the paint with 36 points but only recorded four fast break points. They never held more than a one-point lead at any point in this game.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish dominated on the offensive side with the team shooting 29-of-60 (48.3%) overall, 10-of-18 (55.6%) from beyond the arc, and 11-of-14 (78.6%) from the charity stripe. Notre Dame had a 21-point advantage on shooting from distance.

Notre Dame had 38 total rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive) and its defense registered 10 steals and three blocks.

It held a 13-point lead at one point and wrapped up an 11-point win.

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