Hidalgo leads No. 23 Notre Dame against No. 1 UConn after 24-point showing

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-5, 4-3 ACC) at UConn Huskies (18-0, 9-0 Big East)

Storrs, Connecticut; Monday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 Notre Dame visits No. 1 UConn after Hannah Hidalgo scored 24 points in Notre Dame's 79-66 loss to the Louisville Cardinals.

The Huskies are 8-0 in home games. UConn is the best team in the Big East with 18.3 fast break points.

The Fighting Irish are 2-3 on the road. Notre Dame averages 83.6 points and has outscored opponents by 20.4 points per game.

UConn makes 52.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.8 percentage points higher than Notre Dame has allowed to its opponents (40.6%). Notre Dame has shot at a 48.2% clip from the field this season, 14.4 percentage points higher than the 33.8% shooting opponents of UConn have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: KK Arnold is averaging 7.3 points, 4.8 assists and 2.9 steals for the Huskies. Sarah Strong is averaging 19.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Huskies: 10-0, averaging 91.0 points, 32.1 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 17.3 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 55.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 49.8 points per game.

Fighting Irish: 7-3, averaging 86.3 points, 35.5 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 12.9 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.4 points.

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