SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Hailey Brown scored 18 points, Naz Hillmon had a double-double and No. 24 Michigan used two short runs in the fourth quarter to hold off Notre Dame 76-66 on Thursday night.
Leading 54-51 entering the fourth, the Wolverines (2-0) had an early 7-0 surge to put the lead at eight and scored six straight, capped by a Akienreh Johnson 3-pointer, to lead by 11 with four minutes to play.
Notre Dame (1-2) made just 2 of its last 12 shots.
Hillmon, coming off a career-high 35 points, scored 20 points but was just 4-of-10 shooting after going 27 of 37 in the first two games. She was 12 of 13 from the foul line with 11 rebounds and three blocks. Leigha Brown added 14 points and Johnson had 12.
Maddy Westbeld led the Irish with 18 points. Anaya Peoples added 13 and Dara Mabrey 12.
Michigan avenged a 76-72 home loss last season when the Wolverines were ranked 21st and the Irish were unranked.
1of6Notre Dame’s Destinee Walker (24) drives past Michigan’s Hailey Brown (15) during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)Michael Caterina/APShow MoreShow Less2of6Michigan’s Hailey Brown (15) blocks Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey (1) during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)Michael Caterina/APShow MoreShow Less3of6Michigan players kneel during the national anthem before an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)Michael Caterina/APShow MoreShow Less4of6Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey (1) and Sam Brunelle (33) keep the ball away from Michigan’s Akienreh Johnson (14) during an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)Michael Caterina/APShow MoreShow Less5of6Notre Dame coach Niele Ivy calls her team over during an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)Michael Caterina/APShow MoreShow Less6of6Players fight for possession in a nearly empty arena during an NCAA college basketball game between Michigan and Notre Dame on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)Michael Caterina/APShow MoreShow Less
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