Final
Novosel leads No. 3 Notre Dame over USF
Feb 25, 2012 - 10:49 PM South Bend, IN (Sports Network) - Natalie Novosel netted a career-high 32 points while Devereaux Peters added 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds as No. 3 Notre Dame set a regular-season school record for wins by downing South Florida, 80-68, on Saturday.Skylar Diggins had 18 points for the Irish (27-2, 14-1 Big East), who clinched at least a share of the Big East regular season title. The Irish wrap up the regular season on Monday against Connecticut, which is a game back in the conference. Notre Dame has won three straight since falling to West Virginia on February 12.
Inga Orekhova and Jasmine Wynne each scored 18 points for South Florida (15-14, 7-8), which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Andrell Smith's layup gave the Bulls a 44-41 lead early in the second half, but Novosel provided the lift for the Irish down the stretch.
Up by three, 61-58, Novosel scored nine points during a 13-4 run to put the game away as Notre Dame led, 76-64, with under two minutes to play.
The Irish shot 46.4 percent in the opening half en route to a 41-38 halftime advantage.
- SOUTH FLORIDA: 68
NOTRE DAME: 80
Final
Feb 25 3:52 PM - 85
rootsRUWTbot Took away 79 roots (Close Finish)
South Florida 56, Notre Dame(3) 61 4th - 6:39Feb 25 3:31 PM - 164
rootsRUWTbot Added 85 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
South Florida 53, Notre Dame(3) 55 4th - 8:59Feb 25 3:26 PM - SOUTH FLORIDA: 38
NOTRE DAME: 41
Halftime
Feb 25 2:48 PM - SOUTH FLORIDA: 0
NOTRE DAME: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Feb 25 2:04 PM
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