No. 10 Notre Dame holds off Syracuse 73-64

Updated Feb. 12, 2023 6:11 p.m. ET

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Kylee Watson scored 15 points as No. 10 Notre Dame held off upset-minded Syracuse for a 73-64 home victory on Sunday.

Maddy Westbeld added 14 points while Olivia Miles had 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Irish (20-4, 11-3 ACC).

Sonia Citron’s 3-pointer at 7:13 of the fourth quarter put Notre Dame ahead 62-60 and the Irish did not relinquish the lead the rest of the way.

The last advantage for the Orange was at 60-59 on a basket by Georgia Woolley at 7:33 of the fourth quarter.

Dyaisha Fair scored 22 points to lead Syracuse (16-10, 7-8). Woolley added 17 points and Dariauna Lewis 14 to go with 10 rebounds.

Syracuse trailed 36-24 at halftime, but led 54-52 going into the fourth quarter.

The Orange connected on 12-of-17 floor shots during the third period and the Irish made 5-of-14.

Notre Dame ended the second quarter on a 15-2 run.

The Irish secured the program’s second straight 20-win season and the 17th in the past 20.

BIG PICTURE

Notre Dame: With four games left in the regular season, the Irish are one game behind Duke in the conference. The Blue Devils (22-3, 12-2) beat Miami 50-40 on Sunday.

Syracuse: The Orange slipped to 3-7 in road games.

UP NEXT

Notre Dame: A fourth straight home game is slated for the Irish at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 against Louisville.

Syracuse: The Orange visit Florida State at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16.

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AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

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