Career-night from McBride allows Notre Dame to outlast Iowa
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Kayla McBride poured in a career-high 28 points as the top-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish took down the ninth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes, 74-57, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Carver- Hawkeye Arena.
McBride shot 10-of-21 from the floor, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range for Notre Dame (33-1), which has extended its school-record winning streak to 28 games and will play 12th-seeded Kansas in the Sweet 16. Skylar Diggins added 16 points, five assists and three steals, Jewell Loyd netted 14 points, and Natalie Achonwa tallied a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Bethany Doolittle paced Iowa (21-13) with 16 points, while Jaime Printy and Theairra Taylor had 10 points apiece. Samantha Logic finished with nine points and nine rebounds but she also committed 11 turnovers.
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Although Iowa outshot Notre Dame from the field in the first half, 47.1 percent to 45.5 percent, the Irish went into intermission with a 46-34 lead by shooting 5-of-10 from 3-point range and 11-of-12 from the foul line. The Hawkeyes went without a long-range bucket in the game.
Notre Dame's field goal percentage dipped to 29.4 percent after the break but its lead never fell below double-digits.
Iowa was plagued by 21 turnovers.