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Vanderbilt meets Notre Dame in Sweet 16 matchup

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (24-10, 14-7 ACC) vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (29-4, 13-4 SEC)

Fort Worth, Texas; Friday, 2:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Commodores -5.5; over/under is 151.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Vanderbilt faces No. 22 Notre Dame in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Commodores have gone 13-4 against SEC teams, with a 16-0 record in non-conference play. Vanderbilt is eighth in the SEC with 11.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Sacha Washington averaging 4.0.

The Fighting Irish are 14-7 against ACC teams. Notre Dame averages 12.5 turnovers per game and is 23-6 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

Vanderbilt averages 84.9 points, 19.9 more per game than the 65.0 Notre Dame allows. Notre Dame scores 13.0 more points per game (78.1) than Vanderbilt gives up (65.1).

TOP PERFORMERS: Mikayla Blakes is shooting 46.4% and averaging 27.0 points for the Commodores. Aubrey Galvan is averaging 16.7 points over the last 10 games.

Hannah Hidalgo is shooting 47.5% and averaging 25.2 points for the Fighting Irish. Iyana Moore is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Commodores: 8-2, averaging 85.4 points, 33.5 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 9.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.8 points per game.

Fighting Irish: 9-1, averaging 75.7 points, 31.1 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 12.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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