SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said her team had it coming to them.
I thought weve been building up to this game now for a couple of weeks, she said. We just havent played well for a long time.
The second-ranked Irish almost played well enough Sunday, but West Virginia ended their 21-game winning streak with a 65-63 victory.
Brooke Hampton made two free throws with 4.6 seconds left to give the Mountaineers (18-6, 8-3 Big East) the lead and a 15-footer by Natalie Novosel of Notre Dame bounced off the rim as time expired.
Skyler Diggins had a career-high 32 points for Notre Dame (24-2, 11-1). Diggins said her team stopped playing defense.
We just were not attacking, she said. We were getting transitions at first and then we stopped playing defense and they scored. We havent practiced with intensity this week and it showed.
No. 4 STANFORD 82, UCLA 59: In Stanford, Calif., Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 25 points and eight rebounds to lead the Cardinal (22-1, 13-0 Pac-12) past the Bruins (12-12, 7-6).
No. 5 DUKE 67, Florida St. 57: In Tallahassee, Fla., Haley Peters scored 18 points as the Blue Devils (21-3, 12-0 ACC) topped the Seminoles (13-13, 5-7).
No. 6 MIAMI 76, No. 8 MARYLAND 74: In College Park, Md., Stefanie Yderstrom scored 26 points as the Hurricanes (22-3, 11-1 ACC) defeated the Terrapins (21-4, 8-4).
No. 12 DELAWARE 94, GEORGIA ST. 56: In Atlanta, Elena Delle Donne had 31 points in 25 minutes to lead the Hens (21-1, 12-0 CAC) past the Panthers (7-17, 1-12).
ST. JOHNS 61, No. 17 RUTGERS 52: In Piscataway, N.J., Nadirah McKenith led the Red Storm (17-8, 9-3 Big East) with 18 points against the Scarlet Knights (17-7, 6-5).
No. 18 PENN ST 77, NORTHWESTERN 63: In Evanston, Ill., Alex Bentley scored 18 points for the Lions (20-5, 11-2 Big Ten) against the Wildcats (13-12, 3-9).
No. 21 GEORGIA 76, VANDERBILT 63: In Athens, Ga., Anne Marie Armstrong scored 23 points to lead the Bulldogs (19-6, 8-4 SEC) past the Commodores (19-6, 7-5).
No. 22 GEORGIA TECH 56, No. 22 NORTH CAROLINA 54: In Chapel Hill, N.C., Sasha Goodlett had 13 points to lead the Yellow Jackets (18-7, 8-4 ACC) past the Tar Heels (17-8, 7-5).
No. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA 62, FLORIDA 58: In Columbia, S.C., Markeshia Grant had 20 points, making five three-pointers to lead the Gamecocks (19-6, 8-4 SEC) past the Gators (16-9, 6-6).
ILLINOIS 61, INDIANA 60: In Bloomington, Lydia McCullys jump shot with one second remaining lifted the Illini (10-16, 4-9 Big Ten) over the Hoosiers (5-20, 0-12), who got 17 points from Aulani Sinclair.