SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 34 points, Lindsay Allen added 15 and No. 6 Notre Dame made 58 percent of its shots to beat fifth-ranked Tennessee 88-77 Monday night, ending an 11-game winning streak for the Lady Vols.
The Fighting Irish (17-2) beat the Volunteers for the fifth straight after losing the first 20-games in the series. It’s only the second time in 10 tries Tennessee (15-3) has lost at Notre Dame.
Just like in the other five losses to the Irish, the Lady Vols were hurt by Notre Dame’s best player. Loyd made 13-of-23 shots, hitting big shots every time the Irish needed one and Notre Dame opened a 66-52 lead with 6:36 left.
Tennessee narrowed the lead 80-74 on a layup by Bashaara Graves with 56 seconds left, but couldn’t get any closer. Graves led Tennessee with 22 points and Cierra Burdick added 15.
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