NCAA basketball teams traveled to off-campus mini-tournaments during last week’s Thanksgiving break, with results showing that some teams feasted while others fought over leftovers.
Reigning national champions South Carolina went on a redemption tour at the Fort Myers Tip-Off, while Notre Dame struggled at the Cayman Islands Classic.
Notre Dame drops two NCAA basketball games in a row
Following last week’s huge win against title contender No. 6 USC, then-No. 3 Notre Dame hit an unexpected skid over the weekend, falling first 76-68 to then-No. 17 TCU on Friday before further stumbling 78-67 against unranked Utah on Saturday.
Star guard Hannah Hidalgo’s 27 points weren’t enough to topple the Horned Frogs, who saw center Sedona Prince and guards Hailey Van Lith and Madison Connor put up a combined average of almost 20 points in the Friday battle.
Similarly, though Notre Dame junior guard Sonia Citron’s 22 points made her the only player on either team to sink more than 16 points on Saturday, the Utes’ team effort won the day. Seven Utah athletes drained at least five points,…
