ACC tournament roundup: Clemson rides strong second half, tops Virginia

Field Level Media|published: Thu 5th March, 16:02 2026

Mar 1, 2026; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) dribbles against the Louisville Cardinals during the second half at KFC Yum! Center. Notre Dame defeated Louisville 65-62. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

Mia Moore scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half and Clemson defeated Virginia 63-50 in the Atlantic Coast Conference women's tournament's second round on Thursday at Duluth, Ga.

The ninth-seeded Tigers (21-10), who made 12 of 19 shots in the second half, advanced to Friday's quarterfinals matchup with top-seeded and No. 13th-ranked Duke. Clemson, which received 10 points from Taylor Johnson-Matthews off the bench, handed Duke one of two ACC regular-season losses less than two weeks ago.

Paris Clark's 15 points and Kymora Johnson's 12 led eighth-seeded Virginia (19-11), which shot 32.8% (20 of 61) from the field.

Using an 8-0 run while Clemson went 4 1/2 minutes without scoring, the Cavaliers took a third-quarter lead. Moore had 10 fourth-quarter points.

Notre Dame 69, Miami 54

Hannah Hidalgo poured in 28 points and the fifth-seeded Irish used a strong first half for the second-round victory.

Hidalgo shot 12-for-22 from the field and Cassandre Prosper notched 12 points for Notre Dame (21-9), which led 37-23 at halftime and will face fourth-seeded North Carolina State in the quarterfinals Friday. The teams combined to shoot 13-for-27 on free throws.

Gal Raviv had 15 points, Ahnay Adams added 13 and Ra Shaya Kyles provided 11 points and 15 rebounds for the 12th-seeded Hurricanes (17-14), who scored the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to close within 58-50.

--Field Level Media

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