Duke Takes On Top Seeded Notre Dame For The ACC Championship

Duke who has a record of 27-4 will go up against a familiar opponent at the ACC tournament in Notre Dame who has a record of 29-3.

The last time these two teams met on January 26th in the regular season as  Notre Dame edged Duke 62-58 at Parcell Pavillion. Will we have another close game this go around? 

How did each team get here? Duke survived Miami on semifinal Saturday. Trailing 52-51 with 1:27 left, Brown hit two free throws to give Duke the lead. The Blue Devils then forced a shot clock violation on the Hurricanes next possession. Brown, a redshirt junior, then converted a three-point play to give Duke a 56-52 lead. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22760&SPID=1846&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211514086

Duke got past Miami on semifinal Saturday to advance to championship Sunday.

Junior guard Lexi Brown led the way for Duke with 20 points while scoring five critical points to help Duke prevail to a 57-52 win over Miami. "according to tohttp://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22760&SPID=1846&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211514086

Notre Dame meanwhile is coming off an 84-73 win in the semifinals against Louisville where Marina Mabrey scored 26 points to help lead Notre Dame back to their fourth ACC Championship. Jackie Young also contributed to the Notre Dame scoring effort with 16 points that included a clutch three-pointer in the fourth quarter to help seal the win. "according to http://www.und.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030417aac.html

Briana Turner also contributed to Notre Dame's scoring effort as she had 16 points while Lindsay Allen who only played 27 minutes due to foul trouble dished out 10 assists. "according to http://www.und.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030417aac.html

Tip-off is set for 1:00 pm. The game will be televised on ESPN2. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22760&SPID=1846&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211514334