SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The USC women’s basketball team squandered an 11-point second-half lead and couldn’t hold off Hannah Hidalgo and Notre Dame in the fourth quarter.

Hidalgo scored 22 points and hit the go-ahead jumper with 1.9 seconds left, KK Bransford scored nine of her 11 points in the fourth quarter and No. 24 Notre Dame rallied past the 11th-ranked Trojans, 61-59, on Friday night.

Hildalgo finished with seven rebounds and five steals and Bransford had eight rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots. Vanessa de Jesus added 13 points, four assists and two steals for Notre Dame (4-1). The Fighting Irish, who went into the game averaging 18.0 steals per game (No. 5 nationally), had 16 steals.

Hidalgo, facing defensive pressure near midcourt, darted toward the basket and pulled up

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