Hidalgo shot 12 of 19 from the floor for the Fighting Irish . KK Bransford and reserve Iyana Moore each scored 12 points, Cassandre Proper 11 and Gisela Sanchez 10. Notre Dame shot 54% but made just one trip to the free-throw line, which Hidalgo sank.
Madi Morson scored 15 points for Central Michigan .
Bransford’s basket with 4:15 left in the first quarter gave Notre Dame an 11-8 lead. Nekhu Mitchell responded with a 3-pointer to even the score for the Chippewas. Notre Dame countered outscoring Central Michigan 9-4 to close the quarter up 20-15.
With 5:39 before halftime, Moore made a 3 to give the Irish their first double-digit lead at 29-18. Morson made 1 of 2 foul shots with 1:19 before the break to get Central Michigan within single digits for the last time at 35-26.
Bransford’ basket with 2:27 left before the end of the third quarter gave Notre Dame its first 20-point lead, 56-36.
Central Michigan hosts Purdue on Sunday. Notre Dame travels to face 13th-ranked Ole Miss on Dec. 4.
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