DULUTH, Ga. — Hannah Hidalgo had 28 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals, Cassandre Prosper added 12 points and No. 5 seed Notre Dame beat 12th-seeded Miami 69-54 on Thursday in the second round of the ACC Tournament.

Notre Dame (21-9), which received 26 votes in the latest AP poll, moves on to play No. 4 seed N.C. State in the quarterfinals Friday. The Irish have won six consecutive games and eight of nine, including downing then-No. 10 Louisville on the road Sunday.

Notre Dame led by 18 entering the fourth quarter before Miami scored the next 10 points to get within 58-50. Gisela Sanchez made Notre Dame’s first field goal of the fourth with 4:21 left for an 11-point lead, and the Hurricanes missed their next four field-goal attempts.

Notre Dame’s lead did not drop below 10 over the final four minutes.

Hidalgo, who was named ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, went 12 of 22 from the field to help Notre Dame shoot 46%. Iyana Moore added 11 points and Malaya Cowles grabbed 12 rebounds.

Gal Raviv scored 15 points and Ahnay Adams added 13 for Miami (17-14). Ra Shaya Kyle, averaging a team-high 16.8 points, had 11 points, 15 rebounds and nine turnovers.

Notre Dame will be seeking its second victory against N.C. State this season after winning 79-67 on Feb. 15 in South Bend, Ind.

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