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No. 2 Notre Dame women beat Marquette 91-85 in overtime

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points and No. 2 Notre Dame beat Marquette 91-85 in overtime Wednesday to avoid a big upset.

Down 73-70 with 44 seconds left in regulation, Notre Dame (11-0) rallied to tie it when Kathryn Westbeld hit the first of two free throws, got the rebounded on her miss on the second and scored with 40 seconds left.

Notre Dame scored the first six points of overtime and had a seven-point lead three times, the last with 30 seconds left. But the Golden Flash (6-5) went on a 5-0 run before Ogunbowale sealed it with two free throws with 10 seconds remaining.