CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Notre Dame’s marquee matchup with Texas will be one of the biggest games of the women’s basketball season, and it will now be a primetime contest.
On Monday, the ACC and SEC announced that the Dec. 5 game, which is part of this year’s SEC/ACC Challenge, will tip off on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. The Irish were the No. 4 team in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 last spring, while the Longhorns were No. 6.
The Big 12 Tournament Champs, coached by Vic Schaefer, finished 33-5 last year as the Longhorns’ season came to a close in the Elite Eight after falling to NC State.
This will be the first matchup between the two Power 5 schools in 27 years as they last faced each other on March 17, 1997 in the NCAA Championship Second Round, where Notre Dame won 86-83. With the overall series split at 1-1, the Irish have played both previous games in Austin, Texas and will host the Longhorns for the first time ever this fall.