In a top-20 test at Wayne State Fieldhouse in downtown Detroit, the No. 14 Michigan women’s basketball beat the No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 93-54. In the 23rd match-up between these two teams, Michigan shot the ball well, dominated on the glass, and dictated the pace of play in transition, winning handily at the semi-neutral site.

This is a revenge game for the Wolverines against the Fighting Irish, the team that beat them in the Round of 32 last season. This was a great national TV opportunity for the Wolverines to earn some respect against Niele Ivey’s squad. It’s also a homecoming of sorts for Notre Dame head coach Niele Ivey, who played a WNBA season with the Detroit Shock two decades prior and now has a son, Jaden, playing for the Detroit Pistons.

At Wayne State Fieldhouse, in

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