Notre Dame pulled out a thrilling 93-91 double overtime win over UCLA when Marie Philman's three-point shot from the top of the circle bounced off the rim at the final buzzer. UCLA had forced overtime when sophomore guard Melanie Pearson hit an off-balance three-point shot which just beat the buzzer at the end of regulation and tied the score at 67. Notre Dame's Danielle Green missed an open shot in the lane at the end of the first overtime which would have given the Irish an 81-79 lead with just seconds to play and instead the teams went to a second extra period knotted at 79 each.

Notre Dame freshman forward Kelly Siemon's two free throws in the second overtime period made the score 93-90 with 37 seconds to play. Grimes was then fouled on the rebound of a UCLA missed shot and hit the second of two free throw chances to narrow the margin to 93-91 with 21 seconds to go. The Bruins then forced an Irish turnover with five seconds to play and inbounded the ball under the Notre Dame basket. Philman took a pass into the frontcourt and fired from straight away at the top of the three-point circle. Her shot bounced off the front of the rim and the Irish had the win.

Pearson led UCLA (now 0-3) with a career-high 30 points, 28 of which came after halftime. Philman added a career-best 17 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Junior guard Sheila McMillen led Notre Dame (3-1) with 29 points, including six of seven three-point shots. Siemon added 20 more points for the Irish, all coming after the half, and converted all 12 of her free throw attempts.