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Notre Dame beats Mississippi State on last-second shot to win national championship

Notre Dame won its first women's basketball national championship in 17 years by defeating Mississippi State 61–58 on Sunday night in Columbus, Ohio. Time

COLUMBUS, Ohio — She did it again.

This time, with 0.1 seconds remaining.

Arike Ogunbowale got the ball near the right wing off the inbound and hit a three-pointer to beat Mississippi State 61-58 and win Notre Dame’s second national championship on Easter Sunday. The Fighting Irish had not won a title since 2001 — which also happened on April 1.