The matchup for Florida State women's basketball against No. 12 Notre Dame on Sunday was always going to be an offensive battle.

It took two overtimes, but the Irish were able to outlast the Seminoles in a scoring fest 98-94 in front of 2,643 fans at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, denying FSU its fourth top-20 victory of the season.

Notre Dame (18-5, 8-4 ACC) entered the game as the top-scoring team in the ACC with 82.32 points per game. FSU (17-8, 8-5) was not far behind with 81.04 points per game.

Sonia Cintron was fouled on a steal attempt by Ta'Niya Latson with 4.8 seconds left in the second overtime. She hit both free throws to give the Irish a late lead. Following a steal, Hannah Hidalgo hit a pair of free throws to put the game away.

Latson led FSU with 34 points. She scored 13 points in the first quarter setting the tone early. She was one off her career-high, which was 35 against UF last November and the school record is 40 by Nathasa Howard.

She also added five rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks, providing more than just scoring. She also turned the ball over eight times, as FSU did so 24 times as a team.

O'Mariah Gordon added 18 points for the Seminoles and Makayla Timpson finished with 18 points 15 rebounds and two blocks, while Sara Bejedi had 16 points, but shot 5-of-17 from the field.

Freshman Hidalgo led the Irish with 27 points, including shooting 13-of-14 from the free throw line. Anna DeWolfe added 24 points for Notre Dame, connecting on six 3-pointers and Maddy Westbeld finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Cintron had 18 points, as well.

"Amazing basketball game but unfortunately we came out on the end we did not want to," FSU head coach Brooke Wyckoff said. "I was so proud of the effort and what we were able to accomplish this game."

Here are our three takeaways from the game.

'Very good game for women's basketball'

Latson called Sunday's double-overtime thriller a good game for the continued growth of women's basketball. She scored 34 points, one off her career high.

A contest against No. 12 Notre Dame helped her to lock in.

All by herself, Latson built up a 9-2 lead in the early moments with an and-1 and two 3-pointers. She shot 4-of-5 from 3-point range, her first game hitting multiple 3's since Dec. 29 against Georgia Tech. She had 21 points in the first half alone.

"This is the most I've ever been locked in," Latson said of how she felt pregame. "[The loss] really stung. But yeah, I was surprising myself a little bit. But I know when it's going in, it felt really good."

On the other side of the court, FSU limited the talented freshman Hidalgo to 19 points on 5-of-20 shooting in regulation. But the leading scorer in points per game (25.2) in the ACC turned it on in overtime. She scored eight points in the two overtime periods.

The game featured 13 ties and seven lead changes.

Overall, it was a good game for the big stage for the women's sport.

"I feel like it was a very good game for women's basketball in the audience, in the stands," Latson said. "It was just really special."

Paint It Pink Game, importance to Brooke Wyckoff

Following the game, it didn't matter that FSU came up short in the thriller. Fans came up to Wyckoff and wished her well in her journey.

The second-year Seminole head coach underwent successful breast cancer tumor removal surgery in late October and has since started chemotherapy treatment to prevent the disease from coming back.

That made FSU's annual 'Paint it Pink' Game - a game dedicated to honoring those who have battled breast cancer and raising money toward fighting the disease - more special to Wyckoff.

"It's every day. It's not just today," Wyckoff said of the support she has received. "It's been since the beginning and that's what makes opportunities like this great being a part of a team, being a part of a university, being a part of something bigger than you, a family.

"Today we get to celebrate that. We get to celebrate that it means more than just this game. But we get to have fun by playing basketball."

FSU wore all light pink uniforms for the game. Notre Dame had the option to wear a regular jersey but opted to wear white uniforms with 'Irish' in pink and pink numbers, along with pink trimmings on the shorts and jersey.

For Notre Dame head coach Niele Ivey, the choice was a no-brainer, as she played against Wyckoff in college and the two have a strong friendship.

"With Brooke, she's going through a lot," Ivey said. "This is just basketball at the end of the day. This is her life that she's fighting for, and it puts things into perspective.

"Also, knowing her story and knowing her, I was honored to be in this game. We got her flowers before. She's somebody that's on our prayer list. This is an honor for us to be able to wear pink but also acknowledge her."

Turnovers, second chance points hurt Seminoles

FSU turned the ball over 24 times - with Latson leading the way with nine. Gordon had six and Brianna "Snoop" Turnage also added five. The Irish scored 23 points off turnovers, compared to FSU scoring 13 on 11 turnovers for Notre Dame.

The Irish also grabbed 20 offensive rebounds to the Semioles' 5, out-scoring FSU 20-14 on second-chance points.

"Notre Dame is big, they are physical," Wyckoff said. "They got a lot of shots up and I know some of them came from second-chance opportunities. But I was pleased despite having given up those rebounds for what we were able to hold them to field goal percentage-wise."

As neither team plays deep into their bench, a lot of players played heavy minutes. Westbeld led all players with 47 minutes of action. Hidalgo played 44 minutes and DeWolfe played 41. The Irish only played two reserves.

For FSU, Timpson led the way with 46 minutes, while Latson played 43, along with Gordon and Bejedi each logging 41 minutes.

Amaya Bonner - one of three reserves to play for FSU - logged 33 minutes off the bench.

"Yes, I did," Latson said. "In the overtime, I felt it. My legs were cramping up. But I knew I had to be out there for my team."

Up next:

FSU hits the road for a pair of games next week, starting with Wake Forest at 6 p.m. Thursday. The Seminoles play rival Miami at 4 p.m. on Feb. 18.

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