SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Lindsey Schrader had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Brittany Mallory and Charel Allen added 14 each to lead No. 14 Notre Dame to a 92-49 victory over the University of South Florida on Wednesday night.
The Fighting Irish (22-6, 10-4 Big East) shot 49 percent and dominated inside, outrebounding USF 48-37 and outscoring the Bulls 48-18 in the paint.
Shantia Grace led the Bulls (13-14, 3-11 Big East) with 15 points and Melissa Dalembert added 10 points. USF shot 34 percent and had 23 turnovers.
The Irish, who lost in overtime to the Bulls in regular-season games the past two seasons, were in control throughout. They used a 27-5 run -- during which USF made 2 of 15 shots and turned the ball over six times -- early in the first half to open a 33-11 lead.
The Irish continued to stretch the lead throughout the half, going ahead 46-15 at halftime when Allen's baseline shot bounced off the rim four times and fell through the basket a second after the halftime buzzer sounded.
The Bulls made just 23 percent of their shots in the first half to finish with 15 points, matching their season-low total in the first half against Duke in the second game of the season. They lost that game 89-52. The Irish held St. Francis of Pennsylvania to 14 points in the second half en route to an 82-39 victory on Dec. 29.
The Irish continued to pull away for most of the second half, scoring seven points in 39 seconds off three steals to open a 69-29 lead. They extended the lead to 88-41 when Schrader hit a 3 with 3 minutes left.
USF will return to the Sun Dome on Saturday, March 1 when they play its regular season home finale against Pittsburgh at 7 p.m. The Bulls will close out the regular season on March 3 at Marquette at 9 p.m. (ET).
USF sports information contributed to this report
