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VIDEO: Kobe Bryant surprises Notre Dame’s Arike Ogunbowale on Ellen

Notre Dame v Connecticut

COLUMBUS, OH - MARCH 30: Arike Ogunbowale #24 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is congratulated by her teammates after hitting the game winning basket to defeat the Connecticut Huskies in overtime in the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA Women’s Final Four at Nationwide Arena on March 30, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Connecticut Huskies 91-89. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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Notre Dame’s Arike Ogunbowale was the biggest hero in basketball during March as her heroics in multiple Final Four games led the Irish to a national championship.

In an action-packed women’s Final Four last weekend, Ogunbowale hit the game-winning jumper in overtime to eliminate unbeaten No. 1 overall seed UConn. The next game, Ogunbowale topped that by hitting the game-winning jumper right before the buzzer sounded to give Notre Dame a comeback win (and the title) over Mississippi State.

Making an appearance on Ellen this week, Ogunbowale received a surprise as Kobe Bryant, her basketball idol, made an appearance to meet her.

Ogunbowale and Bryant had previously traded some responses on Twitter after the UConn buzzer-beater.

Kobe told Ogunbowale to finish the job and win the title and she did so by knocking down a memorable game-winning shot.