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Excuse me for replying to a bit of my own post, but I just had to check this matter out and sleep well.
I watched UConn (#2 seed) play PSU (#1) in Hartford to qualify for Final Four. Huskies played 2-3 zone after every score and m2m after every nonproductive possession.
The Lady Lions were confused (13 points in 1st half). So were Dan Patrick and Ann Meyers -- it wasn't until late in the first half that Ann said something about Geno "mixing up his defenses," but no mention of the pattern.
When the 21 point lead shrank to 9, Geno went to m2m. Maria was overmatched by Mazzante so she dropped a few on MC.
Barbara Turner and Diana scored 50 or so, while Strother and Conlon drew a bagel.
Before the game, Neil Fortner and Stacy Dales picked PSU. After the game Dales was remorseful and predicted UConn to win the NC (which they did).
A final comment. This was the game in which Diana made that highlight reel no-look tip pass to Jessica Moore.
Barbara Turner---The BT express---was one undersized post who gave Uconn (most days) 150 per cent. The game (her last) against Duke in Bridgeport stays in my brain for one where a Uconn type kid took on the giant (Dukes Center Bales??) and except for exhaustion and dehydration--almost did it. Ooops there goes another rubber tree plant!!!
After the Penn game --predicted as a win for Penn--BT thanked the announcers for picking Penn, it became the motivation for Uconn.