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Idaho had sliced the lead down to 2, but now Arizona is up 16.


Interesting stat line for McDonald--only 1-9 on 3's. She doesn't take that many behind the arc normally. But 6-8 inside the arc and also 9 assists.
 
Attendance at Arizona was 6307 tonight

Az leads 64-54 in the last minute.


68 - 60 final
Sunday vs Wyoming 2pm Arizona time @UA
It should be streamed on the Pac12 website
 
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ochoopsfan said:
Attendance at Arizona was 6307 tonight

Az leads 64-54 in the last minute.
Sounds like next game will be at Wyoming
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Apparently it'll be at Arizona. Adia Barnes just asked the crowd to show up in strength; she's asking for 7000.
 
Plebe said:
Georgetown and Northwestern have already advanced to the final 8.
The remaining six Sweet 16 games are tonight.

9:30pm
Idaho @ Arizona (Arizona Live Stream)
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Thank you for the link. At the last minute, the wife felt poorly and we didn't make the game. Watched on my computer. Getting our tickets for the next game, and hope to make it - if AZ hosts after that we will be out of town unfortunately (convention in Las Vegas). Bear Down.
 
Attendance in WNIT Sweet 16 games:

6307 Arizona
5287 Arkansas
5134 Wyoming
2872 James Madison
2450 Cincinnati
1491 Ohio
1314 West Virginia
No attendance listed for Providence
 
Looks like Final 8 schedule is set:

Sat., Mar. 30
Ohio at Northwestern (7pm ET)

Sun., Mar. 31
Cincinnati at TCU (2pm ET)
Georgetown at James Madison (2pm ET)
Wyoming at Arizona (5pm ET)
 
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Aari McDonald ran blind into a screen in 4Q and got laid out flat. She did return to the game for the final few minutes, but had a swollen lip to show for it:

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Going down to the wire in Evanston. Northwestern leads Ohio 57-56 with 24 seconds left.
 
A really disastrous 4Q for Ohio. They led by 8 after 3Q and then were outscored 20-9 thereafter, including a scoreless patch that lasted more than 3 minutes down the stretch.

Northwestern advances to the semifinals and will play the winner of JMU/Georgetown.
 
James Madison beat Georgetown 54-44 and TCU beat Cincinnati 69-55. Only 1 spot remaining in the semifinals.
 
nwhoopfan said:
James Madison beat Georgetown 54-44 and TCU beat Cincinnati 69-55. Only 1 spot remaining in the semifinals.
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Cincinnati actually played really well for roughly the middle third of the game. Played a great 2nd quarter and stormed ahead to take a 4-point lead midway through 3Q. They were playing aggressively and up tempo, turning TCU over and scoring a lot in transition, and it was the best I'd seen them play all season. Unfortunately they flatlined after that, and were outscored 23-5 in the final 15 minutes.

But I tell ya, Michelle Clark-Heard has made me a believer. It's almost incredible how much that team improved from early in the season. A lot of us were rightly sore at the Cincy administration for firing Jamelle, but credit is owed to MCH for the direction she has them moving in.
 
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The final quarterfinal game between Arizona and Wyoming is under way now.

Live stream here:
Arizona Live Stream
 
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Arizona asserted control right out of the gate, jumping out to an 11-0 lead and now up 26-12 midway through 2Q. McDonald has 12 points.
 
Wow, low scoring 2nd quarter for both teams.
 
A completely dominating win by AZ over Wyoming, 67-45, led by Aari McDonald's 24 points.

WNIT semifinals are set for Wed., April 3:

Northwestern at James Madison (7 pm ET)
TCU at Arizona (9:30 pm ET)
 
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nwhoopfan said:
That's great attendance for UA. That's better than quite a few of the 1st/2nd round hosts for the NCAA Tourney.
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Never forget, Tucson is a college town (city). And a basketball town (city). Of course, that would be men's basketball, but . . .

Great game, unfortunately, we can't make the next game (or final, if it comes to that) - convention in Las Vegas. Still, bought our seats and our friends that sit general admission will be happy to sit on the floor.

Very proud of Adia, who apparently can't stop smiling. And it was a good swag day - McDonald game me a hat in the pre-game handouts (first time I got something, although 2 years ago Griffey game my wife an autographed plastic ball. Post game, Adia gave my wife a visor. And the team always circles the arena after games giving high fives to the front row / court seat folks. Nice.

PS - then headed over to Hillenbrand (Softball) Stadium and watched the 3rd shut-out of the Arizona Normal School of Tempe during the 3 game series. Woo-hoo.
 
James Madison's 31-game home-court winning streak comes to an end.



The WNIT final could be the battle of the Wildcats, if Arizona manages to beat TCU tonight.
 
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Entertaining game so far in Tucson. Live stream: Arizona Live Stream

TCU's length made things really hard at first for Arizona's offense. But the Wildcats seemed to adjust well and took the lead midway through 1Q. Low-scoring affair so far, 12-9 Arizona.
 
It just struck me while watching this game that both teams are have significant transfers:

Arizona:
McDonald (Washington)
McBryde (Purdue)
Starks (Iowa State)

TCU:
Okonkwo (USC)
Woods (Oregon)
 
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After the last game, where about 7700 showed up, Aari McDonald challenged the fans to hit 10,000 this game. And they did it, setting an attendance record in the process:

 
Plebe said:
After the last game, where about 7700 showed up, Aari McDonald challenged the fans to hit 10,000 this game. And they did it, setting an attendance record in the process:

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That's fantastic!
 
Woo-hoo. We did our part and bought our tix, although our friends got to use them as we are in Vegas. Will treat our friends again for the final.

Adia is a great, young upcoming coach. And the UA athletic department "gets it" - this is all fodder for an improvement in attendance in the future. It is a win - win - win. Gets the program talked about, gets recognition in the local paper and even the casual U of A fan on the street (and there is a lot of them) gets to hear about it. And recruits get to see it. And even if the net affect is 500 more season tickets (which are (or have been quite cheap, WFIW) it is just building the program.

And yes, battle of the Wildcats - but Northwestern doesn't have Wilma. I wouldn't be shocked if Wilbur shows up for this one as well, but maybe not. And Joe McKeown on of Northwestern is an old favorite from Rutgers days (when he was at George Washington). Used to call him "Jumping Joe" although his jumping days are behind him. Have met him, he's an odd bird, but a good coach. Then again, aren't they all (odd birds).
 
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