#7 Iowa St vs #2 Texas A&M - 3/24/21

[Reypl21]

What was ISU's gameplan those last three possessions? Joens got doubled by Johnson over and over again. Johnson is not fast by any means, so why did she just keep getting I'm trouble and throwing it away?

 

[DeeHusky]

Good game girl!

 

[Baylor1994]

Wow. Iowa state choked! Texas a&m has nine lives!

 

[Dwilliams02]

I'm happy for Nixon though. Her response to that question is why she's a great player

 

[Blueballer]

Jones should have been the POTG because she should have gotten above 4 more free throws and she would have sealed it. The brutal jump ball call gave A&M the ball at the critical time.

And it's nothing against Gary Blair. I love the guy. And look at Jordan in tears after playing her tail off. Have to be happy for her.

 

[Sched234]

Nixon is a player. Respect earned. Seems sweet and highly composed.

Still hard not to think the refs gave this one to A&M.

 

[Blueballer]

Wow. Iowa state choked! Texas a&m has nine lives!

Oh please give me a break. A&M gifted 2 games in a row in this Tourney.

 

[triaddukefan]

Show the Dad please!!!

 

[Orangutan]

Iowa State's last few possessions were just atrocious. Sure, run down the clock. But you gotta set up something better than Joens dribbling herself into a double team after that.

They consistently allowed Nixon too much space and she consistently made them pay.

 

[Baylor1994]

Why did Lexi donarski not take a charge on that Nixon drive? She had plenty of time to take it

 

[DeeHusky]

I'm happy for Nixon though. Her response to that question is why she's a great player

Loved the emotion

 

[nwhoopfan]

Glad I didn't watch OT, just would've pissed me off. Kudos to Nixon. Shameful reffing. Whenever the order from on high doesn't come down to protect A&M anymore, they're going to lose.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Show the Dad please!!!

 

[nwhoopfan]

35 pts (16-28 FG) and 7 assists for Nixon.

32 pts/18 reb. for Joens.

 

[eebmg]

That was one of the most clutch performances I can remember. And such pure emotion afterward.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Not too often you're going to lose a game shooting 16-30 behind the arc. A&M was only 4-19.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Glad I didn't watch OT, just would've pissed me off. Kudos to Nixon. Shameful reffing. Whenever the order from on high doesn't come down to protect A&M anymore, they're going to lose.

A&M is a good team but not a final four or even an elite 8 team to me right now.

They bought an extra game but the clock is slowly running out and it will catch up with them soon.

 

[cancontent]

Oh please give me a break. A&M gifted 2 games in a row in this Tourney.

It's not all on the refs. A 23-7 turnover ratio doesn't help. They did tighten up towards the end of the game. Ref calls don't do that.

 

[Dwilliams02]

I would still be mad at Pitts for taking that shot if I was a coach lol

 

[SimpleDawg]

I'm so glad A&M is revealed to be the team I thought they were. At this point, they're bound to get bounced badly by Arizona, NcState, UConn, Baylor, or Stanford, etc. Just feels inevitable eventually, but they can cry croc tears over getting by the skin of their teeth today.

 

[Blueballer]

It's not all on the refs. A 23-7 turnover ratio doesn't help. They did tighten up towards the end of the game. Ref calls don't do that.

No, their non calls do that.

 

[Adriacus]

Funny (not really) how a weight room [workout area] received massive media coverage but the officiating in these two games will draw stone cold silence.

SMH

 

[Sched234]

Not too often you're going to lose a game shooting 16-30 behind the arc. A&M was only 4-19.

It was kind of a game of extremes across the board between ISU’s red-hot shooting, ISU’s turnovers, and Nixon’s seeming inability to miss a shot.

It was a good game. ISU wasn’t known for its defense and it kind of showed. Still, some terrible calls.

I think Joens went too early on the final play, but she probably saw a gap and went for it. 32 and 18, not a whole lot more you can ask for.

 

[Vowelguy]

They had over what 20 turnovers? Refs didn't help but they contributed to it also

True. But 2 major ref decisions in the final 15 seconds. First to call a jump ball, and then to call 0 fouls on the reach in and Joens' shots.