It should have been by a larger margin. Indiana was able to generate 17 turnovers by the first half. When the announcers had stated in the 3rd that Michigan had more turnovers than made shots, while shooting 50% I was shocked. I don't know if it's me, but Michigan doesn't handle full court pressure as well as I thought they could.
In fairness, this is a good thing for Maryland. They turn things around and get some wins in the conference they won't have the "But they play in the BIG10" line used against them.
She went down HARD. At first I thought it was a foul, but after seeing replay several times I think it was just her own momentum. There might've been a tiny bit of contact, but not enough to warrant a foul.
Okay, so it wasn't just me who thought that it was momentum. I could understand the fans anger because they may not have seen the replay angles we did. I would have had a hard time seeing that being called a foul though.
Evening game: 6:30 Eastern on Big Ten Network. At Michigan, who is undefeated at home.
I noticed Iowa starters Gabbie Marshall & McKenna Warnock were out the last game against Wisconsin. If they remain out Sunday, Michigan will blow Iowa out even if Clark puts up 40.
It's unlikely that McKenna Warnock and Gabbie Marshall will be back for this game. They will probably only have 7 active players again. I predict Iowa loses by double digits.
Michigan, to me, is emerging as a contender for the final 1-seed. When you consider that Louisville has to go through Notre Dame twice (plus likely NC State again) and Tennessee likely has to handle South Carolina twice, Michigan’s path looks a little bit clearer. I’d have called Indiana the favorite prior to losing Holmes.
Clark was absolutely ridiculous in the 4th quarter, she scored more points than some teams
Great description. I have to go back and (re) watch the second half. Here's Em Adler's (The Next) description of what Caitlin Clark has done recently:
| "...We need to talk about Caitlin Clark. Over her last seven games, the Iowa point guard has notched: a 31-point triple-double, 35-point triple-double, 18/7/8 in 29 minutes, the Big Ten single-game assists record/second-most in the Her Hoops Stats era, 28-point triple-double with an overtime game-winner over the two-time reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, 43 points, triple-double, and now 46 points. Extend that back to the new year, and you add: 44 points and eight assists in 30 minutes, 30 points on the two-time reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, 31/12/8, and 24/9/8." |
| "Since New Year’s, Clark leads the country in points, assists, points in the paint, usage, attempts from both the field and the line, and nearly leads the country in defensive rebounds. She’s also in the 98th percentile in true-shooting and in the 93rd in blocks and ranks third overall in fouls drawn (all per CBB Analytics). This is genuinely unprecedented stuff. This is Kelsey Plum with skip passes, pulling up from the logo; this is Point Delle Donne in the Power 5; this is Odyssey Sims with size. " |
| "Well, there actually is precedent here: Steph Curry." Some druthers of my own
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I don't think too far: Leigha Brown, their 2nd leading scorer, didn't play. Hillmon played great, but Brown always plays clutch against tougher opponents. They missed her last night.
I get your point, but wouldn't WNBA teams also take the fact she still scored 27 points into account? She was 12-25 for FG, which is just under 50%.
I guess that's the curse of entering the top 4. Both Tennessee/Michigan lose twice to unranked teams in a quick span.
...and that's going to be hard to do if Center McKenzie Holmes does not come back. She was their MVP this year and IU really plays their starters, period. Aleksa Gulbe has played well in Holmes' absence, but that's a tough chore for her to do: do both her job and Holmes'.
Yup. Indy has a chance. Gonna need some outside help and run the table on their end.
