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Message: [QUOTE="msf22b, post: 3115855, member: 656"] The game started pretty much as I had anticipated and had articulated... ND was tight and our guys had a early chance to put them away early. But so many missed, makable (or easier) shots. and that opportunity was lost. Then the game turned into the ND/Stanford game with ND asserting itself to win. Interesting, with all the concern, the refs played no role in the outcome...it was a relatively clean game (on both sides)...foul trouble was minimal. And few examples of unnecessary falling...perhaps UConn led in that dept. ND did not win the game on the foul line...they made big shots. Geno correctly handicapped the game. They had too much senior poise, too big a front line, with the game on the line, their stars came through in an honorable and skillful manner. Poise is such a big part of it....In the December game, when they got behind, they lost it. Not tonight...In the pregame interview, they spoke about it...wasn't going to happen again. Well, we gave them the opportunity to collapse when we were up 9, but they responded like champs. Plaudits. [/QUOTE]