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[QUOTE="bbsamjj, post: 2672756, member: 1738"]
The refs in WCBB are a frustration for everyone. I don't think they were any worse this weekend than usual, you just had three unusually close games. Also, the refs calling games differently at the end compared to the beginning is not a phenomenon unique to women's basketball.

The idea though that the refs wanted ND to win and were pushing a narrative is a bit laughable to me. First off, if you're an ESPN executive, you're rooting for the UConn/Miss St rematch because you've been playing Morgan William's shot for the past 365 days and the "revenge" narrative is catnip.

Second, ND was upset in the past two tournaments as a #1 seed by Stanford by a combined 7pts--one would think the refs could have "fixed' it for them if there was a pro ND bias.

Third, had Miss St not left Mabrey open for a wide open 3 when up 5, and had McCowan not missed a wide open layup when the game was tied (in addition to their poor FT Shooting overall), or if Arike doesn't hit 2 miracle shots in a row, the result is likely very different. Or if Nurse/Dangerfield don't have unusually poor shooting days, etc...
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