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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5220671, member: 12088"] I've been wondering about this rematch and a couple of thoughts occur to me. I rewatched the first game last night and here's what I noticed. [LIST] [*]SC played close in the first 6 minutes and then UConn pulled away. SC did not become competitive again until the middle of the 3rd quarter. [B]I could say that SC came out flat, and this is sort of true. But it's more than that[/B]. If it was just a case of being flat, a rematch would be daunting, as many here have suggested. [*][B]They were unable to make a comeback,[/B] even though they were more competitive in the second half UConn didn't continue to pull away after the 5 minute mark in the 3rd, but they didn't need to. Nothing SC could do at that point -- and Joyce and Milaysia certainly gave it their all -- was going to get them back in the game. What this tells me is, flat or not, [B]they are not a good come-from-behind team.[/B] They are used to leading from beginning to end. The LSU game was the only time they were challenged and the game was close until the 3rd quarter when they pulled away. [/LIST] I'm not worried about a rematch, though I don't crave one. It will be closer because both teams will be in tournament mode. But I think Paige & Co can engineer a victory. [/QUOTE]