Pac-12 action tonight (Fri. 1/4)

[Plebe]

• Washington @ #5 Oregon (9p ET, Pac-12 Network). I'll be surprised if this one is competitive, but the Purple Huskies did play Oregon tough last year.
• #22 Arizona State @ Utah (9p ET, Pac-12 Mountain). To me this is the most interesting matchup of the night. ASU will have a sense of urgency after a humbling loss in Tucson. Utah, still undefeated, is looking for its biggest win so far.
• Arizona @ Colorado (9p ET, Colorado live stream: Colorado Live Stream). Arizona got a statement win over its in-state rival. Now they have to prove they can win on the road.
• Washington State @ #11 Oregon State (10p ET, Pac-12 Oregon). The Beavers are the heavy favorites here.
• UCLA @ #16 Cal (10p ET, Pac-12 Los Angeles). UCLA has been very up and down, so who knows how they'll play. Cal will be looking to reestablish themselves after a disappointing loss to Harvard.
• USC @ #6 Stanford (11p ET, Pac-12 Network). Hard to see Stanford struggling too much with USC.

 

[nwhoopfan]

My DVR is gonna be busy tonight. I'm going to try to watch UO-UW, OSU-WSU and Stanford-USC in their entirety.

Agree with you on the most intriguing game. UA @ Colorado could be interesting as well. The Buffs have a pair of Sr. guards who I'm sure don't want to go out near the bottom of the league standings, this is a big game for them looking to bounce back after getting beat by Utah.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Washington @ #5 Oregon (9p ET, Pac-12 Network). I'll be surprised if this one is competitive, but the Purple Huskies did play Oregon tough last year.

I have a hard time seeing UW keeping this competitive. They seemed like they were grittier and scrappier last season. I don't know what happened. Decreased production from most of the veterans (Johnson, Henson, Moser). Melgoza is still scoring but her efficiency is not good. Getting some scoring from Peterson and the freshmen, but not enough to make up for the step backward from the vets.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Boley came to play tonight. 4 3's, 14 points 5 minutes into the game. She's easily outscoring UW by herself. 18-6, this one is gonna be a laugher.

 

[Plebe]

My DVR is gonna be busy tonight. I'm going to try to watch UO-UW, OSU-WSU and Stanford-USC in their entirety.

Agree with you on the most intriguing game. UA @ Colorado could be interesting as well. The Buffs have a pair of Sr. guards who I'm sure don't want to go out near the bottom of the league standings, this is a big game for them looking to bounce back after getting beat by Utah.

Kennedy Leonard of Colorado is a heckuva player. She just recently became CU's all-time assists leader.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Kennedy Leonard of Colorado is a heckuva player. She just recently became CU's all-time assists leader.

She's one of those that seems like she's been playing for 8 years. Probably was a starter from day 1 as a freshman.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Boley has 19 of Oregon's 23 points. The rest of the team looks like they're taking a nap, but UW is a good team to sleep walk against.

 

[nwhoopfan]

23-14 UO after 1Q. If the rest of the Ducks join the party this could be a 40+ point beat down. Hebard is missing bunnies and Ionescu and Cazorla as M.I.A. so far.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Wow, now 23-18. Energy level is poor for the Ducks.

 

[ochoopsfan]

Utah leads ASU 16-15 after 1
Both coaches have been T-d up already.

 

[nwhoopfan]

23-21! And that's even w/ Melgoza struggling with her shot again.

 

[nwhoopfan]

24-23 UW! What the heck is happening?

 

[Plebe]

Megan Huff is 3rd in the national in 3FG% at just over 50%. She already has a couple treys in this one to give Utah a one-point lead after 1Q.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Oregon regains the lead but Grigsby is going off, 13 points already, way over her average. 28-27. We've got a ball game.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Megan Huff is 3rd in the national in 3FG% at just over 50%. She already has a couple treys in this one to give Utah a one-point lead after 1Q.

She was a huge pickup for the Utes when she transferred in.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Arizona is up 11 about midway thru Q2, McDonald has 12.

 

[triaddukefan]

Let's go real huskies

 

[nwhoopfan]

Okay, I'm officially perplexed. UW is capable of playing well. Don't know why they've played so badly most of the year.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Grigsby, who is this kid? Previous career high was 12. She has 18 and counting in the first half.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Sabally is having a block party, using her length.

37-34 UO. Hebard is 1-8 from the floor. Last time she played UW she didn't miss a shot, it was somewhere in the middle of her 30+ consecutive FG run.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Grigsby gets an extremely friendly roll, hits her 5th 3. 38-37 UO at halftime. Grigsby has 21. She averages 2.4 points per game. You can't game plan for something like this.

 

[Plebe]

Peeking in on other scores:
Arizona leads 40-31 at the half. Aari McDonald has 15 points and 7 steals in the 1st half. She is a buzzsaw.

 

[Plebe]

Who is Griggsby? Where has she been?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Arizona up 40-31 at halftime.

ASU-Utah is a low scoring grinder. Man, playing ASU is like a trip to the dentist's office to get a couple teeth pulled.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Thought UO might come out fired up to start Q3. Nope. 4-0 scoring for UW so far.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Never mind. Back to back buckets by Cazorla (finally!) and Ionescu.

 

[nwhoopfan]

We are returning to reality. 50-41 UO and Grigsby has missed a couple 3's.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Boley hadn't scored in a while, just nailed a corner 3. 53-41, still plenty of time for this to become a blowout.

Melgoza is 2-9. She's a good player, but she's just been struggling mightily for the last month or so. I think she's just trying too hard or something.

 

[nwhoopfan]

OSU-WSU off to a slow start. 8-6 Beavs about halfway thru Q1.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Colorado has come back to tie it up at 48 w/ about 3 minutes to go in Q3.