Play of the Game - UConn vs Baylor

[HuskyNan]

Probably a defensive play

 

[ConnecticutBB]

Ugly win but I’ll take it..onto the FF

 

[huskeynut]

Aaliyah's block on Smith in the closing minutes.

 

[bluedevil]

No doubt AE block..

 

[Zanzman]

Aubrey taking 2 charges

 

[SLY63]

AE's block on Smith. Changing of the guard.

 

[Viet Vet]

My biggest gripe (coming from a former official): refs swallowing the whistle in the last two minutes of a game. This was clearly on display tonight. Against both teams.

 

[my2cents]

AE and Liv with the CLEAN BLOCK at .08

 

[Kaizen]

 

[chrissaran]

Sure Baylor never thought they would lose when they started to pull away. Sorry that Didi got hurt. Unfortunately, that's basketball. Abrosimova, Ralph, Bird, Tuck, Samuelson. Did I miss any?

 

[JordyG]

The play of the game UConn fans was the non-call foul by AE on Carrington. That was the game right there. Maybe finally we can silence the "UConn never gets the calls", "the refs are against us" crowd. No other play comes close.

 

[chrissaran]

No other play comes close? You have got to be kidding. Baylor should have had at least 6 more fouls called against them, at least 6. Sound like a Baylor fan. And no, that was not the game. How about the first 39 minutes. Ridiculous.

 

[Woof 101]

It was early and I realize this was a defensive game but scoring has it's merits, and in a close game every basket counts.
I have Griffins rescue of a ball going out of bounds, staying airborne and flipping a pass backwards to CW who had a nice short bank for two.
Honorable mention early, Olivia's backdoor pass to Paige for two. Both basketball ballet of beauty....

 

[Nolefan]

The play of the game UConn fans was the non-call foul by AE on Carrington. That was the game right there. Maybe finally we can silence the "UConn never gets the calls", "the refs are against us" crowd. No other play comes close.

I’m sure Paige appreciated all the no calls and the mugging she took all game ..last play imo
Carrington tried to create the contact why the no call

 

[Florida Fan]

No other play comes close? You have got to be kidding. Baylor should have had at least 6 more fouls called against them, at least 6. Sound like a Baylor fan. And no, that was not the game. How about the first 39 minutes. Ridiculous.

Watch how many times uconn players hit the floor.

 

[bkart1978]

The announcers were thrilled that the refs were "setting a tone" and "letting them play" until Carrington took a godawful shot on a really badly conceived possession ¯\(ツ)/¯

 

[Dokey]

Geno pointed out the “play” that may have turned the game around and it came during a timeout with UConn down 10 and it came from a player who sat the entire game. Anna called the team out for their downtrodden expressions. They ripped off 19 unanswered.

 

[housekeys]

AE offensive rebound and put back after PB missed 3. Gave UConn the lead after being down in the second half.

 

[Martin]

I like the AE steal, ball rolling down the floor, PB trailing and nails the 3 and screams.

 

[AgStatesman]

First play of the game. Paige drives right towards the baseline and hits a 12 footer swish over the outstretched hands of the Defensive Player of the Year. Message sent, "I'm on the big stage and I'm not waiting for the game to come to me tonight."

 

[Dabber]

Sure Baylor never thought they would lose when they started to pull away. Sorry that Didi got hurt. Unfortunately, that's basketball. Abrosimova, Ralph, Bird, Tuck, Samuelson. Did I miss any?

Nika

 

[Artifact]

Richard's pulled, " Muscle Injury " !

 

[veryolddog]

The Baylor player trying to pull Chrystin's short down for a foul with .8 seconds left to play.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

My biggest gripe (coming from a former official): refs swallowing the whistle in the last two minutes of a game. This was clearly on display tonight. Against both teams.

To me the worst no call of the game was Olivia getting tripped from behind by a Baylor player during a fast break. The officials were awful.

 

[JoePgh]

Not the play of the game, but one that bothers me:

In the first half, Aubrey drove hard to the basket and plowed into Didi Richards, and a charge was called. Physically, it was undoubtedly a charge -- Didi's feet were set and Aubrey hit her in the midsection.

BUT, Didi was the secondary defender (having moved from one side of the court to where she took the charge), and she was standing right in the middle of the restricted arc. Doesn't that make the play a blocking foul on her?

 

[bluedevil]

Sure Baylor never thought they would lose when they started to pull away. Sorry that Didi got hurt. Unfortunately, that's basketball. Abrosimova, Ralph, Bird, Tuck, Samuelson. Did I miss any?

Doty

 

[bluedevil]

Not the play of the game, but one that bothers me:

In the first half, Aubrey drove hard to the basket and plowed into Didi Richards, and a charge was called. Physically, it was undoubtedly a charge -- Didi's feet were set and Aubrey hit her in the midsection.

BUT, Didi was the secondary defender (having moved from one side of the court to where she took the charge), and she was standing right in the middle of the restricted arc. Doesn't that make the play a blocking foul on her?

It should....guess rules are made to be broken..

 

[vballcoach]

Doty

Sales

 

[eebmg]

First play of the game. Paige drives right towards the baseline and hits a 12 footer swish over the outstretched hands of the Defensive Player of the Year. Message sent, "I'm on the big stage and I'm not waiting for the game to come to me tonight."

There was a stat on SC that Paige had a better efficiency on contested shots than uncontested shots

 

[bballnut90]

To me the worst no call of the game was Olivia getting tripped from behind by a Baylor player during a fast break. The officials were awful.

She tripped over her own feet....I rewound it a couple times to clarify.