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South Carolina vs Mississippi St - 3/04/18

Who will win this game?

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ASweet3781 said:
South Carolina reminds me of 2008 Tennessee but not as good. Post championship hangover for most of the season. Turn it on in March led by an elite player. Like last year they are under the radar coming into March.
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Not sure what post championship hangover you're talking about...Tennessee went 36-2 against a brutal schedule and won the championship in one of the most competitive seasons in women's basketball history.

I think a better comparison is 2006 Baylor led by Sophia Young..they won the title in 2005, and had a good team in 2006, but they were not as talented as they were when they won it all. Or 2013 Stanford led by Chiney Ogwumike, they were still good and Chiney was a star, but Stanford was not nearly as strong as they were in 2012.
 
Miss ST will have only cut 4 points off of So Carolina's half time lead if So Carolina misses this shot. Might end up being two points. IMO they needed to be tied going into the 4th quarter. McCowan played major minutes with 3 fouls. She's got to play at least 5 minutes of the 4th quarter without picking up her 4th foul. A'ja Wilson scored at will because McCowan couldn't foul.
 
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If Miss St loses this game, it might end up being a good loss if there is such a thing. Won't have the pressure of being an undefeated team. One less thing to worry about. They're not playing the defense they usually do. Plus they only have two offensive rebounds so far.
 
whoa. A'ja scores a great basketball and celebrates while play is on. Has to hustle to get back in the action.

They'd be administering oxygen to Geno if she were on UConn.....
 
What sucks the most about this is that Wilson is probably now a lock for NPOY. I know there's some question about whether post-regular season play is taken into account. Regardless, I had thought that if SC had been knocked out of the SEC tournament relatively early, it would be a heavy lift for Wilson given the team's overall record. But under these circumstances, the freight train is probably unstoppable, now. Oh well, credit to Wilson, she played great today.
 
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Fat Lady is Warming UP. McCowan most likely will play the complete 2nd half and Miss St couldn't come back. 4 minutes to go with a 13 point So Carolina lead.
 
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bags27 said:
whoa. A'ja scores a great basketball and celebrates while play is on. Has to hustle to get back in the action.

They'd be administering oxygen to Geno if she were on UConn.....
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She is very proud of herself. She is sure she is NPOY, even if some of us are not convinced. :p
 
Agree that Wilson has locked in NPOY with this victory. Disappointing outing for Miss State, which certainly looks beatable.
 
Not sure how you keep South Carolina out of Lexington as the 2 seed. Blew out 3 ranked teams in 72 hours including #2 undefeated.

Miss State absolutely has a South Carolina problem. They looked defeated from the start. Terrible body language.
 
They'll probably give Wilson as the MOP. I would give it to Harris of So Carolina.
 
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ASweet3781 said:
Not sure how you keep South Carolina out of Lexington as the 2 seed. Blew out 3 ranked teams in 72 hours including #2 undefeated.

Miss State absolutely has a South Carolina problem. They looked defeated from the start. Terrible body language.
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Major implications for seeding in the tournament. SC’s win keeps them out of Albany.
 
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I'm so disappointed that SCar lost. I'm bummed.

Wait, they won?

GO A'JA. GO A'JA.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO A'JA.
 
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Congrats to SC. I was rooting against them but they thoroughly outplayed Mississippi State. Mississippi State played arguably their worst game of the season today. Rebounding was awful, McCowan was a no show, Vivians struggled, and the three point threats of her, Schaefer, and Johnson combined for 3-18 shooting from deep. On the year they shoot 40, 42, and 43% from deep. I doubt you'll see them shoot that poorly again.

Aside from that, they missed a ton of layups and just didn't look confident out there. When they play with poise and confidence, they're a much better team than South Carolina. SC definitely had the mental edge today and that was the biggest difference.

On a side note, it really is notable how significant the mental edge is when playing. SC has it over Mississippi State, but they look so defeated every time they play Connecticut. Mississippi State looked defeated today, but last year they played with so much confidence against the Huskies. Same scenario with Notre Dame/Louisville/UCONN. Louisville plays with much more confidence against Notre Dame than they did against the Huskies, and Notre Dame plays with more confidence against UCONN than they have against Louisville. Anytime heavy weights go head to head in the tournament, I think the more confident team is going to win the game, and it will likely be evident early who has the mental edge.
 
bballnut90 said:
Congrats to SC. I was rooting against them but they thoroughly outplayed Mississippi State. Mississippi State played arguably their worst game of the season today. Rebounding was awful, McCowan was a no show, Vivians struggled, and the three point threats of her, Schaefer, and Johnson combined for 3-18 shooting from deep. On the year they shoot 40, 42, and 43% from deep. I doubt you'll see them shoot that poorly again.

Aside from that, they missed a ton of layups and just didn't look confident out there. When they play with poise and confidence, they're a much better team than South Carolina. SC definitely had the mental edge today and that was the biggest difference.

On a side note, it really is notable how significant the mental edge is when playing. SC has it over Mississippi State, but they look so defeated every time they play Connecticut. Mississippi State looked defeated today, but last year they played with so much confidence against the Huskies. Same scenario with Notre Dame/Louisville/UCONN. Louisville plays with much more confidence against Notre Dame than they did against the Huskies, and Notre Dame plays with more confidence against UCONN than they have against Louisville. Anytime heavy weights go head to head in the tournament, I think the more confident team is going to win the game, and it will likely be evident early who has the mental edge.
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such a good summary. thanks!
 
bballnut90 said:
On a side note, it really is notable how significant the mental edge is when playing. SC has it over Mississippi State, but they look so defeated every time they play Connecticut. Mississippi State looked defeated today, but last year they played with so much confidence against the Huskies.
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Yeah, ain't it great? I love Dawn and her team, but I want them in the final, not MSS. I'd rather beat them in the semi's.
 
bballnut90 said:
Congrats to SC. I was rooting against them but they thoroughly outplayed Mississippi State. Mississippi State played arguably their worst game of the season today. Rebounding was awful, McCowan was a no show, Vivians struggled, and the three point threats of her, Schaefer, and Johnson combined for 3-18 shooting from deep. On the year they shoot 40, 42, and 43% from deep. I doubt you'll see them shoot that poorly again.

Aside from that, they missed a ton of layups and just didn't look confident out there. When they play with poise and confidence, they're a much better team than South Carolina. SC definitely had the mental edge today and that was the biggest difference.

On a side note, it really is notable how significant the mental edge is when playing. SC has it over Mississippi State, but they look so defeated every time they play Connecticut. Mississippi State looked defeated today, but last year they played with so much confidence against the Huskies. Same scenario with Notre Dame/Louisville/UCONN. Louisville plays with much more confidence against Notre Dame than they did against the Huskies, and Notre Dame plays with more confidence against UCONN than they have against Louisville. Anytime heavy weights go head to head in the tournament, I think the more confident team is going to win the game, and it will likely be evident early who has the mental edge.
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Wonderful summary. Having seen every MSU game this year, I can confirm that was our worst game all year. It just felt like the weight of a long season and the pressure of the winning streak finally broke them a bit. There aren't any other UConn's around. Most teams feel the weight of it all at some point.

If 32-1 was going to be the record after 33, the timing of the loss is probably not a bad thing for MSU's overall chances.
 
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