Syracuse at #2 Notre Dame (ACC Network, 7pm ET)

[Plebe]

Just got underway. Available on ESPN3/watchESPN:
Syracuse vs. #2 Notre Dame (W Basketball)

Syracuse point guard Tiana Mangakahia, who is leading the nation in assists, is a fun player to watch.

Notre Dame tries to re-find its groove after some subpar outings before Christmas.

 

[Phil]

Runs.

After ND up 15-8, Syr scores 7 straight

Then ND scores 7 straight

 

[Plebe]

Syracuse is keeping it close. ND leads 42-38 at the half. Mangakahia has 11 points and 4 assists, but also 5 turnovers.

Surprisingly, despite a height disadvantage, Syracuse is outrebounding ND 27-17.

 

[Kaizen]

The girl from Australia is pretty good, just a sophomore.

 

[Geew1992]

One of the announcers said he doesn’t know if he’s seen a more alert defensive player than Thompson. He must not watch a lot of WBB

 

[Plebe]

Syracuse just doesn't have the size in the front court. Shepard starting to have her way under the bucket.

But man, is Mangakahia of Syracuse fun to watch. Such great vision and ability to find her open teammates. She's threatening to put up a triple-double right now, with 16 points, 7 assists, and 8 rebounds. She's also got 7 turnovers, but her game has so much upside.

 

[Plebe]

ND pulls away for a comfortable win.

Meanwhile, Louisville and Ga Tech going down to the wire. Louisville is up 2 with 23 seconds to play, but Ga Tech has the ball with a chance to tie or go ahead.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Conference games will expose some teams.

 

[Plebe]

Georgia Tech tied the game with an offensive board and putback with about 6 seconds to play. But then Myisha Hines-Allen got the go-ahead bucket with less than 2 seconds to play on a driving layup.