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Message: [QUOTE="fireford, post: 4008047, member: 11088"] A couple of things to add to this if I may: 1) If it was simple as chalking it up to not being capable of beating a good team from a loaded conference because the BE had Uconn unprepared, then Uconn would have lost to Iowa. Iowa came into the game playing lights out and the Big 10 showed how deep a conference they were in the tournament. Clark didn't have her best game but the other Iowa starters picked up the slack for her. The final margin of 20 was deceiving as Iowa battled Uconn tough most of the way until it go away from them in the final few minutes. The difference between that game and the AZ game was Uconn was more mentally and strategically prepared than they were for AZ. 2) I agree Uconn started out the AZ game in "deer of headlights" mode but as the game went on they did make some runs and got the game within two possessions at least on a few occasions. AZ had the mental toughness to sustain Uconn's runs. Uconn also had some hasty and unnecessary fouls towards the end of the game instead of trying to make the stop as there was still enough time to mount a comeback without sending AZ to the line and hoping they miss. This resulted in some "free points" for AZ so instead of Uconn being down only 5 or so with the ball and causing AZ to start playing nervously, the lead would be back up to 7 allowing AZ to breathe easier and play with a little more poise. To me that was just as crucial as the missed Uconn layups and FT that are often brought up. [/QUOTE]

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