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Whoa! I thought Minnesota was dead in the water, but they forced OT against Ohio St.
 
Iowa and Rutgers agreed to take the 4th quarter off? Hawkeyes outscore them 9-6 in the final frame. Iowa wins 55-43. Olsen scored 27 but I think she was blanked in Q4. She had 19 at the half.
 
Ole Miss pounded Arkansas 89-50. I do feel bad for Neighbors. He's a likable guy. Just a disastrous season.
 
Was at State Miami game - State looked sluggish. I know Wes said Saniya was dealing with some sickness before the FSU game, made me wonder if others have had symptoms or something. Saniya, Azaiah and Zoe all looked sluggish to me.

Was impressed with Miami’s ball movement. Haley Cavinder can ball. She never stops moving with or without the ball. Her sister .. not quite as impressive. Natalia Marshall scored 17 and was 3-3 from 3 including one desperation heave from nba range at the end of a shot clock. Interestingly she was 0-1 from 3 during her years at ND and now leads miami with 38% 3 point shooting on the season. Was she not allowed to shoot it at ND or is that just something she’s worked on this off season?

Overall State continues to play down to competition at times. Clemson, Davidson, Pitt, Wake, Miami - games that shouldn’t be so close State has messed around and made it way more interesting than it should be.

Hope they lock in for the baby blues this weekend.
 
Wow. I've been halfway watching Montana St. @ Weber St. I just realized there is NOBODY in the arena. I think I counted about 12 fans. I've never seen an arena that empty before. Sad. (okay, covid era doesn't count)
 
Is McMiller injured or suspended again for Rutgers?
 
Illinois beat Penn St., improved to 10-4 in the B1G. Tough finish though. Nebraska, @UCLA, @USC, Michigan.
 
bballnut90 said:
@nwhoopfan I think we agreed Taylor Jones hasn't improved much in college, but I'll retract that statement after watching her today and vs. Texas. She's absolutely dominated Clara Strack today and had a great game against SC too. Also a monster game vs. Tennessee. Earlier in her career I don't think she always produced against good teams but she's been showing up big time in SEC play this season.
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Taylor for sure has been inconsistent at Texas; struggles against quicker more athletic post players who can match her strength. She hasn't always been healthy, so it's hard to know how a healthy Taylor would have performed/improved if not dealing with injuries. This offseason and season have been her healthiest for sure.
 
southie said:
Taylor for sure has been inconsistent at Texas; struggles against quicker more athletic post players who can match her strength. She hasn't always been healthy, so it's hard to know how a healthy Taylor would have performed/improved if not dealing with injuries. This offseason and season have been her healthiest for sure.
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IIRC she was dealing with injuries most of her time at Oregon St. as well. Mostly shoulder.
 
Pretty crazy, 3 OT games going on simultaneously. 2 from the WCC and Vandy-Mississippi St.
 
San Diego gets their first conference win, in OT @ Pacific. Meanwhile Gonzaga came back from 4 down the last 2:37 of regulation, beat Oregon St. in Corvallis in OT. Huge game for Ejim. Bad weather conditions kept the size of the crowd significantly limited.
 
Vandy letting one slip away. Down 8 in 2 OT, hosting Mississippi St.
 
FanInNC said:
Hope they lock in for the baby blues this weekend.
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I'm confident there will be lots of red in the blue seats Sunday.

That must have been Miami's best shooting game of the season last night. Until the 4th quarter, almost everything they were putting up was going in, from both short range and long range. I hadn't really watched much of Miami until last night and I kept wondering how they lost by 40+ to Duke and had lost so many games.

Says a lot about the character of NC State, tho: on nights when you're not shooting well and the other team is hot, you have to come up with ways to counter that to get the win and that's what they did last night. After a string of games when the Wolfpack Women looked like a well-oiled machine.
 
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With one half in the books both NAU and GCU protecting the home court. The Jacks are scoring 46 first half points) but the inability to defend Portland State shooting 52% does not bode well for Boise.

Down in Phoenix the Lopes are extending the streak to 21, leading by 13 at the half.
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Regarding NAU and GCU

Do any of the Western mid-majors have a chance at an at-large bid?

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LETTERL said:
I'm confident there will be lots of red in the blue seats Sunday.

That must have been Miami's best shooting game of the season last night. Until the 4th quarter, almost everything they were putting up was going in, from both short range and long range. I hadn't really watched much of Miami until last night and I kept wondering how they lost by 40+ to Duke and had lost so many games.

Says a lot about the character of NC State, tho: on nights when you're not shooting well and the other team is hot, you have to come up with ways to counter that to get the win and that's what they did last night. After a string of games when the Wolfpack Women looked like a well-oiled machine.
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Well I will say Duke routinely trounces the bottom half of the league whereas State plays much more competitive games for whatever reason. Partly I think State doesn't lock in on defense against lesser opponents and luckily it hasn't bitten them yet, but I wish they had more results like against VT and BC where they just take full control and get the back ups some burn.

Another part I think is just the style of play. Duke loves to get up in you and press up on you, speed you up and force you to play fast. Bad teams and teams without good athletic guards can get super flustered in those situations and just not ever get comfortable. State doesn't play that way. Wes has always preferred making other teams hit jumpers, going under screens as a general rule, not fouling, not forcing action. He wants to dominate the glass and not be giving up shots at the rim or at the free throw line. That sort of more passive style of defense sometimes works against us I think when a team is hot. But I won't argue with it, rebounding wins games, and Wes certainly knows how to win games. There are times when I wish we'd extend our defensive pressure a little more, particularly against lesser opponents.

But...if you are a Wolfpack men's fan as well then you know the negative of pressing up on teams at times too. Can be a foul fest and lay up line against quality guards.

Also I did hear that Miami's team had been sick and wasn't 100% in that game.
 
Hey hey hoop fans - five top 25 teams playing today, 2 BE games, and 11 games featuring conference undefeated.

Keep an eye out for the games shaded in aqua - two close ones and two first matchups.

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bballnut90 said:
Who do you think falls to a 3 out of USC/UCONN/LSU?
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None..... Connecticut is entrenched as the 7th team, USC has a shot at a first seed with a win over the Bruins and the tigers borrowing a total collapse would slot in as the eighth team
 
Arizona schools all with a 2:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time tip on ESPN Plus.

NAU with a late season pink out and t-shirt giveaway. Sophie Glancy coming off a 21 point double double Tuesday night. The Jack's need to ignite Leia Beattie if they have any hope in the tournament in Boise against the Bobcats. They just need to look for her a little more so she can regain her stroke..

Lopes have a great matchup as they attempt to extend their NCAA leading streak to 22 wins. UT Arlington is coming off an upset loss to the Lancers so it'll be very interesting to see how this game develops.

The Sun Devils are ready to get pounded by the Utes. This game has an incentive as the first 100 fans get a James Harden bobblehead doll. Bobblehead is an appropriate giveaway for Natasha Adairs squad as they extend their losing streak to 11 with this home loss. As they notch their 18th loss the rebuild reflects the moxie of the nice coach from Delaware in 2021 CAA coach of the year. Look for the Devils to top 20 fouls, 20 turnovers, and give up at least 10-3 pointers as Adair resolutely supports her teams relentless refusal to defend the three line.

Down in the dirty t the kitties host Maddie Connor and TCU. The kitties Losers of three out of their last four are appreciative of the chance to have pounded adairs squad to avoid the four game losing streak his primed. I'm wondering how former Kitty Connor will perform in front of her former coach and team. Might she hit 5 threes? No one expects Barnes to figure out a way to beat TCU although I suspect there will be 7-8,000 fans in McKale. Who do my way of thinking deserve a better product on the floor. Over under is Cunningham collects her a third foul in the first half.

Wonder if the kitty fans will give Prince a bit of hazing over the recent revelations? More to the point will those distractions impact Prince's ability to school Cunningham?

And inquiring minds want to know how Beh will perform against a talented well coached top 15 opponent. Let's face it TCU plays a different game than ASU.

So Arizona schools should go 2 and 2 this afternoon as the Jacks and Lopes continue their winning ways and the two large State schools accelerate a trajectory that in one case is mediocre and the other is a disaster looking for a rebuild.
 
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