UT gets a huge break, as they lose control of the ball, it bounces around, and when they have recovered, the shot clock was reset.

Garcia to the line. Only makes 1,. 2 point lead

Looooooong 47 seconds remaining

Wiard with the foul to prevent an SMU layup. SMU makes both Fts. Tie game.

Lockett the huge teardrop deuce.

72-70 UT. Under 30 seconds.

Oh my gawd a three point dagger

!@%^%&$. Cook blocks the shot and it rolls to an open SMU player who drains the three.

Lockett hits the bucket but unsure if she got it off in time.

Does the shot count for the W?

YES!

NEVER DOUBT DAMNNITTT

BASKET IS GOOD!

74-73 UT wins.

Wowzer!

Live stats still stuck on the end of the 3rd quarter, so can't give stats.

Hannah finally had a decent game, although she made a few bad plays early, she scored 8 I think, and made a couple blocks. Cook also had another good game I thought.

Best game Sammi has played this year, as she has been MIA in pretty much all the other games, but made some big plays, although still had a hard time banging with the SMU forwards down low.

Huge minutes from Rinat who hit a big three, and had a huge block to take away a fast break layup.

Although Q still hasn't found her shot, she made the plays that were needed down the stretch.

How about tomorrow they decide not to go down by 15+ early?

I was a great third quarter comeback and the right choice to have Lockett drive to the basket at the end. Either score or draw a foul. Good coaching.

On the other side they have got to play better across the four quarters of the game. And they didn't play particularly good the last three minutes. Missed several shots, had a critical turnover and missed a foul shot all of which brought SMU back from down 7 to a tie near the end. But thanks to the drive by Lockett they survived a killer 3 with 5 seconds left. Go rockets! Would like to see a dominate performance tomorrow.

(11-24-2023 05:00 PM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  

Thanks for posting the last play. Great design and execution. Nan sit a huge pick which freed Q (and no moving screen called!) and, despite being bumped, she drove hard to the rim with a defender going for the block. Laid the ball up high on the glass before time expired, all with the left hand. Flat out terrific play!

Q ended up with 22 points, her second 20+ point game in a row.

In the 2nd game, Harvard beat NDSU, but it was closer than I expected, 69-64. The NDSU stat line looked a lot like last year's team - they dominated the boards, committed and forced tons of fouls, but shot poorly.