Game thread

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[BigBird]

Shepard has improved her game over last year. How many more Mabreys are there? Sheesh!

 

[oldude]

I was wondering who would run the point for ND with Thompson not starting. The answer appears to be Mabrey.

 

[Kaizen]

No 3 sec on Shepard at all ...?

 

[JustinesGuy]

Great atmosphere live. Place is rocking. NC great start

 

[oldude]

UConn needs to pound the ball inside where they have a big advantage

 

[BigBird]

Not going so great at this moment...

 

[JordyG]

Z time.

 

[oldude]

Pheesa big at both ends

 

[TitleTown]

UConn needs to pound the ball inside where they have a bid advantage

Hard to do when ND is sagging and clogging the paint. They don't have to extend because Williams hasn't proven she can make a foul line jump shot.

 

[Vowelguy]

Great move by CD.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Crystal Dangerfield for 3!!! 20-18 :49 1st

 

[nwhoopfan]

First TO of the game for ND according to the box score. Pretty incredible considering how many TO's UConn has been forcing this year.

 

[CL82]

Intentional?

 

[HoopsFan21]

Intentional?

Thought the same thing

 

[Orangutan]

2 plays in a row with turnovers trying to get it to Nelson. Ugh.

 

[nwhoopfan]

2 in a row now. So much of the Huskies dominance this year has been because of live ball TO's and run outs for easy buckets.

 

[HoopsFan21]

22-18 end 1st

 

[ochoopsfan]

Baskets in the Paint after 1
Irish - 4
UConn - 4

 

[nwhoopfan]

No points for Ogunbowale and Young. You'd think that would indicate ND wasn't in this game.

 

[TitleTown]

No 3 sec on Shepard at all ...?

Shepard camps out in the lane.

 

[Dillon77]

2 plays in a row with turnovers trying to get it to Nelson. Ugh.

Would not be surprised to see Kat back in at start of second quarter for very much that reason.

 

[VAMike23]

Marisa off the bench with some coaching for Collier at the quarter end buzzer --

By the look on her face you'd almost think Napheesa had been loafing

 

[oldude]

Credit to MM for getting Shepard to change her game. She's not hanging around the arc looking to shoot 3's, but is mixing it up inside where she's clearly needed.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Can't confirm it but sure looks like Aliyah Boston sitting to Paige Bueckers' right behind the bench.