Mississippi State vs UCONN Final Four Game Thread

[TheRef]

Here we go. Winner faces South Carolina on Sunday.

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

Got to start fast and keep up with them. Can't come out nervous and slow.

[Coach007]

We win this by 7

[WSOPdawg]

We win this by 7

That would be awesome!!! Let's go Dogs!!!

[I_Spy]

Bet on State

[GTHOM]

Hoping for the best but not expecting much

[TheRef]

Here we go

[WSOPdawg]

I'm sorry but all the UCONN love pre-game is making me wanna puke!

[WSOPdawg]

Time for VV to go off for her best game of the season.

[RocketDawg]

Don't think we ever had a lead last year. So we have a "first".

And McCowan is making those short shots! Good sign.

[WSOPdawg]

Bullsh!t call on Mccowen's 2nd!!!

[LC Dawg]

Great. There goes McCowan. Okorie has to step up here.

[Liverpooldawg]

The refs will decide this game. The second one in T was bull crap.

[RocketDawg]

We're playing much more relaxed and aggressively than last year. Getting some fouls, but playing hard.

[Bothrops]

This seems like the National Champion game.

[RocketDawg]

Better blocking than in a lot of football games I've seen ....

[GTHOM]

4 fouls already haha the rig is on

[LC Dawg]

Their quickness is hurting us but the pace of the game may favor us with our depth. We look confident.

[Cloak]

Looks like we have Uconn with a side of refs for dinner tonight. Time for the Dawgs to eat

[Liverpooldawg]

4 fouls already haha the rig is on

They won't allow 2 sEC schools in the title game. They will also do everything they can to keep UCONN alive.

[WSOPdawg]

damn missed a walk and an over the back foul on the rebound on uconn

[RocketDawg]

We just got a call on that backcourt. Actually, I think the officiating has been pretty fair so far. Missed the call on McCowan but otherwise a lot better than we're used to.

[RocketDawg]

That shoujld be a flagrant on Nurse.

[LC Dawg]

That was flagrant!

[TheRef]

Rebounds favor MSU: 14-5

[RocketDawg]

Geno looks worried for the first time

[WSOPdawg]

Holy cow - we're up by 9 after the 1st 22-13

[Liverpooldawg]

That was a flagrant head shot an an ejections in FOOTBALL.

[LC Dawg]

Hell yeah! I guess UConn knows we came to play!

[msstate7]

Outstanding start, ladies. Oh and you've got to love dak

[parabrave]

OK Refs thats the way its gonna be. Time to send in Blair to set some screens.

[BeardoMSU]

These girls ain't scared!

[WSOPdawg]

Did y'all notice the crowd applause at the end of the qtr? The longer we hang around, we'll pick the SC and Stanford fans, which could get interesting.

[Bothrops]

I'm gonna be nervous as hell in the second half

[ElectroDawg]

These Dawgs came to play. The state fans are in the house.

[RocketDawg]

Great rebounding and getting the points after.

[RocketDawg]

Holy cow. 3 at the buzzer.

[WSOPdawg]

we up 14 & the crowd going wild

[RocketDawg]

And a charge!

[WSOPdawg]

and theres the refs with a cheap one of VV

[msstate7]

Dumb foul there

[starkvegasdawg]

Wish we'd quit settling for so many 3's.

[RocketDawg]

Haha. Vivians over Samuelson!

[starkvegasdawg]

Refs 17ing us.

[RocketDawg]

DD and MSU got scrod.

[Goldendawg]

The fix is in with the refs.

[LC Dawg]

Screw job on Dillingham. Great to hear the crowd's displeasure.

[LC Dawg]

We're in their head now. We need to stay aggressive.

[msstate7]

We aren't backing down. If anything, they're rattled

[starkvegasdawg]

VV gonna shoot 3-30 this game.

[RocketDawg]

Here comes Blair.

[RocketDawg]

We need to score again

[starkvegasdawg]

Need to end this run and get some momentum back.

[msstate7]

Gotta keep an 8-10 point lead till half.

[mparkerfd20]

We getting sloppy and uconn making us pay now

[WSOPdawg]

Seems like UCONN girls are trying to get rough with their screens

[Irondawg]

Uconn putting the clamps down on defense. Going to have to penetrate and hope get some calls or offensive rebounds

[Goldendawg]

Need to VV out for a while. Volume shooting will kill us against them.

[LC Dawg]

Need to end this UConn run quickly. I think the timeout will help us.

[sleepy dawg]

We need to score again

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/25/253c10c737cf1e4e989b6c385a1bc6623f327e4c29702ba6fd 4f625c27d20614.jpg

[Bothrops]

Refs are not gonna let us continue to play defense in the 3rd and 4th. We need to get points almost every time.

[Floridawg]

Where's Mcowan?

[Coach007]

UConn, to their credit, has stepped it up on defense over the past 3 minutes. They finally got mad. What we have to do is attack the inside.

[WSOPdawg]

ok, they keep bringing up last year's blowout so much that I'm ready for Krammer Robertson's mom to get air time now, and I never thought I'd say that!

[RocketDawg]

Where's Mcowan?

Has two early fouls so she's sitting a while. Probably til the 3rd quarter.

[WSOPdawg]

Bam, open 3 for VV

[Goldendawg]

UConn fans rmind me of KY in BB and bama in FB. Now have 3 programs to hate.

[RocketDawg]

Geno needs to get a T. Too much jawing with the ref.

[RocketDawg]

That was an offensive foul

[WSOPdawg]

Morgan was there, that was a charge & refs went the other way with it

[TheRef]

That actually was a good blocking foul. You must establish position BEFORE the player leaves the ground. Morgan had not established position by then.

[RocketDawg]

Looks ilke we'll have a lead at halftime. Very surprising.

[TheRef]

HALFTIME

Mississippi State 36
UConn 28

[WSOPdawg]

OUTSTANDING 1st half!!! Way to go Bulldogs!!!

[RocketDawg]

And I think we picked up a lot of new fans tonight too.

[Reason2succeed]

SHOCK THE WORLD BABY!!!!

[Bothrops]

Wow... let's keep this up!

5-3 we get the series win in Oxfart!

[WSOPdawg]

UCONN has only trailed 3 times at the half during their 111-game winning streak, tonight is the 4th time they trail at the half.

Time to end their winning streak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LC Dawg]

Great first half. Keep the pressure on in the 2nd half. We can do this.

[RocketDawg]

This is a monumental effort, even if we wind up losing. You don't see teams playing this hard and this focused very often.

[EdDawg]

I don't see how it's a shooting foul if the ball has already left the player's hand when they are fouled. If that's in the rule book that's something that needs to be changed.

[WSOPdawg]

We need to win the 3rd quarter and not have a repeat of the Baylor game. Man I'd love to hear Coach Schaefer's halftime speech.

[Bothrops]

This is a monumental effort, even if we wind up losing. You don't see teams playing this hard and this focused very often.

This! Let's win it tonight

[RocketDawg]

We need to win the 3rd quarter and not have a repeat of the Baylor game. Man I'd love to hear Coach Schaefer's halftime speech.

You probably will after the game's over. Or maybe before.

[Goldendawg]

Need to start the 3rd like we did the 1st!

[WSOPdawg]

SHOCK THE WORLD BABY!!!!

I like that, Reason. SHOCK THE WORLD BABY!!!!!!!!

[Dawg61]

Holy shit!!!

[TheRef]

UConn fans on the NCAAW subreddit are now just going after our intelligence. They're scared right now.

[Coach007]

You may not see Mcowan until 4th. UCONN is not able to defend well when she is in.

[ElectroDawg]

The UCONN fans in my section are silent

[BeardoMSU]

Halftime speech time.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_iKg7nutNY

[Coach007]

I expect UCONN to come out violent.

[WSOPdawg]

I expect UCONN to come out violent.

Yeah I commented how I thought they were already starting to try and bully our players, getting physical and rough. We just need to punch them in the mouth right off the bat with a couple of 3s to extend the lead.

[RocketDawg]

UConn fans on the NCAAW subreddit are now just going after our intelligence. They're scared right now.

How can they tell if we're intelligent or not?

[Goldendawg]

I'll take a victory over UConn tonight and over USC tomorrow over a FB win over bama for the next 10 years (well, maybe 5!) Hail State!

[tcdog70]

VV gonna shoot 3-30 this game.

Really? That some negative shit. Sheis playing her ass off

[GTHOM]

Man I wish our football team would come out and play as hard as this bunch has against bama. Punch their asses in the mouth

[GTHOM]

I'll take a victory over UConn tonight and over USC tomorrow over a FB win over bama for the next 10 years (well, maybe 5!) Hail State!

no

[TheRef]

How can they tell if we're intelligent or not?

They can't. They're using the Mississippi stereotypes to attack us.

[RocketDawg]

I expect UCONN to come out violent.


Let's hope it doesn't get worse. They were violent enough in the first half and got away with it. Nurse (I think) probably should have been ejected from the game with her over-the-top foul.

[WSOPdawg]

Time to end the dynasty's run, c'mob Bulldogs, let's outscore'm this half and win this 17n game!!!

[RocketDawg]

Wish they'd show the game instead of an interview to start the half. We scored with no comment.

[RocketDawg]

Momentum doesn't feel good right now ....

[Activated Alpha]

Is it easier for women to score 3s? I feel like every time they throw one up it scores

[msstate7]

We are on the ropes

[lastmajordog]

BS blocking foul..

[Dawg61]

Really need Vivians to stop playing like shit

[starkvegasdawg]

If we can weather this storm and make a run they'll buckle under the pressure.

[WSOPdawg]

we need answer with a run to close out this quarter and regain a little momentum

[RocketDawg]

Is it easier for women to score 3s? I feel like every time they throw one up it scores

Yeah, it seems that way to me. They don't seem to do well on layups unless they're uncontested, but do pretty good on the 3s. Just sorta throw the ball in the air and hope on layups and short shots when there's someone in their face.

[Liverpooldawg]

Our energy isn't what it was in the 1st half.

[LC Dawg]

Just stay aggressive and play good D. We knew they'd make a run. Need to get the 3rd foul on a couple of their girls.

[Goldendawg]

Gotta get them in foul trouble. We have to score consistently and keep them away from runs.

[Coach007]

The answer is in the game Mcowan.


It changes how UConn has to play. Now the team has to score, and we are cold

[RocketDawg]

Our energy isn't what it was in the 1st half.

I think our energy is still there. UConn just woke up some at halftime.

[EdDawg]

Yeah, it seems that way to me. They don't seem to do well on layups unless they're uncontested, but do pretty good on the 3s. Just sorta throw the ball in the air and hope on layups and short shots when there's someone in their face.

Lot more time for shooting practice when you're not worried about being flashy with a dunk.

[Irondawg]

Boy Uconn is just textbook on offense and defense. They almost never take a bad shot and we are struggling to get any kind of shot, much less a good one

[RocketDawg]

The answer is in the game Mcowan.


It changes how UConn has to play. Now the team has to score, and we are cold

Looks like she's back in the game now. Gonna have to be careful not to foul though.

[Dawg61]

Dude take Vivians out the game she is killing us

[Goldendawg]

VV's volume shooting is hurting us.

[RocketDawg]

Lot more time for shooting practice when you're not worried about being flashy with a dunk.


I don't understand why McCowan can't dunk. She can almost reach the rim flatfooted.

[WSOPdawg]

we got knocked down, but we getting up off the deck now

[RocketDawg]

SC fans rooting for us. Maybe some SEC loyalty, but they don't want to play UConn in the campionship game. And that's OK with me.

[WSOPdawg]

weak foul call on chapel

[RocketDawg]

Dak doesn't like the officiating. :)

[msstate7]

We've got heart, but we can't prevent them getting good looks. Unless that changes quickly, we aren't winning this game

[Statecoachingblows**]

Dak waving in disagreement-gonna be tough but these ladies can win this.

[LC Dawg]

We need to go inside every possession on offense.

[Coach007]

Like I said... Mcowan is the difference in this game.

[RocketDawg]

They outscored us by 8 in the quarter but we can still win this thing.

[Dawg61]

Whatever happens this has been a phenomenal game!

[Irondawg]

UConn 8-12 that half.

[Statecoachingblows**]

The uconn love fest is nauseating

[Coach007]

She alone forces them to play differently on offense and defense. We need her to produce points though

[WSOPdawg]

Like I said... Mcowan is the difference in this game.

Agree, even though we got her back in the 3rd qtr, she might as well have been on the bench b/c we didn't try to go in to her. Hopefully that'll change in the 4th.

[WSOPdawg]

10 minutes away from playing for the National Championship. Get'm Dogs!!! Let's find a way to outscore UCONN by 1 this qtr.

[RocketDawg]

I wish Nurse would foul out. I've developed a dislike for her.

[RocketDawg]

Hate to be negative, but how can you airball from 5 feet??

[WSOPdawg]

we need to break the ice and get a bucket

[RocketDawg]

William!!

[RocketDawg]

William's going to be one big bruise by the tiem the game's over.

[msstate7]

Man, we've really missed an opportunity to stretch this lead out some last few mins

[LC Dawg]

Williams is a dirty player.

[mparkerfd20]

We can't shoot for shit

[msstate7]

Big basket

[RocketDawg]

Finally a basket. Dak's having a heckuva time tonight too.

[msstate7]

Just hold the damn ball

[msstate7]

Need a basket here

[RocketDawg]

Yes yes! Got a little rally going now.

[Dawg61]

Ohhhh Vivians with the spin move!!! nice!!

[LC Dawg]

Coach Schaefer is coaching his ass off!

[msstate7]

Please get a stop here.

[msstate7]

Coach Schaefer is coaching his ass off!

He's outstanding.

[WSOPdawg]

Inside of 4 minutes with a 4pt lead, keep on playing your hearts out Bulldogs!!!

[LC Dawg]

I hope we see McCowan on the floor after the break just so we know she's ok.

[starkvegasdawg]

We've taken their best shot. Now time to finish this. Get tough.

[Apoplectic]

We got the mo don't f it up. Put rojo in

[mparkerfd20]

Bring in fresh legs and pressure the hell out of them.

[RocketDawg]

It's getting a little never-wracking now ....

[Statecoachingblows**]

Why is the clock in slow mo????

[Goldendawg]

Need to run the O through the post the rest of the game. Foul them out. Hope VV can avoid the 5th foul.

[msstate7]

Damn they good

[mparkerfd20]

TV timeout killed our momentum

[msstate7]

And just like that, we down... score or lose

[RocketDawg]

Down 1 now. Wasn't that a foul??

[Statecoachingblows**]

Wow

[msstate7]

Don't wait till 6 seconds left on shot clock to run offense here, vic

[Goldendawg]

Female announcer calling UConn players by their 1st names and look at the difference in free throws!

[LC Dawg]

Go inside.

[WSOPdawg]

bam!!! defensive stop now!!!

[RocketDawg]

VV 3, we up by 1. One minute to go.

[LC Dawg]

Huge shot by VV! Let's get a stop right here!

[Coach007]

Friggin refs... that was the worse call ever

[Statecoachingblows**]

Play some D! and not that Sirmon kind! Come on ladies.

[msstate7]

Female announcer calling UConn players by their 1st names and look at the difference in free throws!

I thought it was a bad call, but the announcer wouldn't let it go like she was personally upset with it. That's garbage

[WSOPdawg]

damn, u don't call that foul!!!!! C'mon u 17n ref

[msstate7]

Can't believe we go over the back there. Dang

[RocketDawg]

OK. We should have the last shot. Score here at the right time and we have it.

[msstate7]

I'm so proud of our women's basketball program

[Coach007]

William was tripped and they allowed that as a steal.

[LC Dawg]

Wow. That's all I can say right now.

[msstate7]

I get VV a shot here

[RocketDawg]

I get VV a got here

I think so. She's shooting pretty well tonight. Maybe even draw a foul.

[RocketDawg]

OT. I don't like that. But ... maybe.

[Statecoachingblows**]

Other way around that's called a foul.

[mparkerfd20]

Horrible drive. You have to pass that

[msstate7]

Uconn made a champion stop there

[LC Dawg]

Keep attacking. We have more players than they do.

[Statecoachingblows**]

Ironic that it was tied at 60?**

[msstate7]

She's taking over.

[WSOPdawg]

someone gotta take over now

[mparkerfd20]

Vv fouled out. :(

[RocketDawg]

Fortunate that she missed two foul shots. Still tied.

[Activated Alpha]

Should have been over the back

[RocketDawg]

We make 2 foul shots.

[msstate7]

Who are the 2 uconn fans (women) they keep showing?

[RocketDawg]

Who are the 2 uconn fans (women) they keep showing?

Ex players, but I don't know who they are. All Americans.

[Activated Alpha]

Can we please score

[LC Dawg]

You gotta love Dak. He's as True Maroon as anybody.

[msstate7]

I'm gonna go to some women's games next year.

[Statecoachingblows**]

Dak in the stands, we got this

[msstate7]

Come on lil Vic

[WSOPdawg]

what the??? are u serious???

[RocketDawg]

DD gave her a wallop. Don't think it was intentional though.

[msstate7]

And we're gonna lose bc of that

[mparkerfd20]

That's horse shit

[LC Dawg]

If they call a flagrant on that they can go **** themselves.

[Quaoarsking]

If they call this a tech like 2 minutes later, the fix is in.

[Activated Alpha]

What happened? Y'all are way ahead

[Activated Alpha]

Oh I see now

[WSOPdawg]

fake acting job

[lastmajordog]

I have NEVER heard announcers so bias......ever....

[Quaoarsking]

What happened? Y'all are way ahead

They're looking at a play from a while ago to decide whether to call a tech retroactively.

[RocketDawg]

And we're gonna lose bc of that

Afraid so. That was nowhere near as bad as when Nurse decked William in the first half.

[LC Dawg]

I'm gonna smash my tv if they call this.

[RocketDawg]

Not sure she actually hit Samuelson

[Statecoachingblows**]

Nothing about that was intentional.

[WSOPdawg]

we always get screwed!!!

[RocketDawg]

I'm gonna smash my tv if they call this.

Start smashing

[LC Dawg]

**** these mother****ers. **** them. **** them. **** them.

[RocketDawg]

What a way to lose a game.

[Liverpooldawg]

Refs had to bail mighty Ucon out. And they did.

[RocketDawg]

Yes

[WSOPdawg]

stop showing those 1 ****in bitches and stay on the court!!!

[Statecoachingblows**]

Karma dammit! We got this after being screwed

[msstate7]

**** women's basketball! I'm proud of our women but this is garbage. Even if it's the right call, you don't wait that long where we have like no shot to answer.

[LC Dawg]

Karma needs to take over now.

[RocketDawg]

How many time outs does UConn get???

[WSOPdawg]

come on somebody make a game winning shot

[Liverpooldawg]

Hey UConn, without your refs you lose this game.

[WSOPdawg]

boooyah!!!!!!!

[RocketDawg]

Holy crapola. We won!!

[msstate7]

Boom

[Activated Alpha]

No way!!

[Goldendawg]

We deserved that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Statecoachingblows**]

NO 17n way!!!!! MO Mo MO MO!!!!

[RocketDawg]

Good gosh almighty!!

[Statecoachingblows**]

Holy shit

[RocketDawg]

Gonna save this recording for sure!

[mparkerfd20]

Holy ****ing shit we did it!

[Liverpooldawg]

Morgan William. Legend

[LC Dawg]

Karma bitches!!!!

[WSOPdawg]

I love a good dogpile!!!

[sandwolf]

How ****ing awesome was that?

[RocketDawg]

We probably won't even score against SC. :)

[msstate7]

Hats off to uconn's girls... they're awesome and that's what makes this so sweet

[RocketDawg]

Anybody reading the UConn board?

[starkvegasdawg]

Bulldogs the better breed than huskies.

[WinningIsRelentless]

F@@@ those officials. Hail State and I still want to go find those f@@@ers and go off on them

[Duckdog]

Hats off to uconn's girls... they're awesome and that's what makes this so sweet

No way **** those shitbirds