Good Upsets! UConn (hard to be an underdog when you’re seeded #1)! Oregon (a genuine surprise)!
Showdowns tonight.
I’ll be watching Baylor/Oregon. Oregon is an unknown quantity and Baylor beat us by 11 on January 3rd. The story of that game is UConn couldn’t shoot worth a damn. They led by a basket at the tip and then it was pure Vettel- the view is always the same.
Same thrashing Baylor gave us, we gave Notre Dame and there’s no reason to expect any different tonight.
Be amazing if this motley crew was the next National Champion.
Regional Final Results
| Seed | School | Record | Score | Seed | School | Record | Score | Region |
| 1 | Baylor | 34 – 1 | 85 | 2 | Iowa | 29 – 7 | 53 | South |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 33 – 3 | 84 | 2 | * Oregon | 33 – 4 | 88 | West |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 33 – 3 | 84 | 2 | Stanford | 31 – 5 | 68 | Midwest |
| 1 | Louisville | 32 – 4 | 73 | 2 | * Connecticut | 35 – 2 | 80 | East |
Tonight’s National Semifinal
| Time | Network | Seed | School | Record | Region | Seed | School | Record | Region |
| 7:00 pm | ESPN2 | 1 | Baylor | 34 – 1 | South | 2 | Oregon | 33 – 4 | West |
| 9:00 pm | ESPN2 | 1 | Notre Dame | 33 – 3 | Midwest | 2 | Connecticut | 35 – 2 | East |
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End of 1st quarter:
#2 Oregon 15 – #1 Baylor 19
Halftime:
#2 Oregon 34 – #1 Baylor 33
The Baylor coach, Kim Mulkey, who crouches on the sidelines like Muffie, is wearing a red pantsuit with a white top and inappropriate high heals
Oregon coach Kelly Graves, a tall bald gentleman, is wearing a white polo shirt with the Oregon logo, dark slacks and sensible shoes for court side
ESPN2 Halftime commentators:
Andy Landers is wearing a dark brown jacket with red/brown squares and solid red/brown tie and a white shirt
Marin Taylor is wearing a white sleeveless v-necked sheath
Nell Fortner is wearing a mint green long loose sleeved v-necked top and understated hoop earrings that are hardly noticeable
End of the 3rd quarter
#2 Oregon 55 – #1 Baylor 56
The Oregon Ducks have the best 3-point shooting in the nation, 41.7 percent, and it shows. The lead and change back and forth since the start of the game. This is their first trip to the Final Four.
This is Baylor’s first trip to the Final Four since winning the national title in 2012. While the team seemed to breeze through the play-offs, they are now getting a workout from a rookie team.
Final
#2 Oregon 67 – #1 Baylor 72
At the end of the 1sst quarter:
#2 UConn 16 – #1 Notre Dame 10
Halftime:
#2 UConn 30 – #1 Notre Dame 29
Muffie is wearing a slightly below the knee leopard print skirt with a satin long sleeved light brown blouse with the usual inappropriate high heels. It’s a basketball game, not a cocktail party
Geno always looks well groomed and dressed for a basketball games, dark slacks, white shirt, no tie and a dark grey jacket with the UConn pin.
At the end of the 3rd quarter:
#2 UConn 53 – #1 Notre Dame 52
Final
#2 UConn 76 – #1 Notre Dame 81