Final Four: Baylor vs. Oregon Preview and Game Thread
And then there were four teams remaining with a chance to win a national championship. The Baylor Lady Bears will need to get by a sharp shooting Oregon Ducks team led by a unanimous All-American, Sabrina Ionescu, to face the winner of Notre Dame and UConn. The Oregon Ducks are 33-4 on the season and on a four game winning streak. Baylor is 35-1 and currently on a 27 game winning streak.
How To Watch:
6 p.m. Friday, April 5
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Keys To The Game:
Defend the three point line
Make Sabrina Ionescu work on both ends
Feed Brown and Cox
Keep Oregon off the FT line
Protect the ball
TEAM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | OPP FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
BAYLOR | 81.5 | 47.6 | 22.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 50.3 | 31.4 | 37.8 | 68.2 |
OREGON | 85.4 | 37.9 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 50.5 | 39.5 | 41.7 | 76.6 |
Fun Facts:
Oregon’s bench is as deep as a thin crust at Shorty’s
Oregon will be 3108 miles from home
Baylor will be 1160 miles from home
COMMON OPPONENTS | BAYLOR | OREGON |
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | 72-66 (W) | 87-79 (W), 63-53 (W) |
ARIZONA STATE | 65-59 (W) | 77-71 (W), 66-59 (W) |
STANFORD | 63-68 (L) | 88-48 (W), 57-64 (L) |
CAL | 102-63 (W) | 105-82 (W) |
Oregon hasn’t travelled outside of the state in almost four weeks since the Pac 12 tournament, while Baylor travelled to Greensboro, North Carolina for their Regional.
PATH TO FINAL FOUR | BAYLOR | OREGON |
1st Round | Abilene Christian 95-38 | Portland State 78-40 |
2nd Round | Cal 102-63 | Indiana 91-68 |
Sweet 16 | #15 South Carolina 93-68 | South Dakota State 63-53 |
Elite 8 | #8 Iowa 85-53 | Mississippi State 88-84 |