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Championship Game: Baylor vs. Notre Dame Preview & Game Thread

April 6, 2019
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The reason everyone plays the game arrives Sunday April 7 in Amalie Arena. The Baylor Lady Bears will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a battle between two of the top programs over the past 15 years. Both have two national titles during that time and this will be a game of strength on strength in the paint and perimeter. Baylor is 36-1 and Notre Dame is 35-3 on the season with Baylor having a 28 game winning streak and Notre Dame with a 14 game winning streak on the line.

How To Watch:

Sunday, April 7, 5 p.m.

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Keys To The Game:

Make Arike Ogunbowale play both ends

Protect the ball

Keep Ogunbowale in front of the defender

Juicy and Chloe need to hit from outside to open up the lane

Make Mabry move off the 3pt line where over 57% of her shots are taken and over 40% made

TEAM PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT% OPP FG%
BAYLOR 81.7 47.4 22.4 7.6 7.2 50.4 37.5 68.2 31.6
NOTRE DAME 88.8 44.3 20.7 8.8 5.1 51.2 36.2 74.4 37.2

Fun Facts:

The last time Baylor and Notre Dame met in the NCAA Championship was 2012.

5 of 7 ESPN Experts pick Notre Dame due to experience.

Little Ms. Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and whey. Along came Mulkey that asked, “Why so sulky? We’re just better today.”

COMMON OPPONENT BAYLOR NOTRE DAME
CONNECTICUTT 68-57 (W) 71-89 (L), 81-76 (W)*
STANFORD 63-68 (L) 84-68 (W)*
IOWA 85-53 (W)* 105-71 (W)

*NCAA Tournament

 

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6:54p, 4/7/19
Mabrey single handedly brining ND back. Another 3.

74 all

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6:54p, 4/7/19
Nice travel there by Shepard
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Chloe misses a jumper

Arike misses, ball off BU out of bounds on the rebound

ND 3

74-74

Cox walking back with a big brace

BU misses

ND misses, throws it off BU but it hits ND player out of bounds

TV Timeout
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6:55p, 4/7/19
ND outscoring us 19-8 this quarter.
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Mabrey single handedly brining ND back. Another 3.

74 all

Where's Jack Bauer...
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Got to put someone on Mabry
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6:55p, 4/7/19
We need a miracle. Right now, we are reeling. Mulkey needs to figure something out
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6:56p, 4/7/19
Can anyone keep their guards off the 3 point line?
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In reply to Brian Ethridge • 6:56p, 4/7/19
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Chloe misses a jumper

Arike misses, ball off BU out of bounds on the rebound

ND 3

74-74

Cox walking back with a big brace

BU misses

ND misses, throws it off BU but it hits ND player out of bounds

TV Timeout
No way Cox goes back in with that injury, right?
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F me. That chick cant miss.


Sweep the leg!
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6:56p, 4/7/19
Once a 17-point lead for the Baylor Lady Bears. Now a tie score at 74-all with 4:55 to play in the 4th Quarter. It's going to take intestinal fortitude for the Lady Bears to win w/o Lauren Cox. Kalani Brown, Chloe Jackson, and Nylyssa Smith will have to make the clutch baskets down the stretch.
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Mabrey single handedly brining ND back. Another 3.

74 all

Where's Jack Bauer...


Well proved me wrong.
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Got to put someone on Mabry
Can't be Chloe with 4 fouls and she can't be on Arike... I guess Young.
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Brian Ethridge said:
Chloe misses a jumper

Arike misses, ball off BU out of bounds on the rebound

ND 3

74-74

Cox walking back with a big brace

BU misses

ND misses, throws it off BU but it hits ND player out of bounds

TV Timeout
No way Cox goes back in with that injury, right?
No way
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Media Bear said:
Brian Ethridge said:
Chloe misses a jumper

Arike misses, ball off BU out of bounds on the rebound

ND 3

74-74

Cox walking back with a big brace

BU misses

ND misses, throws it off BU but it hits ND player out of bounds

TV Timeout
No way Cox goes back in with that injury, right?
No way
No. She is on crutches with an immobilizing brace on her left knee. She's done tonight.
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We have to hope Mabrey stops hitting. She really opens up the court, which gives them a bid advantage on the offensive end
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6:58p, 4/7/19
Yet again, not keeping shooters from shooting and making 3's. Louisville, Oregon State, etc, etc.
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6:58p, 4/7/19
Man I wanna win this one.

Don't wanna lose and keep running around with the excuse over they years that "if we hadn't lost Cox."

WIN THE DAMN THING. WIN IT FOR COX.
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What's really hurting us is our D. Just not happening on that end at the moment

Smith doing her part
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Bounce it off a leg, girl ...
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Smith driving bucket

76-74

Arike jumper

76-76

Juicy short on a floater

Smith with a huge block

Didi is trapped and throws it to Chloe who is pushed out of bounds for a foul

3:45 to go

Official blows play dead...?
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Mabrey single handedly brining ND back. Another 3.

74 all



Why is she getting the ball in the first place if she is in a groove?
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Yes let's start calling ND's obvious fouls please
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One shot and done on the offensive end. Where is Kalani???
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7:01p, 4/7/19
And Irish up 77-76.

3 min left.
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We've gone cold now ...
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Now Richards hurt. But back up ...
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We cant buy a bucket...
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We're rushing our shots
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Juicy misses

Smith fouls Arike

Misses 1st
Makes 2nd

76-77

Chloe misses a short jumper, off ND

Chloe misses another jumper on the baseline, in and out

Arike misses

Didi is fouled and she's down and hurting, she's crying, but back up

Moon in for her

2:42 to go

BU Timeout
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We cant buy a bucket...
Or a break
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Kalani completely out of our offense. We have to find a way to get her the ball
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Brown puts us back up 78-77
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ND rushing their shots now
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This will go down -- in women's basketball -- to be a game for the ages ...

What a war out there
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