[TheFarm07]

My impression is that some of these games are being called much more closely than we have seen.  The Texas/NC State game and the South Carolina/ASU games were each dominated by fouls and foul trouble.  The Texas/NC game had 52 fouls, the ASU game had 43. 

Meanwhile, Purdue has taken Votre Dame to overtime but can't pull it off.  Votre Dame loses Brianna Turner to a knee injury.  It is the walking wounded out there :(

Today, it has looked as if Votre Dame, Texas, South Carolina, and Oregon State all had tough games that were in doubt deep into their fourth quarters.  Our second game last season was a one point thriller over South Dakota State.  What is it about these round 2 games?  Let's hope tomorrow we take care of business and win in the most boring way possible.

Does that help us if a lot of fouls get called? Obviously, it would hurt if our main contributors got saddled with foul trouble, especially early and our bench, and in particularly our freshmen are untested in these critical situations. But if we got their star post player in foul trouble, then that can open a gap on the inside.

Interesting if Turner returns for N.D. and Gray for South Carolina for the Sweet 16 weekend. If they don't, it helps all the teams in their regions (including us)

[TheFarm07]

My impression is that some of these games are being called much more closely than we have seen.  The Texas/NC State game and the South Carolina/ASU games were each dominated by fouls and foul trouble.  The Texas/NC game had 52 fouls, the ASU game had 43. 

Meanwhile, Purdue has taken Votre Dame to overtime but can't pull it off.  Votre Dame loses Brianna Turner to a knee injury.  It is the walking wounded out there :(

Today, it has looked as if Votre Dame, Texas, South Carolina, and Oregon State all had tough games that were in doubt deep into their fourth quarters.  Our second game last season was a one point thriller over South Dakota State.  What is it about these round 2 games?  Let's hope tomorrow we take care of business and win in the most boring way possible.

Does that help us if a lot of fouls get called? Obviously, it would hurt if our main contributors got saddled with foul trouble, especially early and our bench, and in particularly our freshmen are untested in these critical situations. But if we got their star post player in foul trouble, then that can open a gap on the inside.

Interesting if Turner returns for N.D. and Gray for South Carolina for the Sweet 16 weekend. If they don't, it helps all the teams in their regions (including us)