04-04-2023, 06:24 AM
From a pure storyline, competition, and star power standpoint the men's championship game didn't offer as much as the women's championship did, but...
The men's GAME was more entertaining to me. The women's MATCH-UP was more compelling and ultimately a novelty with LSU's absurd shooting. Neither was particularly close, but SDSU sank 2 FTs to cut the lead to 5 points with about 5 minutes left. On the next possession Jordan Hawkins made a 3, and the Huskies closed the game 16-4 from there.
UConn's transition game and interior defense was the difference. Gotta give SDSU a lot of credit for being able to be as close as they were near the end because UConn just flat out has more better players. UConn won every game in the tournament by 13+ points. That's pretty damn impressive.
The men's GAME was more entertaining to me. The women's MATCH-UP was more compelling and ultimately a novelty with LSU's absurd shooting. Neither was particularly close, but SDSU sank 2 FTs to cut the lead to 5 points with about 5 minutes left. On the next possession Jordan Hawkins made a 3, and the Huskies closed the game 16-4 from there.
UConn's transition game and interior defense was the difference. Gotta give SDSU a lot of credit for being able to be as close as they were near the end because UConn just flat out has more better players. UConn won every game in the tournament by 13+ points. That's pretty damn impressive.