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I agree with everyone on the Board who said that (despite the 30 turnovers), Stanford could have won this game.  I think the problem near the end was the Stanford players were simply 'out of gas', working so hard to get the ball past midcourt and having withered continuous waves of (fresh) Tennessee players who were hounding Stanford at every step.

Drilling down on this a bit - yes, our side may well have been worn out but it also seemed to this casual observer that the Tennessee coaches finally figured out in the 4Q how to attack our defense. Was it some kind of pick-and-roll that they seemed to repeat with success, either getting to the hole or to the foul line? Maybe someone who’s better with Xs and Os can comment. Still, all in all, I was encouraged by how well the team battled through adversity to even have a chance at the end. No rest for the weary now - not only the upcoming games but also finals. This will be a key stretch…

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I agree with everyone on the Board who said that (despite the 30 turnovers), Stanford could have won this game.  I think the problem near the end was the Stanford players were simply 'out of gas', working so hard to get the ball past midcourt and having withered continuous waves of (fresh) Tennessee players who were hounding Stanford at every step.

Drilling down on this a bit - yes, our side may well have been worn out but it also seemed to this casual observer that the Tennessee coaches finally figured out in the 4Q how to attack our defense. Was it some kind of pick-and-roll that they seemed to repeat with success, either getting to the hole or to the foul line? Maybe someone who’s better with Xs and Os can comment. Still, all in all, I was encouraged by how well the team battled through adversity to even have a chance at the end. No rest for the weary now - not only the upcoming games but also finals. This will be a key stretch…