He was great in that 16-point win over Villanova, hitting six three-point shots. They have McCormack down low, and among other really good players, a talented and versatile guard, Ochai Agbaji.
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The Jayhawks are a really fast team, very good defensively, they pressure opponents full court. A four-point spread, Kansas favorite - who do you like? That's critical because North Carolina has to be able to defend the Jayhawks' 6'10" 250-pound David McCormack, who was devastatingly good in the Jayhawks' semifinal win over Villanova. He turned an ankle against Duke, but he's apparently moving well. What's worrisome for the Tar Heels, though, is the health of their best big man, Armando Bacot. North Carolina showed us all how good it can be in that epic semifinal win over Duke Saturday, which sent legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski into retirement.
But I would be very surprised if the Jayhawks have a similar runaway win. GOLDMAN: Kansas is favored by four points, like South Carolina was in the women's final. Now, it seems like we've got a pretty big men's game tonight, men's championship tonight, two well-known programs, two blue bloods - Kansas and North Carolina. She's now the first Black head coach in men's or women's Division I basketball to win multiple titles. Now, one other note - this is South Carolina's second championship under Dawn Staley.
GOLDMAN: So a great game for Destanni Henderson, who, A, has to be the darling of headline writers everywhere - you know, the ones who wrote after the game "Team Of Destanni." Sorry. So I knew to come into this game, we had to bring the same momentum. And the first time we played them, that really worked out well for us. I think that's what we've been practicing all along. And Henderson talked about that defense on ESPN right after the game.ĭESTANNI HENDERSON: I knew I had to use my speed and make sure I stay with her. She had a career high 26 points, and it was her aggressive defense on UConn star Paige Bueckers - that was a big reason why Bueckers never fueled a serious comeback. But in this game, the star was 5-foot-7 senior guard Destanni Henderson. That's double figures in points and rebounds. Almost every outing, she gets a double-double. GOLDMAN: You know, she was very good with 11 points and 16 rebounds.
How much of a difference was she in the win? MARTINEZ: Now, we heard a lot about South Carolina's player of the year, Aliyah Boston, who's really virtually unstoppable under the basket. The Huskies made a few runs, got within six points late in the third quarter, but that was as close as it got. In fact, for the game, they got 25 more rebounds than UConn. TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: (Laughter) The betting types must have not believed how big and relentless and good South Carolina is.
The betting types said it would be close. 1 seed, but UConn finally seemed to hit its stride after an up-and-down season. Tom, a lot of buzz about this game going in. Joining us now is NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman. It's the Gamecocks' second championship since 2017. On the court in Minneapolis, the South Carolina Gamecocks dominated UConn from start to finish and won 64-49. Before last night, the celebrated University of Connecticut women's basketball team had played in 11 national championship games and won all of them. Duke basketball's ACC opponentsĪs for the Blue Devils' ACC competition, dates remain a mystery, but the opponents and venues are in stone.ĭuke will play at home against Boston College, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt, UNC, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.Īnd the Blue Devils will play on the road against Boston College, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami, NC State, Syracuse, UNC, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.Now to some other news this morning, this coming from the basketball court. 6.ĭoing the math, it now looks like the Blue Devils still have two games to fill on their non-conference schedule. 30 as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge before encountering Iowa at the Jimmy V Classic in New York City's Madison Square Garden on Dec. The other seven participants in the Phil Knight event are Florida, Gonzaga, Oregon State, Portland State, Purdue, West Virginia, and Xavier.Īfter that, Duke hosts Ohio State on Nov. 21, three days before the Blue Devils play three games in four days as part of the Phil Knight Legacy Bracket in Portland, Ore., Nov. We also know that Bellarmine will be in Cameron on Nov.
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