I think this game comes down to TWO things:
fouls
3-pointers made
Predictions:
*IF* either team has at least one HIGH-SCORING starter in early foul trouble with 2.....or with 3 by HT or very shortly after intermission, they are in big trouble.
As a former referee I can confirm they are going over some things now in the ref room....ie, how tight or loose do they want to be, what to look for, etc.... A tightly called game likely favors the HAWKEYES since they play O mostly from the perimeter and allowing the LSU to score from the paint isn't a huge deal if the HAWKEYE O can keep scoring 3's.....
*IF* IOWA hits 7 3's by HT, they ultimately win.....if 6 by HT, they still have a great chance....if 5 then it's a coin-flip....if 4 or less by HT, it's over for the Hawkeyes unless LSU gets into serious foul trouble...
IOWA hit 7 3-pointers in first half.....then added 3 more within the first 3 mins of 3Q
They now have 10 from the arc and their season avg is 11 per game, with most of the 2H to go!!
IOWA has hit their 11 3-pointers per game avg already with 3 mins left still in the 3Q....
I predicted if they hit 7 by HT, Iowa would prevail...
IOWA has hit their 11 3-pointers per game avg already with 3 mins left still in the 3Q....
I predicted if they hit 7 by HT, Iowa would prevail...
In Women's hoops, the way I've witnessed it typically go over the past dozen years is one team wins the 1stQ, then the other wins the 2Q, then after HT one team wins the 3rd Q and in the 4th -- usually the other team makes a run to make it very close!!
Hang on to your seats
As I wrote before, LSU has the bigs and the paint.
But IOWA has the perimeter.
Which would we rather get: 2 points in the paint, or 3 points from the arc?
Which would we rather get: 2 points in the paint, or 3 points from the arc?
am i rite ? 
close call fubah but im going to go out on a limb there and take the 3 pts from outside everytime over just 2 from inside am i rite ?
@KellyM_1964
That's the way it's playing tonight! 
OK......as I was typing all that (I am a weak 2-finger typist) I see those two now have 4 fouls each.....OK now it's getting a bit dicey.....Their subs will be ok and there should be no significant dropoff imo, but if BOTH those two foul out before the final 4 mins, then if the score is very close I would look to grab USC on a + pt spread....
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