#2 UConn WBB vs. #16 DePaul

[KhalidShockedTheWorld]

DePaul is a traditional top 20 team for many years and this year they have a very good team that is 9-1 with the only loss by 21 at Oregon State and solid wins over ND by 11 and Miami by 6. UConn has traditionally matched up well with them because they like to run, play full court and shoot lots of 3s, and UConn's transition offense and pressure defense has in the past disrupted their shooting and enabled UConn to take advantage of the athletic superiority they have traditionally enjoyed.

The other side of it, however, is that with a team that does not have depth you have to be concerned about fatigue being a factor for UConn tonight as well as being able to finish the game strongly. At DePaul, the game should be very entertaining tonight.

 

[the Blades]

 

[KhalidShockedTheWorld]

The line is UConn -11 and the over/under is 160.5. You will not see a higher over/under than 160.5 in a women's college basketball game this year, fellas.

 

[CaNOLEE]

I’ll take the under.

 

[CaNOLEE]

Glad I don’t bet. Really sloppy 3rd quarter.

Too many unnecessary forced shots leading to easy buckets for DePaul. They better take a breath and finish this thing.

 

[KhalidShockedTheWorld]

Lack of depth shows up in games like this. UConn won the 1st half by 26 and lost the 2nd half by 16. Mental and physical fatigue.

 

[CaNOLEE]

Khalid, UConn’s bench played 14 more minutes than DePaul’s.

The turnovers and forced shots in the 3rd killed them. They were sloppy turnover wise against ND as well and 20 on the road against a good team could bite them. That has to get cleaned up.

 

[KhalidShockedTheWorld]

It’s hard to play that style for 40 minutes. It was mental fatigue by UConn.