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NCAA Tournament 2013: The Oklahoma City Bracket
Defending champion Baylor and Brittney Griner are the #1 seed overall in the Oklahoma City bracket of the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Can anyone stop them from making a return to the Final Four? For more on the tournament, check out our 2013 NCAA tournament section. For a look at the full tournament bracket, visit SBNation.com.
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April 6, 2013
Native heritage draws support for Schimmels
Native American basketball fans shared with Swish Appeal why rooting for Louisville sisters Jude and Shoni Schimmel in the 2013 Final Four is so important to them.
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April 3, 2013
Confident shooting lifts Louisville to Final Four
Once again, threes played a major part in the Louisville Cardinals upsetting the Tennessee Lady Vols to get to the Final Four. But it was the combination of a balanced attack on their part and taking the Lady Vols out of their game that won the game.
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April 3, 2013
Links: Griner, gender, and the NBA
In recent weeks - and even not so recent weeks - the subject of Brittney Griner stands as a hot topic in many circles. Here's a quick look at some of the most recent high-profile pieces on the Baylor senior.
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April 3, 2013
UofL coach Jeff Walz: "We ruined the entire party"
The unpredictability of the Louisville Cardinals' run to the Final Four really only adds to what has become the biggest shock of either the men's or women's tournament this season, as described well by Cardinals coach Jeff Walz after the game.
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April 2, 2013
Louisville upsets Tennessee to make Final Four
In yet another shocking development in 2013 March(/April) Madness season, the Louisville Cardinals have upset the Tennessee Lady Vols to advance to the Final Four with an 86-78 win in the Oklahoma City regional final tonight.
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April 2, 2013
Simmons a wild card for Lady Vols Final Four hopes
Chris Pendley of SB Nation's Rocky Top Talk summarized the feelings of the day and added a player to watch for tonight's game: Meighan Simmons.
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April 1, 2013
Is it too early to discuss Louisville's legacy?
The Louisville Cardinals' NCAA Tournament run isn't over, but you can probably understand why fans of the program have already considered the team's legacy after their stunning upset of the Baylor Lady Bears.
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April 1, 2013
Louisville's surprising stats in upset of Baylor
The Louisville Cardinals didn't win many key statistical categories in their win over the Baylor Lady Bears, but they came through in one aspect of the game in a big way.
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April 1, 2013
Open thread: What is Brittney Griner's legacy?
In today's open thread truthtella recommended we set up a thread to discuss Brittney Griner's NCAA legacy after playing her last game in the Baylor Lady Bears' loss today. Discuss.
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March 31, 2013
A perfect storm of shooting & defense upset Baylor
Even those that felt the Baylor Lady Bears weren't invincible probably didn't believe they'd lose as early as the Sweet 16. But the Louisville Cardinals did a combination of things to make the unimaginable possible.
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March 31, 2013
Our Daily Bears: Hot shooting isn't a gameplan
One of the things repeated during the broadcast of the Louisville Cardinals' 82-81 upset win over the defending champion Baylor Lady Bears was that the result was due to an excellent gameplan from coach Jeff Walz. Mark C. Moore disagreed.
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March 31, 2013
Louisville upsets Baylor, 82-81
In what has to be not only the upset of the 2013 NCAA Tournament but also the entire season - if not greater - the Baylor Lady Bears have fallen 82-81 to the Louisville Cardinals in the Sweet Sixteen.
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March 31, 2013
Tennessee defeats Oklahoma to advance to Elite 8
David Hooper of SB Nation's Rocky Top Talk highlighted the performance of Kamiko Williams in his recap of the Tennessee Lady Vols' win over the Oklahoma Sooners.
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March 31, 2013
Sweet 16 preview: Aaryn Ellenberg key to upset bid
Obviously most of the talk today will be about Baylor Lady Bears center Brittney Griner. But the Oklahoma Sooners and Tennessee Lady Vols matchup might be the better game between a pair of teams that have overcome quite a bit to get to this point.
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March 31, 2013
Tennessee might have a depth advantage against OU
As David Hooper of SB Nation's Tennessee site Rocky Top Talk has written, the Lady Vols might actually have more depth than the Oklahoma Sooners.
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March 27, 2013
Oklahoma deserves respect for overcoming adversity
Jordan Esco of SB Nation's Oklahoma site Crimson and Cream Machine reacted to the Sooners' women's basketball team returning to the Sweet 16 by upsetting UCLA in an inspired post yesterday.
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March 27, 2013
Coach Walz proud of team for Sweet 16 appearance
The Louisville Cardinals are yet another team that sustained a few injuries this season in the Oklahoma City region and coach Jeff Walz credited his team for overcoming those after their win over the Purdue Boilermakers to advance to the Sweet 16.
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March 27, 2013
Video: Griner's record three dunks in Baylor rout
ESPN's highlights from the Baylor Lady Bears' 85-47 blowout of the Florida State Seminoles in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
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March 25, 2013
Williams steps up as Lady Vols return to Sweet 16
Highlights from the Tennessee Lady Vols' 68-52 win over the Creighton Bluejays in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
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March 25, 2013
Oklahoma upsets UCLA to advance to Sweet 16
Rather than wait for a full recap, I offer you this comment from the game thread at SB Nation's Oklahoma site Crimson and Cream Machine.
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March 25, 2013
Perimeter D a key for Lady Vols against Creighton
After detailing the 3-point shooting prowess that the Creighton Bluejays used to take out the Syracuse Orange in the first round of the tournament, Chris Pendley of Rocky Top Talk zeroed in on what might be most important for the Tennessee Lady Vols.
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March 25, 2013
Video: Griner dunks in rout of Prairie View A&M
ESPN's highlights from the Baylor Lady Bears' 82-40 win over the Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament, which included another Brittney Griner dunk.
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March 24, 2013
Creighton's Fujan comes up big on day one
A quick look at one of the best performances of the first day of the NCAA Tournament.
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March 24, 2013
The OKC bracket: Key matchups aside from Baylor
The Baylor Lady Bears are the top seed in the Oklahoma City Bracket and the favorite to win the national title. However, there are a number of interesting matchups, both individual and team, that are worth watching.
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March 24, 2013
Video: Auriemma comparing Griner to Alcindor
The Lew Alcindor comparison that Connecticut Huskies coach Geno Auriemma made in his chat with Bobby Knight is on point.