Houston Roundball Review: Women's Hoops

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Sunday, March 25, 2007

Game 2 North Carolina and George Washington

Here we go: #1 seed UNC versus #5 seed George Washington.

First basket is scored by Erlana Larkins, UNC leads 2-0.

GW misses.

Tar Heels turn the ball over. GW'S #32 Sarah-Jo Lawrence is called for an offensive foul.

Pressure defense by the Colonials. UNC inbounds. Latta passes to Larkins. GW's #20 Kenan Cole tips a pass out of bounds. UNC in bounds to nobody. Rashanda McCants calls a 30-second timeout. 18:42 on the clock.

5 Comments:

  • At Sun Mar 25, 08:40:00 PM CDT, Blogger Kris Gardner said…

    GW seems a little rattled by UNC's pressure defense.

    After a missed jumper by GW's Jessica Adair, the Tar Heels' Rashanda McCants scores a lay-up.

    4-0, UNC.

    Jumpp ball. Possession arrow to GW.

    Larkins steals the ball; then, stumbles over her feet for the travel.

    Latta swipes the ball from Lawrence.

    McCants scores a lay-up over Adair.

    6-0, UNC.

    GW's #5 Kimberly Beck hits a jumper.

    Little is called for a charging foul. Her 1st personal foul. 1st team foul.

    GW's Lawrence hits a jump shot. 6-4, UNC.

    GW rebounds a miss.

    UNC's Miller is called for a charge.

    Media Time-out on the floor. 15:55 on the clock.

    UNC 6, George Washington 4.

     
  • At Sun Mar 25, 08:52:00 PM CDT, Blogger Kris Gardner said…

    GW calls a 30-second time-out after failing to get the ball in bounds.

    Beck pump fakes and hits her second jumper of the game.

    6-6.

    Latta misses a 3. Little rebounds the miss. Ball out bounds. UNC keeps possession.

    High - low offense: Larkins to Pringle for 2.

    8-6, UNC.

    Adair powers her way for a basket to knot the game at 8.

    Larkins passes the ball out of bounds. The balls hits a radio guy right in the face. He's stunned but okay.

    Offensive foul on #32 Sarah-Jo Lawrence. Her 2nd foul.

    Alternating possession after a tussle betwen GW's Whitney Allen and UNC's #14 Heather Claytor.

    First free throw by #51 Jessica Breland is good. Second try is also good.

    10-8, UNC.

    Beck misses an open jumper; but, her teammate, #21 Jasmine Adair scores the putback.

    10-10.

    13:15 on the clock.

    Latta misses a 3. Little rebounds the miss; loose ball; Tar Heels keep possession.

    Foul on GW's #3 Whitney Allen. Her 3rd foul. Lawrence checks in the game for Allen.

    Latta dishes to Larkins for 2 points.

    12-10, UNC.

    12:25 on the clock.

    Cole's jumper is blocked. Loose ball goes to UNC.

    12:15 on the clock.

    Larkins scores 2 more in the paint.

    14-10, UNC.

    Latta rattles in a 3. 30-second time-out, GW.

    17-10, UNC. 11:33 on the clock.

    GW's #20 Kenan Cole misses a jumper. Tar Heels with the rebound. Cole knocks the ball out of bounds.

    10:54 on the clock. Media Time-out.

    17-10, UNC.

     
  • At Sun Mar 25, 09:01:00 PM CDT, Blogger Kris Gardner said…

    Shot clock violation on UNC.

    Turnover, GW.

    Tar Heels convert for 2 more points from McCants.

    19-10, UNC.

    9:56 on the clock. Larkins is everywhere. She's deflecting passes left and right.

    Lawrence hits a tough jumper as the shot clock buzzer goes off.

    UNC's Alex Miller rebounds her own missed shot. McCants' shot is blocked. GW picks up the ball. Turnover, GW.

    Little stops on a dime; spins; and scores in the paint.

    21-12, UNC.

    Cole misses a jumper from the baseline.

    Pringle hits a j.

    23-12, UNC. 30-second timeout, George Washington.

    Jazmine Adair misses a layup. Rebound, UNC. Loose ball, Jazmine picks up the ball.

    Turnover, Beck. Latta misses a short runner. UNC's #21 Iman McFarland is fouled by GW's #32 Sarah-Jo Lawrence.

    Media Time-out with 7:14 on the clock.

    Tarheels lead the Colonials 23 to 12.

     
  • At Sun Mar 25, 09:13:00 PM CDT, Blogger Kris Gardner said…

    McFarland shooting two free throws: 1st is no good. 2nd is also no good. Loose ball foul called on UNC's #30 LaToya Pringle. Her 1st. 3rd team foul.

    Turnover, GW.

    Pringle scores a putback. UNC leads 25 to 12. 6:20 on the clock.

    Lawrence hits a deep 3 for GW.

    25-15, UNC.

    Pringle picks up another offensive rebound. Foul on GW's #33 Jamila Bates. Her 2nd personal foul. 7th team foul.

    Pringle makes the first free throw and misses the second.

    26-15, UNC.

    Jump ball. Arrow goes to UNC.

    Breland hits a turnaround shot for UNC.

    #5 Beck climbs the ladder and blocks a left-handed lay-up by Camille Little. Great play by Beck!

    Little draws a foul on #1 Jessica Adair. Little rolls in the first free throw. Second attempt is no goodl.

    29-15, UNC.

    Turnover, GW.

    Little with the lay-up. 31-15, UNC.

    Turnover, UNC.

    McCants draws the 3rd foul on #32 Sarah-Jo Lawrence. McCants shoots 2. First shot is good. Second is no good. Loose ball goes to GW.

    Foul called on UNC's #32 Rashanda McCants. Her 1st foul. 4th team foul.

    Jessica Adair misses a turnaround.

    Larkins makes another sweet high-low pass to Little for a lay-up.

    34-15, UNC.

    Basket scored by GW's #35 Lisa Steele.

    34-17, UNC.

    Larkins floats a pass which is picked off by Kenan Cole. Cole draws a foul on UNC's #11 Alex Miller. Her 2nd team foul. 5th team foul.

    Media Time-out. 3:35 on the clock.

    34-17, UNC.

     
  • At Sun Mar 25, 09:23:00 PM CDT, Blogger Kris Gardner said…

    Cole shoots 2 free throws. Her first try is good. Her 2nd shot is also good.

    34-19, UNC.

    3:30 on the clock.

    Latta's 3 is short. GW with the ball.

    Beck takes her time bringing the ball up the court.

    GW is having a tough time dealing with Carolina's over plays on defense. Little picks up her 2nd foul with just 1 second on the shot clock. Bad foul by Little.

    Turnover, GW.

    GW's defense has picked up. 2 seconds left on the shot clock for UNC.

    Turnover, UNC. Beck misses. Turnover, UNC. Beck misses again. Pringle is fouled by #35 Lisa Steele.

    Pringle shoots 2. Her first is good. The second shot is also good.

    36-19, UNC. 1:45 on the clock.

    Pringle blocks a jumper by Steele. GW keeps possession of the ball. 10 seconds on the shot clock.

    Shot clock violation on GW.

    Larkins blows past Jessica Adair and draws a foul on Lisa Steele. Her 2nd personal. Larkins hits the first free throw. Heather Claytor checks in the game for Alex Miller. Larkins makes the second throw, too.

    38-19, UNC.

    Cole hits a 3 pointer for the Colonials.

    38-22, UNC.

    McCants misses a lay-up. GW rebouns. 20 seconds left in the first half.

    Beck walks the ball up the court. Passes to Allen; Allen banks in a 3-point shot from the top of the key.

    Halftime.

    38-24, UNC.

     

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