NCAA TOURNAMENTS
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
East Oregonian
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WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP | RECAP
Irish eyes are rocking: Notre Dame lifted by wild title win
By DOUG FEINBERG
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It
took a historic comeback and
an epic shot to give Notre
Dame its second national
championship.
The last-second 3-pointer
by Arike Ogunbowale that
lifted the Irish over Missis-
sippi State 61-58 Sunday
night was a riveting — and
fitting — conclusion to the
greatest women’s Final Four,
and maybe any basketball
championship.
Coach Muffet McGraw’s
team has been the comeback
queens of the NCAA Tour-
nament, with Ogunbowale
conjuring a bit of magic, not
once, but twice.
The junior guard provided
an astonishing encore to her
game-winning shot that beat
UConn in the Final Four two
days earlier. That capped
another double-digit rally.
The Irish had to come back
from halftime deficits in their
last four NCAA games.
“The fighting spirit of
Notre Dame is just amazing,”
McGraw said. “Relentless,
competitive. They have a
swagger, they believe in
themselves with the confi-
dence that starts with Arike
and Marina (Mabrey) and
just filters down through the
team.”
The Irish found them-
selves down 30-17 at the half
and 15 in the third quarter
before finally getting on
tracky. Ogunbowale epito-
mized the Irish struggles on
offense. She was 1-for-10
from the field in the first
half and missed her first two
shots in the third quarter. The
frustration was boiling over
as she punched the padded
support behind the basket.
But then it all started to
turn. The resiliency the Irish
had shown all season while
AP Photo/Ron Schwane
Notre Dame’s Arike Ogunbowale (24) celebrates with
teammates after making a 3-point basket to defeat
Mississippi State 61-58 in the final of the women’s
NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament Sun-
day in Columbus, Ohio.
dealing with four season-
ending knee injuries was
there.
A 16-1 run to end the third
quarter tied the game. A back-
and-forth last 10 minutes
ended when Ogubowale hit
her off-balance floater from
in front of Notre Dame’s
bench to give the Irish to their
first title since 2001. The
3-pointer from the wing came
from nearly the same angle as
her shot that beat the Huskies.
“To do that twice in one
weekend, the biggest stage in
college basketball, it’s crazy,”
Ogunbowale said.
Notre Dame returned to
campus Monday, busing
back from Columbus and
greeted by a few thousand
fans. Ogunbowale’s shot was
on constant play on the bus.
“Watching the shot again,
again and again and seeing
everyone’s reaction was
special,” McGraw said. “We
have so many former players
there, 25 from all different
years. We were celebrating
for them. We got back to
campus and they had a huge
rally for us and that was fun.”
McGraw says she’s ready
for some down time and
happy to bask in the title.
The Hall of Fame coach was
noncommittal whether the
team would visit the White
House if invited.
“We’ll discuss it with the
team and make a decision
if the offer is extended,”
McGraw told The Associated
Press by phone Monday.
There’s no reason to think
Notre Dame couldn’t repeat
as champions next year. Most
of the team is back and the
Irish will get the return of
Brianna Turner — one of
four players sidelined this
season with knee ligament
injuries.
Even if they do win it all
again next season, it will be
nearly impossible to repeat
the drama of this run.
“Phenomenal for women’s
basketball. Three exciting
games. I hope the ratings
reflect it,” McGraw said after
the game. “The crowd was
tremendous tonight. Every-
body came back. Just an
incredible job by Columbus
and the local community.
Great support for women’s
basketball and definitely one
of the best Final Fours since
2001, right?”
FINAL FOUR: DiVincenzo joins rare Final Four game club
Continued from 1B
With Michigan refusing
to go away early in the
second half, he opened his
game-sealing run with an
around-the-back dribble to
get to the hoop and get fouled.
On the other end, he delivered
a two-handed rejection of
Michigan’s Charles Matthews
— his second block of the
game — when Matthews tried
to bring it into the paint.
“Blocked shots, definitely,”
DiVincenzo said when asked
if he enjoys 3s or rejections
more. “I pride myself on
defense and just bringing
energy to the team.”
The 3 that sealed it came
from a big step behind the arc
and gave Villanova a 62-44
lead with a bit less than 8
minutes left.
About the only drama left
was whether DiVincenzo
could unwrap himself from
his teammates’ mob hug to
toss the ball underhanded
toward the scoreboard after
the buzzer. He succeeded
there, too.
Mikal Bridges finished
with 19 in what could be his
final audition for the NBA.
Player of the Year Jalen
Brunson was celebrating
despite an off night — nine
points and two rebounds. His
struggles barely mattered.
What a couple months
it’s been for Philly. First the
Eagles. Now this. The Super
Bowl, though, was a classic.
This one was only beautiful to
one team.
Michigan (33-8) came out
playing tough-nosed defense
it relied on over a 14-game
winning streak that got the
Wolverines to their second
final in six years.
Moe Wagner scored 11
early points to continue his
great play in the Final Four.
Villanova started 1 for 9 from
3-point range. And yet, after
DiVincenzo banged down a
3 from a step behind the arc
for Villanova’s second of the
night, coach John Beilein
looked at the scoreboard and
saw his team behind, 23-21.
“The way DiVincenzo shot
the ball, it was just incredible
for us to try to win that game
with the roll he went on,”
Beilein said.
If his first 3 wasn’t demor-
alizing enough, DiVincenzo
made another, then took a
bounce pass from Brunson for
a dunk, then paid it forward
with an assist to Omari
Spellman. It was part of a 23-7
run that gave the Wildcats a
nine-point lead at halftime;
they never looked back.
For the record, DiVincenzo
has no problem starting games
on the bench.
He’s been willing to do
whatever’s needed since he
arrived in 2015. His season
cut short because of a knee
injury, he was healthy enough
to run the scout squad for
Villanova during its first title
run. Some on the team said
he did Oklahoma star Buddy
Hield better than Hield.
But maybe a more apt
comparison is to ... Bill Walton
and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
DiVincenzo joins them in
the rare club of players to crack
30 points while also shooting
better than 66 percent from the
floor in a Final Four game.
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo drives to the basket over Michigan guard Charles
Matthews (1) during the second half in the championship game of the Final Four
NCAA college basketball tournament Monday in San Antonio.
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