I was upset by the call, but when I saw the replay, I couldn't deny it was not a good screen. Aaliyah really lost her focus in the last minute of this game. She didn't even bother to box out for that rebound when Clark missed her last free throw for the game. Sucks for UConn but I don't think they were conned out of a win.

@adekolasikemi

Ай бұрын

Yeah, you won't blame Aaliyah for this. Firstly, Paige didn't use the screen well but I don't see anyone blaming her for anything (typical fan favorite). Secondly, she boxed out her player on that rebound, Nika was the one who didn't box out and I understand it was because her player was much taller than her. I'm just glad Aaliyah is finally going to the W because y'all don't deserve her.

@billsilver930

Ай бұрын

I have now watched this play twenty times. I agree what Edwards did was a foul. Prior to that Marshall pushing off of Edwards to get close to Beukers should have been called if all things are equal. The guard pushing off the center ,no call but aren't both things fouls?

I watched the foul from the upper camera this morning. Unlike the close up replay done on the broadcast you can CLEARLY see Edwards taking a GIANT step with her left leg. That alone made it obvious moving screen. Then add in the left elbow coming up and out left no choice for the ref. Had that happened in any of the first 3 quarters NO ONE would question the call. Too bad this CORRECT late call is getting so much attention. Whomever is doing the commentating for this video needs to rewatch the body of Edwards. It was NOT a "tiny" bit of movement.

@stormyweather9917

Ай бұрын

lol. Relax pal. I understand. You don't have any pro teams in Iowa so it's high school / college teams you have to rely on to make you think you "fit" in with the big boys.

Yes really...moving plus an elbow.

I’m going to get ratioed for this, but it was the correct call. It was clearly a moving screen since she stepped out and had her elbow out. Gabbie Marshall also did a great job selling it.

@teamfusionracing

Ай бұрын

I don't think Gabbie had to sell it... she got knocked pretty good by a much bigger stronger player. The chicken wing was fully extended.....

@lottlott51

Ай бұрын

Your opinion is your opinion. But those who know basketball. No, it was a BS call. It has no place at that junction in the game. The rest basically won the game for Iowa.

@hattorihanzo5038

Ай бұрын

⁠​⁠@@lottlott51this is an opinion as well, but anyways. The refs basically won the game for Iowa? LoL and then act like people don’t know basketball because the refs made the right call. So you want them to ref different in the last minute? Or how about UCONN rebound better or don’t let steulke score 23 points when she only averages 7. It didn’t come down to that last illegal screen there was 39 min of basketball before then.

@lottlott51

Ай бұрын

@@hattorihanzo5038 It’s fact jack. A bail out call. Ask any pro player or college player besides Iowa. It’s not even a debate. Iowa set moving picks the entire game. No call.

@FlareShark

Ай бұрын

Every screen is moving. Humans are not statues they have to move

Look at it slow motion. She stepped out to make contact right in front of the ref. Good call.

clearly a moving screen

If you pay attention she did it twice they let her get away with it the first time on the off ball screen and she did it literally again a few seconds later and it was even more obvious. Good call

Yeah, I think you're right. I think Uconn over-achieved all season. And we made it back to the Final Four, which is not a bad score. Nika Muhl had the best game; She shot 42% from the floor and 50% from 3. 9 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, against 3 turnovers and 3 fouls. More to the point, she played 40 minutes and was a facehugger on Catlin Clark, who had 21 points versus 41 the game before. Her draft stock went up, I'm thinking. She might even go in the first round. You can't buy defense like that, and with Nika you get it for free. KK did fairly well too. She shot 60% from the floor, and only missed one two pointer. Her failing was from 3, where she shot 25%. Her defense too was on point. Her stat line was... eh, normal. 14 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, against 4 turnovers and 4 personals. Nothing special, but a solid, workmanlike, journeyman performance. Ashlynn... was a disappointment. We won't be too hard on her; she's a frosh, for bork's sake. Her D was good, but she only shot 25% from the floor and 20% from 3. She did get 7 boards and 2 steals and an assist, and didn't foul or turn the ball over much. It was a pretty good performance, especially since it was her first time. But we needed a great one from her-- or failing that Qadence should have seen at least some time-- and we didn't get one. Paige and Aaliyah were the big problems. Not that they didn't have a good game, they did. But neither one had a great one, and we needed both to do so. They got 17 points each, but only combined for 12 boards and their shooting percentages were off the mark in such a big game. You're right again: our defense was great the whole game, but the offense didn't make it. We should have been up by 20 or 30 in the first half when we were holding their shooting performance in the 20s and 30s. They'd have not come back from that, not against our D. We needed a superstar on offense, and we didn't get one, plain and simple. How on earth Iowa's defense held both of them under 20 points was a miracle; that just doesn't happen. But it did. Paige missed 3 or 4 threes that were uncontested, when she normally knocks those in like 8-ball in the corner. Aaliyah on Hanna Stulke should have been easy game, coach, but it wasn't either. I hate to say it, but we didn't bring enough offense in our kit bags this time. We lost, and we deserved to lose. Any one of those things and we'd have won. But all of them failed us. Ref the call... I hate that it happened. No guarantee Paige would have hit the shot, of course, but she should have been allowed to take it. You're gonna make a moving screen call with 9 second left and a 1 point difference? Mind-boggling. But Paige had the right of it in her post-game comments: she said it was her fault, because they weren't up enough for it to not make any difference. And she was right. This has been fun, guys. I really don't care who wins the final game and I won't watch. The season is over for me, and the W doesn't interest me. I only watched the highlights in some games because Dorka was playing. Maybe I'll see some more with Dorka, and Lou, and Aaliyah and Nika playing. But in the final analysis, I'm a Uconn fan, not a basketball fan. See you next year!

@RaxOldies

Ай бұрын

Excellent recap!! Cheers! Nika was FIRE!!🔥

Yeah.... keep in mind that #24 has multiple blocked shots in this exact situation in the tournament. Setting an illegal pick and taking the defender out of the play MATTERS. It removes the ability of Marshall to disrupt the shot. It's 100% a good call. Edwards wasn't moving her feet, but she did move her upper body, and extend an elbow INTO the defender. It's an easy call. Uconn should have set a clean screen and we wouldn't have been robbed of a great end to the game.

@jcas9388

Ай бұрын

Take a look at the upper camera replay, Edwards to a GIANT step with her left leg and it still wasn't enough that is why she had to lean and put out the elbow. Almost everyone is using the court level replay. I thought it was a close call until I saw the upper level view. The call wasn't even close after seeing that angle.

It was 100% a moving screen

Let’s not forget the 3 pointer missed that would have been a deciding factor of the game as well…. (2 more cents…!) 😂

@GBooneoh

Ай бұрын

um yea we all kinda forgot abt that 😂

@jexcel07

Ай бұрын

Yea and UConn should have boxed out on that free throw forget that call

@oscarcavazos1040

Ай бұрын

@@GBooneoh I watched highlights this morning and their star player missed two 3 pointers in the 4th 😬😬😬

Moving screen....fine, but go look at all the moving double screens set for Clark and all the push offs to get open and not a single call.

You do a great job in 8 minutes. We really appreciate these wrap ups

Our victory should not be determined by a bogus call. We HAD THE LEAD we should’ve MAINTAINED IT! Go huskies! The minute I saw the comments I knew I was gonna come to ur channel and you literally read my mind! Everything you said is so factual! Thank you for the quality uploads!

I agree 100% about Samuel. Geno should have played her.

"tiny bit of movement" Chick moved BOTH feet as she stepped into that screen. It doesn't look as bad from the center court cam, but from the left side cam it's blatant. Ref has to make that call.

Agree with your take on the UConn loss. They should have been up double digits after the first half. Missed too opportunities from Iowa turnovers. Paige wasn't effective, particularly in the 2nd half. Not playing Q was a big mistake. I'm guessing that Samuels will transfer out.

moving pick, cant do it

As a ref, technically it is an illegal screen. But in that moment I would have taken a breathe to assess its impact, then passed. I would need it to be closer to a football decleater to call it.

@mrmojorisin8752

Ай бұрын

What do you know? You’re only a ref, one who agrees with every other ref I’ve seen comment on this call. The Iowa homers and casual fans know more than trained and experienced refs.

@jjohnson3203

Ай бұрын

@@mrmojorisin8752 - You got that right.

@generousmitch1674

Ай бұрын

As a ref, if you’re reassessing with the game on the line then you’re wrong. I’d take my guys out of the paint if I saw that. What’re you reassessing? Get outta my line lol. Where do you ref? What’d your last evaluation look like? Abysmal I bet.

@mrmojorisin8752

Ай бұрын

@@generousmitch1674 Lol! What are your credentials, Mitch? I ask because I’ve struck up conversations with two other refs; both agree with this one.

@generousmitch1674

Ай бұрын

@@mrmojorisin8752 Were the two other refs fans of UCONN? lol! This has been a decent controversy within many NASO groups. The controversy isn’t whether it was the right call, it was that of camera angles distorting the viewer experience and refs getting the brunt of it. The call was spot on. As far as technicalities go, if something is “technically” illegal, then it’s illegal. Your job as a ref is not to throw your opinions about technicality. That’s what all those resources we tell you about are for! As far as my credentials go, I’m not sure what you mean by that. Would you like my conference calendar? Lol. I’m registered through RQ+ for NCAA men’s and women’s DIII basketball.

It was called because it was so blatant. She blocked her. And beside Caitlin being constantly fouled; UConn put a foot under Caitlin early in the 4th that wasn’t called and should have been 3 foul shots.

@matthewreese3907

Ай бұрын

It was “blatent” because Marshall flopped. The tv angle is horrible because she didn’t extend her arms she just leaned a little bit which was what everyone was doing on both teams throughout the game most of the time. If you’re not going to call a foul earlier in the game when it might actually affect a possession, why would you call it at the end whenever it didn’t even affect what was going on???? Plus Nika was doing better than anyone has ever done on Caitlin all year. She was shutting her down off ball and that was why Caitlin was cold in the first half. Obviously no one was going to stop her from hitting some shots but she sure as heck did the best that anyone ever could do

@trusttruth6097

Ай бұрын

@@matthewreese3907 She didn’t just lean, Edwards stepped over and Blocked Marshall. You can maybe overlook slight lean but not stepping into her. Paige might not have got the ball or would have been trapped by Hannah and Marshall all while clock ticking with 4 seconds. It would have affected the outcome. She might have been able to throw up a shot although Hannah would have been right there. Iowa also had a foul to give maybe they foul with a second left ect. Mika was making contact all game that shouldn’t be allowed.

I actually despise refs at college and pro levels almost never make any call in a potential game winning situation and not just Bball. This goes for offense and defense. They should all have video review on any controversial call in the last minute of each half. They should also allow 1 coach review for each half with no penalty If the call is reversed and a TO taken away if they lose the decision on the floor call. But this play wasn't just a light brush pick it was an obvious left foot moving 2ft on the moving screen with a lowered shoulder and elbow bump that actually hooked Marshall's arm. Your arms have to be next to the body not elbows out. Good call.

I feel bad that this CORRECT yet in opportune call will be what is remembered for the 2024 UConn team. They should be remembered as the most injury decimated team to ever make it to the final 4.

I have no super analytical take but was the weirdest ending to a game that I’ve ever seen

Strong just committed to UConn!!! Your thoughts plz

@back2sports988

Ай бұрын

Wow really here we go

"tiny bit of movwement" . . . this wasn't a screen but a body check

Definitely missed having Aubrey in this game.. wings like her are difference makers in games like this.

I really like both teams. They have likable, talented players on both sides. It was an obvious moving screen but I understand the outrage because Edwards gets away with those screens throughout the tournament. Tough call in a game deciding possession in such a big game. Stuelke was the key to Iowa's win and Kate Martin had huge buckets in the final minutes of that game. Refs definitely helped Iowa stay in the game but UConn was not executing down the stretch. Bueckers needs to step up in those situations and demand the ball. If Sarah Strong is as good as advertised- I wouldn't be surprised if UConn is back in the Final Four next year.

@calvinh.4682

Ай бұрын

The game was good but I felt that there too many phantom calls especially another one on Edwards when there was no contact and another one on KK Arnold. UCONN just missed too many layups too. UCONN played great D though even Muhl played really well especially on Caitlin Clark. Anyway South Carolina will slaughter Iowa. Yes we did over achieved. Btw Geno publicly regretted not getting Q any game-time last night.

Foul calls in the last seconds of a close game are always controversail !!

"And now UConn's watch has ENDED"

Beat on the boards, didn't get to the line enough and if Stuelke (no offense) gets 23 there were some serious defensive breakdowns. Muhl is a warrior...

It was a close call. I personally thought that it was an iffy call. Maybe there was a little extension but it definitely was not enough to call that especially in this time and moment. It didn’t even affect the play and foul or not Marshall flopped. Just wish the refs didn’t have to ruin possibly one of the greatest moments in march madness history…

@ B2S: Agree, Iowa is a much better match up for SC…Iowa has the offensive capability to beat SC. It should be a much better championship game.

Obvious illegal pick.

NBA players, WNBA players, college players, college coaches, virtually all sports analysts, current and former referees (some in the comments) agree that the call was outrageous. But the Iowa homers and casual fans know more than those whose lives revolve around college basketball. Ask any referee: “In a typical game, how many times do you say to yourself, ‘I COULD call a foul there, but I won’t.’ “ It happens all the time. As one ref said, that may have been “technically” an illegal screen, but you assess the situation and the impact on the play. And (he said), in that situation, with that kind of play, you never blow the whistle. What’s so hard to understand about this concept? I’m amazed at people’s incapacity for slightly nuanced thinking. “Duh a foul is a foul.”

Good point about Qadence. Ice acquitted herself well. Yeah, Aubrey was the big loss, even more so than Azzi. I love Azzi but K.K. certainly was a force on offense. Actually, I rooted for Iowa. Nothing against the group of Huskies, but UConn has won 11 Nattys. Let’s spread the wealth.

CC pushed off - no call . it is what it is .. Refs are way behind on moving the game .

First time I was able to see that call from a wide enough angle. Yeah, she moved. But if they let Caitlin get away with that blatant charge, they could've let that screen go. Really obvious the refs were told to make sure Iowa gets to the Finals. Won't be surprised if they try to steal this from South Carolina too.

@roberthoneywell

Ай бұрын

oh please.....you morons with your conspiracy theories are tiresome. It was one play out of hundreds of plays that could go either way. I will say that most of the game, they let them play and you couldn't buy a foul, and then at the end, they called that. If you look around on KZread, you can get a different angle on that play, and Edwards was clearly moving, feet outside her shoulders, with her elbow out and into Marshall.....definitely a foul. Should they have let it go? I don't know, but UConn had another chance and missed a rebound on a free throw. Tough luck.

What does it matter how much time was left? She was moving and leaned into the pick. Put the blame on her, not the refs doing their job.

The fix was in.

@GBooneoh

Ай бұрын

nuff said!

Illegal moving screen foul

It’s over folks the call was made, Iowa has advanced, end of story!!! Seen a few of these already and it’s pointless to review this… that’s my 2cents, have a great day! Go Iowa Hawkeyes!! All The Way! #22Clark 🖤💛🖤

South Carolina vs Iowa sells tickets and gets viewers. USC vs a depleted UConn team they have already beat doesn't. Paige shouldn't have to score enough points that a call that should have been a play on doesn't effect the outcome. Without foul calls UConn wins by five points. Refs called eighteen fouls on UConn, only nine on Iowa. Free throws had even a greater disparity. Iowa made ten of fourteen foul shots while UConn made three of four, giving Iowa a two point win. Not saying the fix was in but you couldn't design a better one and money is always the objective.

It’s absolutelyCRAZY!!! But the whole game allowed for that to happen, unfortunately

Looked like she has the arm within the plane of her body

It’s come to my attention that some UConn fans are flooding the Iowa PLAYER with social media hate. That’s despicable, cowardly, childish. Few of us are this way.

I can tell who the Iowa and basketbal newbies are. Nobody saying it was illegal, it's just that you let that play. Unless it's extremely blatant, then you let it go especially since Clark was NOT getting called for push offs and UConn was called for at least one phantom foul. I understand that UConn made this a game to lose, but the. refs also assisted in that narrative. UConn should have been able to decide it's fate at least in those 9 seconds. Ironically, Iowa's win will go down with an aesterik next to it because of the refs.

Brother man, I didn't watch the game. And I haven't watched this video. But looking at the title I wanted to tell you something. My partner said Iowa/Caitlin was going to be in the title game before the tournament even started; and especially after they let them beat LSU. He couldn't say whether they would win it all but he adamantly said he thought they would be in the title game. The NCAA is going to ride Caitlin all the way to the bank. LSU really messed up their plans by not only winning that game last year but the way they won it. And the real teams have suffered for it. First LSU (seeding & bracket placement), then UCLA (bracket placement), now UConn. Even though I thought UConn was overrated after their injuries they're better than Iowa. But UConn can't complain because both of these teams got an easy path to the final four. They only had to beat one really good team each and that was in the elite 8.

@roberthoneywell

Ай бұрын

That's just stupid. Why is it that if your team loses, it has to be rigged?

@teddyy80

Ай бұрын

@@roberthoneywell People use the term rigged so much that it's deeper than that. I never said anything about rigged. Nor did back2sports now that I've watched this video. This stuff with Caitlin is scripted. They've been pushing that girl all year. That's beyond obvious. Do you think that would be the case if she were black? Of course not. Nothing against Caitlin but I have to call out the politics that surround her. They don't push Paige because even though UConn has had great white players Geno also have great black ones that have played with them. Iowa is pretty much an all white team from a state which is considered to be one of the whitest in the union. I've called out Iowa all year and NO ONE, not even back2sports, has mentioned how the NCAA has promoted, pushed, and pontificated this team; because it's BEYOND OBVIOUS. I could go on for hours about it but I'll just mention the polls. No matter who Iowa lost to they never fell below 5 or 6 this entire season, EVEN IF THE TEAM WAS UNRANKED. And how they did the seeding hurt 2 teams: LSU & UCLA, who just so happen to have to play each other in the sweet 16. LSU threw a HUGE monkey wrench in the plan by not only beating them in that title game but destroying them. And even with all Caitlin has had going for her this season, had Angel Reese did what she was supposed to do LSU still beats them & moves on to the Final Four (see my comment in this video of Back2Sports). kzread.info/dash/bejne/qnyYm9evXbncos4.html&lc=UgzNyFi5OIQQfeqnVrR4AaABAg

@roberthoneywell

Ай бұрын

@@teddyy80 Ima not let you pontificate about the system being rigged, or scripted I guess you said. When Tiger Woods was a phenom, everyone talked about him, all the time, viewership was up every time he played (and it still would be). And you think because he was a great talent and networks and the PGA made gobs of money off his talent that it was "scripted"? Coz that's what your saying about Clark, that she isn't talented enough to deserve the attention, not talented enough to win games without the refs and the NCAA intervening to make it so? You and all your cronies who downplay here ability and the ability of her team to win games are delusional. Go back to the coffee shop or wherever else people think you're entertaining and sell it there, coz I ain't buying.

@teddyy80

Ай бұрын

@@roberthoneywell Obviously you don't know how to have a conversation without being disrespectful & emotional. I'll let you have that last one cause I could break down that Tiger Woods topic easily.

@roberthoneywell

Ай бұрын

@@teddyy80 Oh Teddy.....I am not emotional, and only borderline disrespectful, and you really haven't said anything that would command any respect yet, so maybe I should quit pulling my punches......

Everybody always wants to say they their chances all through the game, but that actual moment at 9 seconds is just as important as all the time before this cheating ass bad call.

Did Uconn actually commit 3+ times as many fouls Iowa? Very unlike them.

@RichardIILionheart

Ай бұрын

Yes, they did.

@dougpost8958

Ай бұрын

@@RichardIILionheart I think it could be interpreted that UCONN was CALLED for 3+ times as many fouls. Not sure they committed that many more. Granted a couple were given at the end of the game, but there were plenty of non-calls throughout the game, until, of course, 8 secs to go.

What the hell are you banging on about the NBA? It was the correct call.

@back2sports988

Ай бұрын

Sorry that u didn't understand point

Haha...people want the theatrics of the no call? Like in the NBA? Is that why the past 2 NCAAW games have out rated viewership of any NBA game including the NBA FINALS?

@back2sports988

Ай бұрын

Of course your right - as there is nothing more exciting than a player flopping like a seal trying to get a charge call. That is clearly why WCB is doing so well in the ratings.

Is anybody besides me starting to feel like there's that ugly element of gambling starting to have an effect on these games???! Entire shows on ESPN detailing over/unders/spreads etc, and then watching some of these anomalies occur shooting wise..not putting Q in (which I kept hollering at my TV!) Just all the back of the rim/side of the rim shots...that call/legit or not wasn''t as bad as when Clark pushed KK back about five feet on her ass to "make some space"....UConn supposedly favored by 2.5 was the last thing I saw...what was the score again???! Welcome to WBB Draft KIngs and onlne gambling etc. This ain't the NBA/NFL I've got 33 seasons (since '91) invested in the Huskies, I would hate to think so.

its sports man - let her have her moment and stop bitching about a legit call at an inconvenient time - its happened to everybody

Using the reasons why college hoop fans HATE the NBA is a terrible argument. Extra steps, blatant fouls excused? Please don't bring this to college hoops. It was a CLEAR moving pick that would be called at any other part of the game.

@back2sports988

Ай бұрын

Nothing is better than ensuring every single infraction is picked up to make sure these players are not cheating to get the ball in the basket. It was much better to see justice served on a player moving slightly on the pick versus seeing if PB would hit the shot or not. I AM just joking I do take your point but really would have liked to have seen if Paige would have hit that shot or not.

WHERE DOES SARAH STRONG COMMIT to today????? I don’t think UConn

@usveteran9893

Ай бұрын

She might! She could be saying to herself, "If I was there, I would have made a difference."

@bethanyb5897

Ай бұрын

SO glad I’m wrong. Hope she’s the big we need and stays healthy. It’s almost a curse to get a bad injury at UConn the past 4-5 years

A great game decided by the whistle, how unfortunately

that was BS! basically the refs said go home CC and Iowa is in the championship.... i would have loved to see Paige take that shot against Stuelke but we will never know now 😔

You don’t know nothing about the NBA if you think in any respect the NCAA is worse than it. The NBA is the most corrupt sports league in sports history. Rigging Lakers outcomes is the NBA’s primary job. In the last two years you could take the free throw differential of the second, third, and fourth place teams and the Lakers would still be well ahead. That’s how absurdly far in first they are. The Lakers have shot well over +1000 more free throws than their opponents over the last two seasons. Second place doesn’t even crack +350. The Lakers have shot more free throws than their opponents in 19 out of the last 20 games. The one game they lost was by 4 free throws. The Lakers just had a 31-11 free throw advantage against Minnesota. This was despite Lebron not playing the entire game and Anthony Davis sitting for 3 and a half quarters. Everyone who loves sports should be up in arms over the outright rigging of games in the NBA. Because they aren’t the problem will only get worse and spread to other sports. This little moving screen video will be small potatoes for the corruption we see on a daily basis.

@back2sports988

Ай бұрын

Given up on NBA 82 games to get to playoffs. No thx - got kids and a job. The season is like a long death march

The referees CHEATED UCONN out of this game 😢😢😢

It was OBVIOUSLY a foul. Stop with your nonsense.