Big swing
Games can turn in just a few seconds. We might have seen just such a swing in the OSU-A&M game. The Cowgirls had crawled back to within 43-41, and OSU’s Taylor Hardeman blocked an inside shot by Patrice Reado.
With a chance to tie, OSU’s Andrea Riley tossed up a pullup jumper. It was a good shot. It just rolled off. A&M came down and cold-blooded point guard A’Quonesia Franklin hit a 3-point shot. Suddenly, the Cowgirls trailed by five instead of being tied.
It’s hard to play from behind all night long, and when you get a chance to get even, teams need to take advantage. Those opportunities don’t always come back.
Berry Tramel can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including AM-640 and FM-98.1. You can e-mail him here and follow him on Twitter @BerryTramel.
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I agree with you, I just am having a hard time figuring out which of OU’s teams is watching tape of the other,neither of them can shoot the 3 or a jump shot from free throw line in. Normally the women are better at the medium range shots than the men. OSU is having some of the same problems, shooting sucks and I agree also, the officiating has been very spotty in both the OU mens games and the OSU title game. Blake Griffing is getting beaten to death under the basket, every game and never gets the benefit of the calls. Of course, he can’t hit a free throw anyway, soooooo, guess it doesn’t matter.