UNC was the better team today, and they deserved the win. My next comment is not suggesting the officiating changed the outcome, but from what I saw the entire game, there was a difference in the way the fouls were being called. It was a very physical game on both ends, but it sure appeared to me, that any contact when UNC had offensive possession, was a foul on UL. When UL had possession, a lot of the contact was not called.
One could argue that officiating is generally in favor of the home team; however in Women’s College Basketball it is demonstrably the case; which explains the incredibly high winning percentage for the home team.
UNC’s defense was very effective at not only defending in the half court; they positioned themselves for offensive rebounds as well as any team that we have played in awhile.
Lastly …… for a team that has been so good shooting FTs, we sure picked a bad time to start missing them!