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2023 Pac 12 Tourney thread- #3 seed WOMEN'S bball (Las Vegas; 2nd CU game vs. #7 seed WSU, Friday, 3/3, 9:30 PM MT, Pac 12 Network)

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(I plan on continuing to use and update this thread and post as, hopefully, the Buffs advance in the tournament.)

It's a few days until the Buffs, ranked #20 in this week's AP (media) poll, have their 1st game, against the winner of Wednesday night's game between Tournament #6 seed USC vs. #11 seed Oregon State, but figured I'd start it now while I was thinking of it. (For anyone interested in following or watching the 1st round USC-OSU matchup, it begins Wednesday at 9:30 PM MT.)

All tournament games until the final are scheduled to be on the Pac 12 Networds, while the final will be on ESPN2. (Links and more information about coverage for each game is further down in this post.)

In the current NET rankings (dated 2/26/23), the Buffs are #21, while their 1st potential opponents are at #'s 30 (USC) and 57 (OSU).

Go Buffs!!!

No game preview(s) as I type this.
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A little more on the upcoming opponent(s) (Will be added when 1st opponent is determined.):

1st opponent- Oregon State -
Roster - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster?path=wbball
Stats - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2022-23
Schedule - https://osubeavers.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule?path=wbball
Their game(s) preview article - Not available as I type this.

2nd opponent- Washington State -
Roster - https://wsucougars.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster
Stats - https://wsucougars.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats
Schedule - https://wsucougars.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule?path=wbball
Article after their 1st round game win -
wsucougars.com

Cougs collect historic 20th win of the season with a Pac-12 Tournament victory over Cal - Washington State University Athletics

LAS VEGAS – The No. 7-seeded Washington State women's basketball team advanced to the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament quarterfinals, Wednesday, March 1, with
wsucougars.com wsucougars.com
Article after their 2nd round game win - Not available as I type this.
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Media links:

Pac 12's Tournament homepage -

2023 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament

pac-12.com pac-12.com

Initial article with bracket and general games' schedule and coverage info - https://pac-12.com/article/2023/02/...basketball-tournament-presented-new-york-life

Pac 12 Tourney Bracket - https://static.pac-12.com/sports/basketball-w/pdf/22-23/2023_WBBT_Bracket.pdf.

Live video:
Vs. OSU - Game is being shown live on the Pac 12 Mountain and National channels. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to any Pac 12 channel, assume the game can also be streamed through a link a https://pac-12.com/womens-basketball/event/2023/03/02/uscoregon-state.
Vs. WSU - Game is being shown live on ALL the the Pac 12 Network channels except Arizona's. For those whose Cable/ Satellite/ Cord Cutting subscription includes access to any Pac 12 channel, assume the game can also be streamed through a link a https://pac-12.com/womens-basketball/event/2023/03/03/washington-state-vs-colorado .

Live audio- IIn addition to (if like in past seasons) being available on 630 AM in the Denver/ Boulder area and maybe other stations in the Buff radio network, looks like a free audio stream will be available at:
Vs. OSU - https://cubuffs.com/watch/?Live=2795&type=Live
Vs. WSU - https://cubuffs.com/watch/?Live=2796&type=Live

Live stats: (General live stats links for all tourney games should be at http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/tournament.php?tid=206 as they become available.) -
Vs. OSU - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=459196
Vs. WSU - https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/index.html?id=459198

Tournament notes:
Vs. OSU - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2023/3/2/Pac-12_1.pdf
Vs. WSU - https://cubuffs.com/documents/2023/3/3/Pac-12_2.pdf
 
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After watching the last couple of games in person, I am not as bullish on this team to make a deep run in the NCAA tourney and they may run into trouble in the conference tourney as well. Why, because they struggle to generate good shoots when they shot clock gets below about 12 seconds and Quay Miller has struggled with her shooting in recent weeks and her three point shooting has really been bad. Hopefully she gets her mojo back in Vegas.

On the flip side, Miller's poor shooting hasn't impacted her rebounding which has been key to the team's success. And this team can grit its way to wins at when shooting is not there.
 
Conference honors have been announced as noted in the article linked to below, which also give initial info on the Conference Tourney from the CU perspective.

Congrats to all honored!

Link to article - https://cubuffs.com/news/2023/2/28/womens-basketball-buffs-well-represented-in-pac-12-awards.aspx

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SAN FRANCISCO – Four Colorado women's basketball players accounted for a total of six Pac-12 postseason honors to open Pac-12 Tournament week on Tuesday.

Seniors Quay Miller and Jaylyn Sherrod earned All-Pac-12 honors, while Sherrod picked up her second All-Defensive team selection. Frida Formann and Aaronette Vonleh both earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention honors. Vonleh also was selected as the Co-Most Improved Player, splitting the award with Arizona's Shaina Pellington.

"I'm so proud of every member of our team for all that they have poured into our program all year long," head coach JR Payne expressed. "It is truly an honor for several members of our team to be recognized as all-conference players. The Pac-12 is full of incredibly talented young women. For our players to be recognized in such an elite group speaks to the talent that we have here at Colorado and the amount of time that they have poured into their craft."
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Buffs Head to Las Vegas, Await Opponent

The third-seeded Buffaloes, who moved up to No. 20 in this week's Associated Press rankings, will take off for Las Vegas on Tuesday and have to wait to see whom they will match up against in the quarterfinals.

Colorado (22-7, 13-5 Pac-12) finished with its highest seeding in Pac-12 Tournament history and secured a first-round bye to start the tournament for just the second time since joining the conference in the 2011-12 season.

"We've worked incredibly hard all season long starting in July when our team was here for summer school to earn this type of opportunity," Payne stated. "We're very excited about that. We just want to keep winning."

The Buffs will practice on Wednesday and play Thursday (9:30 p.m. MT) against the winner of No. 6 USC vs No. 11 Oregon State. CU matched up just once against its two potential opponents this season, losing at home to the Trojans and beating the Beavers in Corvallis.

"We always talk about teams that get the bye," Sherrod commented. "It's just another level of focus you have to come out with when you do play, knowing that you're about to play a team coming off a win and has some momentum. I don't know how big of a deal it is [to get the bye]. I will stress to us to be extra-focused going into the game, whomever we end up playing. It is a blessing. It is exciting to see what this program has grown into since my start here. I'm excited to see how far we've come."

Colorado is 8-11 all-time in the Pac-12 Tournament, including a 3-5 record in Las Vegas. The Buffs are 3-3 all-time in the quarterfinals. Last season Colorado advanced to the semifinals for the first time since the 2015 tournament. The Buffs are 0-3 in the semifinal round and haven't played in a tournament championship game since winning the 1997 Big 12 Tournament.

Mary Murphy and Krista Blunk will have the call on the Pac-12 Network. Cory Lopez and Carol Callan will be on the Colorado Radio Network and 630 KHOW locally, starting with pregame coverage at 9 p.m.
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MarkW said:
After watching the last couple of games in person, I am not as bullish on this team to make a deep run in the NCAA tourney and they may run into trouble in the conference tourney as well. Why, because they struggle to generate good shoots when they shot clock gets below about 12 seconds and Quay Miller has struggled with her shooting in recent weeks and her three point shooting has really been bad. Hopefully she gets her mojo back in Vegas.

On the flip side, Miller's poor shooting hasn't impacted her rebounding which has been key to the team's success. And this team can grit its way to wins at when shooting is not there.
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I’ll be very happy if we win 2 games in the NCAA tournament, and semi-happy if we win 1. Anything beyond 2 is gravy and grits.
 
Go Buffs!

Game starts 11:30 EST, so I'm going to miss it. That's 8:30 LV time, so it makes sense, but it still sux.

Are there any betting sites that allow bets on women's games? The one's I've looked at did not.
 
Yes, the time sucks for me also. It's 10:30 PM here and I don't normally stay up that late. However, I'm retired and will do my best to stay awake and watch the game.

Win and advance!
 
Wanted to mention I have updated the original post with direct links to live stats and game notes for tonight's game with OSU.

Also, I'm surprised there's still no preview on cubuffs.com for tonight's game. So, I did want to provide a link to Brian Howell's Buffzone preview, as well as a link to a page Buffzone has set up that updates scores as the tournament progresses:




 
This is a gift. Win tonight and we don’t even have to face Utah in the semi-finals thanks to WSU. I think it’s more likely we end up in the finals.

Do we hope for UCLA or Stanford to win tomorrow???
 
Not a great start as the Beavers take a 20-15 lead at the end of the 1st quarter, with OSU going 4-5 from 3.
 
Sherrod’s intensity is amazing and she is carrying this team on her shoulders. Seems like the team is coming alive.
 
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