UConn Defeats Louisville, Baylor Tops Duke in Early Season Action

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00:00Let's head to the women's side because there was a couple of really good matches.

00:03And what I love about the women's game is they play everyone.

00:07They play everybody.

00:08And no one does that more than Gino.

00:10Gino opened up with a 79-66 win as a defending national champion,

00:15UConn Huskies, beat Jeff Waltz and the Louisville Cardinals.

00:19A little back story here.

00:21This game was supposed to be played in Germany.

00:23It was like an Air Force Classic or Armed Forces Classic.

00:26Due to the government shutdown, they got to go play where my good buddy, Tim Taylor,

00:32shout out to Coach Taylor, who's doing a great job at Navy.

00:34They played the game at the Naval Academy.

00:36But let's get to why Connecticut is Connecticut.

00:39It is that two-guard attack.

00:43Or I would say big guard attack.

00:44Sarah Strong, 21-9-5, 2-2.

00:48And then AZ Fudd giving you 20 points as well.

00:51Right?

00:51You get 18 out of 37 from the floor, and you get 41 points.

00:57But the play of K.K. Arnold, the K.K. Arnold that started her entire freshman year,

01:02came off the bench giving them double figures.

01:05If K.K. Arnold could be that third scorer, which I think they can,

01:08if those three give you 55 points, you can turn the lights off.

01:13Game's over.

01:14Because Gino will lock you up and do enough on the other end

01:17and get other players to do well.

01:19Last one, Baylor 58, Duke 52.

01:24Good win for Baylor to start the season.

01:26This was in Paris.

01:28And it was a good start for a Baylor team that's looking to be what I think,

01:32in my opinion, is the third best team in the Big 12 behind TCU and behind Iowa State.

01:38Duke, listen, Carol Lawson.

01:39You've got to remember, folks, this is their first head coaching job.

01:42She was with the Celtics in 2019-2020, came from the broadcast booth,

01:46and then with the Duke, every year Duke gets a little bit better.

01:52Second round, Sweet 16, Elite 8.

01:56Can Carol Lawson get Duke over the hump and to the Final Four?

02:02We'll see.

02:02They'll be at the top of the ACC.

02:04See.