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Good morning! Get to a TV tonight.
Big Nights: The long game of tonight’s Final Four
Maybe the most anticipated Final Four in the history of women’s college basketball tips tonight. Caitlin Clark against Paige Bueckers. Undefeated juggernaut South Carolina against a dangerous underdog in NC State.
Are you excited? You should be.
This is a huge moment after two years of other huge moments. Viewership records have been broken and could be broken again tonight. It all feels so … expansive. To help drill down on what’s important — tonight’s games and the future of the sport, no biggie — I conducted a roundtable:
Not a single one of our writers picked against Clark and Iowa, though most picked a tight game. Is there any path through for UConn here?
Ben Pickman, staff writer: Absolutely! A UConn upset victory will require a masterclass performance from Bueckers, but it will also mean that the Huskies’ role players have avoided foul trouble. UConn has had five players suffer season-ending injuries this year, and it regularly has at least two players play 40 minutes in a game. Still, Bueckers is that good and it will also be worth…
