TAMPA, Fla. — Sometimes, the shots fall.
They did this past Sunday, when the Oregon women's basketball team made its final seven field-goal attempts to advance through the Elite Eight with a four-point win over Mississippi State.
And sometimes, the shots don't fall. On Friday in the Ducks' first ever Final Four appearance, a fourth-quarter lead dissolved as the UO women made just 1-of-13 attempts in the closing minutes. No. 1 overall seed Baylor took advantage, beating Oregon, 72-67, and advancing to Sunday's national championship game.
The Ducks (33-5) used a 7-0 run to take a 64-61 lead with 6:12 left, capped by senior point guard Maite Cazorla's tiebreaking three-pointer.