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March Madness: Championship game sees ref criticisms, baffling explanation for Caitlin Clark technical foul

LSU is your 2023 NCAA women's basketball national champion, but it got there with a game that had less than champion-level officiating.

The Tigers' 102-85 win over Iowa on Sunday saw widespread criticism of the refs in charge of the game, for issues including run-of-the-mill blown calls, failing to stop LSU head coach Kim Mulkey from walking all over the court and a bizarre technical foul on Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark.

Things turned surreal on that Clark foul, which stymied an Iowa comeback attempt late in the third quarter.