On To Tuesday.

In this evening's first national semi-final match, the Stanford Cardinal picked up right where they left off on Monday, with another great offensive effort, this one ending the season for the nation's overall #1 seed, Connecticut, 82-73. (Way to go, Stanford!) Candice Wiggins had another stellar outing, with 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. (The BasketCases wish that a continent of time zones hadn't kept us from seeing more of Wiggins's college career. At least we'll soon see her in the WNBA.) The Cardinal will play the winner of the Tennessee-LSU semi-final going on right now, with the victor in that game taking home the Natty.

Congratulations to Stanford!

Photo Credit: Stanford University

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Monday Morning Update. Unfortunately, from the BasketCases' perspective, the other remaining #2 seed, LSU, fell two points short last night of knocking off the Lady Vols, as Tennessee snuck into the National Championship game with a 47-46 win over the Tigers. It was the lowest scoring game in Final Four history, not exactly the type of game most people (at least not the BasketCases) enjoy watching. Sylvia Fowles, though, was incredible on both ends of the floor, scoring 24 points and pulling down 20 rebounds. However, she and her teammates came up short on the free throw line, only hitting 7 of 19, allowing Tennessee to squeak by.

Stanford is certainly playing the best basketball of the tournament right now. While we wish Maryland were still in it, there is some small consolation to having lost to the one team that is simply playing so well. The BasketCases know what color we'll be wearing in front of our TV Tuesday night, and it isn't orange.