HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE / PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL - WOMENS
1992/93
National Championship - Texas Tech (84) v (82) Ohio State - Texas Tech won their 1st National Championship with a record-breaking win at the Omni in Philadelphia. The Lady Raiders started well and held a 9 point lead at the half. Ohio State re-grouped and fought back to take the lead in the 2nd half but Texas Tech surged again and re-took the lead, defending it to the end despite a late charge form the Buckeyes. Texas Tech were led by Tournament MVP Sheryl Swoopes (16-24-47 points + 11-11 free throws + 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals) who set the record for most points scored in a Final Four game. The Lady Raiders also featured Krista Kirkland and Noel Johnson. Ohio State featured Katie Smith (20 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists), Nikki Keyton and Averrill Roberts (7, Downloaded from the Internet - Copy from multi-generation VHS with picture bend and slight wavy picture, 1 Disc, CBS - Ryan/Meyers/Carillo/Joyce, NTSC)
2011/12
National Championship - Notre Dame Fighting Irish (61) v (80) Baylor Bears - On a record-setting night in Denver, Baylor completed their unbeaten season with a win over the Irish and claimed their 2nd National Championship. Led by star players Brittney Griner (26 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks), Odyssey Sims (19 points, 7 rebounds) and Destiny Williams (12 points), Baylor took a 34-28 lead in at the half and saw out the game with a 19-0 run to win the game. The win gave the Lady Bears 40 victories on the season, an NCAA record. Notre Dame were led by Skylar Diggins (20 points), Kayla McBride (11 points) and Brittany Mallory (3 points, 6 rebounds) but had no answer for the all-around game of Griner. Coverage includes ESPN College Gameday Pre-Game (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - O'Brien/Burke/Lobo/Rowe, PAL)
2013
Nine for IX : Swoopes - Retired Womens Basketball player Sheryl Swoopes talks about her life and career as one of the first high-profile female athletes in her sport. Includes interviews with Swoopes and her friends, team-mates and family and includes archive game action (10, 50 minutes, 1 Disc, ESPN, PAL)
Play it again, Lady Raiders - 3 programmes looking back and celebrating the 20th anniversary of Texas Tech's Lady Raiders Basketball team winning the 1993 National Championship. The Programmes include interviews with the players and archive footage of the regular season and the Tournament. The 3 programmes are : Play it again (23 minutes), '93 (21 minutes) and the honouring of the team on-court at the 2013 Texas Tech/Texas game (3 minutes) (8, Copied from the internet, 47 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
2016
McDonalds Girl's High School All America Game - West (97) v (88) East - At the United Center in Chicago, the West staged a 4th quarter comeback to force Overtime, the first ever in a McDonalds All American Game, before beating the East to win the game. The West were down 67-56 after 3 quarters but, inspired by MVP Sabrina Ionescu (25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists), the West tied the game in the final minute to force Overtime and used 8 points from Ionescu in the extra period to win. The West team also featured Lauren Cox (8 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks), Destiny Slocum (10 points, 5 assists) and Jackie Young (15 points, 10 rebounds). The East team featured Amber Ramirez (21 points), Erin Boley (13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), Aaliyah Wilson (11 points, 5 rebounds) and Crystal Dangerfield (6 points, 6 assists) (9, 2020 re-broadcast missing action in the 3rd quarter between 10:00 and 4:44, 1 Disc, ESPN - Amin/Weisbrod/Kessenich, PAL)
2016/17
Final Four - Mississippi State Bulldogs (66) v (64) Connecticut Huskies - In a stunning upset, Mississippi State avenged their 2015 loss to the Huskies with a buzzer-beater in Overtime that ended Connecticut's 111 game win streak. The star for the Bulldogs was Morgan William (13 points, 6 assists) who received the ball at mid-court and put up a shot over Gabby Williams that went through the net as the Buzzer sounded (10, 2 Discs, ESPN - O'Brien/Burke/Lawson/Rowe, PAL)
2017/18
Final Four - Notre Dame Fighting Irish (91) v (89) Connecticut Huskies - The battle between two Number 1 seeds for a place in the National Championship game produced a classic, as Notre Dame ended UConn's 36-game unbeaten season with the winning basket in Overtime with 1 second left. It was the second consecutive year an undefeated UConn team lost in the Final Four on a last-second shot in Overtime. After a back-and-forth game, the Irish looked certain to win with a 5 point lead with 21.3 seconds left in regulation but the Huskies used a three-pointer, a steal on an inbound pass and a layup to tie the game and force Overtime. But Overtime only prolonged the inevitable and with 1 second to play, the Irish knocked down the game-winning jumper to break the tie and book their place in the National Championship game. Notre Dame featured Arike Ogunbowale (27 points), Jackie Young (32 points, 11 rebounds) and Jessice Shepard (15 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists). Connecticut featured Napheesa Collier (24 points), Azura Stevens (19 points, 8 rebounds), Katie Lou Samuelson (16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists) and Crystal Dangerfield (8 points, 4 assists) (10, 2020 Re-broadcast but complete - 1 hour 34 minutes, 1 Disc, ESPN - Amin/Lawson/Lobo/Rowe, PAL)
2019/20
Regular Season - Oregon Ducks (74) @ (66) Stanford Cardinal - On a record-setting day in Palo Alto, #3 ranked Oregon clinched a share of the PAC-12 regular season title by holding off a comeback attempt from the #4 ranked Cardinal. Oregon jumped on the Cardinal early and took a 32-22 lead in at the break. Stanford did try and mount a comeback in the 4th quarter, but could only pull as close as 9 points, and Oregon held on to take the win. Oregon's star player Sabrina Ionescu (21 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists) made history in the game, becoming the first man or woman in college basketball history to score 2,000 points, 1,000 assists and 1,000 rebounds as well as recording her 26th career triple-double (9, 2 Discs, ESPN - Amin/Lobo/Robinson, PAL)
PAC-12 Championship Game - Stanford Cardinal (56) v (89) Oregon Ducks - #3 ranked Oregon avenged their 2019 tournament loss to Stanford by dominating the #7 ranked Cardinal in Las Vegas. After a tight 1st quarter that Stanford led 17-14, the Ducks went on a 29-9 run to take control of the game and were never threatened the rest of the way, winning the PAC-12 title. Oregon featured Sabrina Ionescu (20 points, 12 assists, 8 rebounds), Ruthy Hebard (24 points) and Minyon Moore (21 points). Stanford featured Kiana Williams (21 points), sister of NFL QB Russell Wilson, and Ashten Prechtel (14 points) (9, 1 Disc, ESPN - Amin/Lobo/Rowe, PAL)
2020/21
Final Four - Stanford Cardinal (66) v (65) South Carolina Gamecocks - In the battle of #1 seeds, Stanford survived a late flurry by South Carolina and booked their place in the National Championship game. Both teams were evenly matched and the game came down to the final moments. Stanford took a 1 point lead with 32 seconds left and then used great Defense to keep the Gamecocks at bay. But when Stanford lost the ball at mid-court with under 10 seconds to play, South Carolina broke downfield and had 2 chances to win but both chances hit the rim and the Cardinal survived. Stanford featured Haley Jones (24 points, 4 rebounds), Lacie Hull (18 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists) and Cameron Brink (6 points, 4 rebounds, 6 blocks). South Carolina featured Zia Cooke (25 points), Aliyah Boston (11 points, 16 rebounds, 4 blocks) and Destanni Henderson (18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists) (9, Next-day re-broadcast, 1 Disc, ESPN - Ruocco/Lobo/Rowe, PAL)
National Championship - Arizona Wildcats (53) v (54) Stanford Cardinal - #1 seed Stanford won their 3rd National Championship, 29 years after their last, with a nail-biting win over #3 seed Arizona. Both team's Defense's were on top, with Arizona only shooting 28.8% from the field, but the Wildcats took the game to the final seconds by forcing the Cardinal into 21 turnovers. With only 6 seconds to play the Wildcats had the ball down by 1, but a last play shot didn't drop and Stanford escaped with the win. Stanford were led by coach Tara VanDerveer, MVP Haley Jones (17 points, 8 rebounds), Lexie Hull (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Cameron Brink (10 points, 3 blocks). Arizona featured Aari McDonald (22 points, 2 assists, 2 steals), Shaina Pellington (15 points, 3 steals) and Trinity Baptiste (7 points, 4 rebounds). Disc 1 includes Gameday Live Pre-game (9, 2 Discs, ESPN - Ruocco/Lobo/Rowe, PAL)
2022/23
Regional Final - Iowa Hawkeyes (97) v (83) Louisville Cardinals - #2 Iowa booked their place in the Final Four for the first time since 1993 with a high-scoring win over #5 Louisville. The star of the show was Iowa's Caitlin Clark, who finished with 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. It was the 11th triple-double of her career. Iowa dominated the 1st half, but a fightback by the Cardinals in the 2nd half pulled them to within a point before Iowa went on a 17-6 run to finish the game as a contest. Louisville were led by big games from Hailey Van Lith (27 points) and Olivia Cochran (20 points, 14 rebounds) (9, Next-day re-broadcast missing action in the 1st quarter between 7:45 and 4:03 and in the 3rd quarter between 8:04 and 4:54, 1 Disc, ESPN - Ruocco/Lobo/Rowe, PAL)
Final Four - Iowa Hawkeyes (77) v (73) South Carolina Gamecocks - #2 Iowa upset #1 and unbeaten South Carolina to book a place in their 1st National Championship game. The game was billed as "the best player v the best team" and in the end it was the best player, Iowa's Caitlin Clark, that won out. Clark was sensational (41 points, 8 assists) and became the first player to record back-to-back 40 point games in the post-season. Both teams were evenly matched throughout and the game was only decided when Clark nailed 4 free-throws in the final minute to ice the game. Iowa also featured Monika Czinano (18 points, 3 steals). South Carolina featured Zia Cooke (24 points, 8 rebounds), Kamilla Cardoso (14 points, 14 rebounds) and Aliyah Boston (8 points, 10 rebounds) (9, Disc 1 includes the Final 4 Preview show, 2 Discs, ESPN - Ruocco/Lobo/Carter/Rowe, PAL)
Final - Iowa Hawkeyes (85) v (102) LSU Tigers - At the American Airlines Center in Dallas, #3 LSU upset #2 Iowa to win their 1st National Championship. The 102 points scored by LSU were the most ever in a National Championship game. The Tigers dominated the Hawkeyes in the 1st half and went in at the break with a 59-42 lead. Iowa did pull within 8 points in the 2nd half but couldn't get any closer and LSU pulled away late for the big win. LSU featured Angel Reese (15 points, 10 rebounds), Jasmine Carson (22 points) and Alexis Morris (21 points). Iowa featured Caitlin Clark (30 points, 8 assists), Monika Czinano (18 points, 3 steals) and Kate Martin (13 points, 6 assists). LSU were coached by Kim Mulkey and with the win she became the first women’s coach to win national championships at two different schools (Baylor and LSU) (9, 2 Discs, ESPN - Ruocco/Lobo/Carter/Rowe, PAL)
2024
WNBA All Star Game - Team WNBA (117) v (109) Team USA - In a upset, Team WNBA defeated Team USA at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. A close-fought 1st half ended with Team WNBA leading by 1 point, but they out-scored Team USA by 36-25 in the 3rd quarter to take a lead that they defended to the end. The MVP was Team WNBA's Arike Ogunbowale who scored an All-Star game record 34 points, all in the 2nd half. Team WNBA also featured Caitlin Clark (4 points, 10 assists) and Angel Reese (12 points, 11 rebounds), both in their 1st All Star games. Team USA featured Diana Taurasi (14 points), A'ja Wilson (22 points) and Breanna Stewart (31 points, 10 rebounds) (9, 1 Disc, ESPN - Ruocco/Lobo, PAL)