Final from Mizzou Arena: No. 2 Mississippi State wins 57-53. Close, tough loss for the Tigers.
Cunningham finished with 20 points, Smith with 10 and nine rebounds. Tigers shot 41 percent compared to Bulldogs 31. Third quarter was what cost Missouri.
MSU head coach Vic Schaefer: "That was one heck of a basketball game people got to see tonight. Missouri is a heck of a team. Robin is building something special here."
On 23-0: "It's not normal. We have to defend it."
On third quarter: "It was big for us. To hold that team to six points? That's some good defense."
On Cunningham's game-tying three: "We knew it was going to happen. I took three time outs to prepare for it. She's a heck of a player."
On Missouri: "They're not going anywhere, by the way. Robin will get them centered. They're a tough, tough out because they're tenacious."
Schaefer gives Lauren Aldridge credit for handing MSU's pressure tonight. But, "it wears people down."
Teaira McCowan: "It was tough. I knew they play physical so I had to play physical too."
Robin Pingeton now with Sophie Cunningham and Lauren Aldridge.
RP: "I love my team. I'm proud of our kids."
RP: "I think we're right there. I already knew we were tough, I knew we weren't going to quit. But it's just made us closer. Our heads aren't down."
LA on MSU's press: "I wasn't bringing the ball up half the time. For us, it was all about bringing the ball in. Once we were in, we could run our offense."
RP on the technical: "I felt in my opinion that we missed some travel. I apologize to my girls, they played too hard to get a technical."
RP: "That third quarter. We gave up too many rebounds."
RP: "We haven't lost our edge. No one is going to take that from us."
Cunningham finished with 20 points, Smith with 10 and nine rebounds. Tigers shot 41 percent compared to Bulldogs 31. Third quarter was what cost Missouri.
MSU head coach Vic Schaefer: "That was one heck of a basketball game people got to see tonight. Missouri is a heck of a team. Robin is building something special here."
On 23-0: "It's not normal. We have to defend it."
On third quarter: "It was big for us. To hold that team to six points? That's some good defense."
On Cunningham's game-tying three: "We knew it was going to happen. I took three time outs to prepare for it. She's a heck of a player."
On Missouri: "They're not going anywhere, by the way. Robin will get them centered. They're a tough, tough out because they're tenacious."
Schaefer gives Lauren Aldridge credit for handing MSU's pressure tonight. But, "it wears people down."
Teaira McCowan: "It was tough. I knew they play physical so I had to play physical too."
Robin Pingeton now with Sophie Cunningham and Lauren Aldridge.
RP: "I love my team. I'm proud of our kids."
RP: "I think we're right there. I already knew we were tough, I knew we weren't going to quit. But it's just made us closer. Our heads aren't down."
LA on MSU's press: "I wasn't bringing the ball up half the time. For us, it was all about bringing the ball in. Once we were in, we could run our offense."
RP on the technical: "I felt in my opinion that we missed some travel. I apologize to my girls, they played too hard to get a technical."
RP: "That third quarter. We gave up too many rebounds."
RP: "We haven't lost our edge. No one is going to take that from us."
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