Something I haven't seen mentioned yet was the officiating in this game. Best I have seen in a long while from Refs calling an SMU game.
They let them play and let the players decide it. No ticky tack calls, no confusion, they kept the whistles in the pockets and called the fouls and turnovers that needed to be called, nothing more.
This was a big key because it allowed the Rack and Pearson to be very physical underneath...we got several steals after Rice had secured the rebound by poking it away from them.
Hope its this way tomorrow.
