Angel Reese comments on tight officiating in national championship game

Just about all eyes are on the Iowa vs. South Carolina matchup in the national championship game on Sunday, including those of LSU superstar Angel Reese.

Reese, whose team was eliminated by the Hawkeyes in the Elite Eight, seemed to be upset with the officiating early on.

“[I] see how this game is about to go smh,” Reese wrote on Twitter.

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Then, when a fan tweeted at her saying they were “trying to refrain from tweeting about some of these calls” Reese responded again.

“[I]’ve typed up so many things and just hit delete about 6 times already,” she wrote.

The calls in the early going favored Iowa, with the Hawkeyes getting to the free-throw line 11 times in the first half, compared to just five times for South Carolina.

Superstar Caitlin Clark had gotten to the line six times in the first half of the national championship game, more than the rest of the South Carolina squad combined. Clark was fouled twice on deep 3-point shots, with the Gamecocks trying to guard her very closely.

A couple South Carolina players also found themselves in foul trouble early, with guard Tessa Johnson, forward Ashlyn Watkins and guard Bree Hall all having two in the first half.

In any case, it’ll be interesting to monitor going forward… both the officiating and Reese’s timeline.

Caitlin Clark sets NCAA Tournament scoring record

Nailing a 3-pointer over South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso in the waning moments of the first quarter of the national championship game, Caitlin Clark has made history once again.

Scoring her 18th point in the opening 10 minutes, the Iowa superstar became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Tournament history with 480, passing former Tennessee guard Chamique Holdsclaw’s record of 479 points set during her career from 1995-1999.

Clark can add this to her laundry list of accolades, which includes her being the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history. She’ll look to add a national championship to that by the end of the day.

Speaking of championships, the record Clark broke was set by Holdsclaw in 1996, 1997 and 1998 as the Lady Vols became the first-ever women’s basketball program to win three consecutive NCAA Championships.

On3’s Barkley Truax also contributed to this report.