Despite the bevy of star power in the national championship Sunday afternoon between LSU and Iowa, much of the focus of one of the biggest games in women's basketball history wound up being on the officials.
Questionable foul calls rained down on both teams. None was more controversial than a technical foul on Iowa guard Caitlin Clark late in the third quarter after she threw the ball behind her back to the baseline after a foul call against Iowa. The call helped sap tentative momentum from the Hawkeyes, and LSU wound up a 102-85 winner.
After the game, referee Lisa Jones took time to explain the call to reporters.
