The BIG10 Sends Tennessee Home & Much

I was stunned to read that Howard ended up with 28 points yesterday. I watched a lot, a lot of basketball yesterday, but there were too many games to watch every minute of every game, even though I recorded most of them. I watched the beginning of the Iowa – Kentucky game but with a half-time score of 49-22, there were more compelling games to watch. I was paying attention to Howard, and if my recollection is correct, she recorded her first basket when the team was down 21. It's really, really hard to question a 28 point performance, but it's also hard to give too much credit when most of those points occurred after the upcoming was virtually certain. Howard is definitely a talent, but they were playing the worst rated defense in NCAA Division I, so why did it take so long for her to get going? Has Iowa's defense improved as some have suggested? Is Howard always a slow starter? I was also a bit surprised to see the final score only had a margin of 14, but it sure looks like Clark and Iowa coasted after that huge first half performance.