Notes from Steve in Indy:

Kim Mulkey-R is about three feet from me right now and she's talking on her cell phone to George W. They seem to have a Waco friend in common. The first time he called, about twenty minutes ago, she thought it was the President of Baylor calling and didn't take the call.

Last night was at least the third game in a row (maybe the fourth -- I didn't see MSU/Vandy) where MSU faced a team taller, stronger and faster than the Spartans at almost every position. Vs. Stanford and vs. Tennessee the Spartans got it done with three-point shooting and by creating turnovers. Last night the three-pointers didn't fall and Baylor took superb care of the rock. The margin (like the rebounding margin) was a surprise, but the outcome (like the rebounding advantage) shouldn't have been.

Baylor's first-half perimeter defense was really remarkable. Any MSU player who got near the arc for the first 30 minutes found a Bear all over her. Kim knew MSU could win if they hit from long-range, and her players were on a mission to make sure that didn't happen.

When they weren't just plain boxed out, Shimek and Roehrig consistently failed tests of pure strength under the basket: when several players had their hands on the ball at chest level, a Bear ended up with it. (But I'm still not drafting Blackmon.)

Last night's crowd surprisingly evenly divided between State and Baylor fans; Baylor fans showed up earlier, more were college students, and they were louder, before the game and during it.

For some other eyewitness accounts, see here, here, and here.