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they are two of the most storied programs in women's basketball history. a combined ten national championships and 2000 victories and they're both hungry for more. today they meet on the farm inside maples pavilion where stanford hasn't lost in three years. once again, both programs rated at the top of the rankings. both undefeated, stanford, number two, tennessee is number three. hi, everybody, welcome to stanford university. happy holidays. jim watson alongside mary murphy. it dates back to 1989. 26 meetings between them. why is this one different? >> both teams are undefeated. they'll be fighting for national championships in april, but they're ready tonight. it's an ncaa-type game. last year they lost in the first

round to ball state. they make it to the final four, last year to the final game. they are ready to secure their third national championship. these are two heavyweights, and let's get ready to rumble. >> for a game of this magnitude, you've got to call in the reinforcements. we went to the best, the most decorated player in the history of the game, lisa leslie, high school national player of the year, three-time all-american player of the year at usc, a four-time olympic medalist, and she recently retired after a 13-year career on the wnba in the leaders in both points and rebounds. we welcome you back to women's college basketball. >> thank you for having me. very happy to be here. >> they just played duke, uconn later and tennessee today. why so many tough games earlier in the year? >> i think it's great for stanford to get this postseason experience in december. they'll play all the powerhouses and they want to establish that they deserve to be ranked number two in the nation. >> nobody played the post better than you during your collegiate days. two bigs today, kelley cain for

tennessee and for stanford. >> she loves to bang inside, post up and establish her position. she also moves well without the ball and very good at the high-low. so you have to be careful because she loves to steal and get you out of position. kelley cain, a sophomore who's excited about being in california for the first time and says she, too, wants to establish herself down low. again, loves to play high-low. she, too, moves well without the ball. the high-low steals, you'll have to watch out. if you get hung up high, she will burn you. >> jim: kelley cain told us she has to play an almost perfect game against jayne apel. the tipoff is next.

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all right, fans, first for the starting lineups for the tennessee lady volunteers. at forward, 6'1" freshman, number 13, taber spani. sophomore, number 25, glory johnson. at center, a 6'6" sophomore, number 52, kelley cain. at guard, a 6-foot junior, number 5, angie bjorklund. at guard, a 6'2" sophomore, number 40, shekinna stricklen.

the head coach of the tennessee lady volunteers, pat summitt. and now for your stanford cardinal! at 6'4" junior from arizona, number 14, kayla pedersen. at forward, 6'2" sophomore from cypress, texas, ogwumike, number 2, jayne appel. from queens, new york, number 21, ros gold-onwude. at guard, a 6-foot junior from california, number 23, jeanette pohlen. the cardinal are assisted by bobbie kelsey and kate paye.

and the head coach of the cardinal, tara vanderveer. >> jim: a huge following on the peninsula. stanford university, 7,233, and they're still trying to find some seats. we told you the history goes back to 1989, and tennessee has the upper hand including 13 of the last 14. tennessee also won last year's meeting in knoxville, but that one went overtime, 79-69. overtime seems to be a theme. two years ago here at maples pavilion, these two clubs went overtime again. stanford won that time. 73-69. the series dates back to 1989, the very first meeting, stanford won by 14. afterwards pat summitt after losing addressed the stanford booster club because tara vanderveer asked her to, and that's who pat summitt is. she lives up to her word. standing room only. two undefeated teams. jayne appel, pac-10 player of the year, leads number two,

stanford, against kelley cain, glory johnson, pat summitt, undefeated, number three, tennessee, and here we go. tennessee quiets the crowd by winning the tip. >> mary: it will be interesting to see if they try to get jayne appel into early foul trouble. >> lisa: right now you see their bodies are matched up together, banging against each other already. we're going to see that all game long, hoping they can stay out of foul trouble so you can see how great these players really are. >> mary: so much focus inside angie bjorklund's game. she can really expand. >> jim: the first look and knocks it down. the junior psychology major from spokane coming back to the west coast. she is the best outside shooter. runs everything through the post. jeanette pohlen from outside. stanford's going to keep it. >> mary: it's important for stanford to get offensive

rebounds. we talked before the game about the 25 offensive rebounds that do count and what a difference it made in that game. stanford has to pound the boards big time. >> lisa: absolutely. we saw stanford yesterday go through serious boxout drills. that's their main focus is making sure they control the boards today. >> mary: a lot of good movement. and it is not about dribbling through if you're the stanford cardinal. >> jim: great pressure defense on the perimeter and forces an error. pedersen tries to go inside. to ogwumike. our first turnover of the game. >> lisa: one of the things you'll see with stanford, one of the things that's important is pressure defense. >> jim: kelley cain, her first look and she knocks down the hook. something she's added recently. tennessee is perfect so far. 2 for 2. >> lisa: both players establishing themselves and

jayne appel will run rim to rim. both teams enforce that with their team. it's going to be interesting to see who wins that foot race. >> mary: pat summitt wanted cain, but jayne appel is the best in the country. >> jim: we talked about how good she is in a number of departments. we didn't talk about her speed. she's the first one down. stricklen. shekinna stricklen. and tennessee hasn't missed a shot. perfect start. >> larry: stricklen only a sophomore but plays really under control for her to be so young. >> jim: 16 points a game. >> mary: great rebound from the point guard position. the second leading rebounder for tennessee. what a number that is. >> jim: two minutes in. tennessee is 3 for 3 from the field. stanford got their basket in transition. jayne appel. ball underneath. >> mary: stanford worked long and hard on the special situation out of bounds play.

>> jim: we've talked so much about jayne appel, but surprisingly, she is not stanford's leading scorer. ogwumike and pedersen. she averages 14 and 9. gold-onwude outside, left it short. >> mary: that was a zone by tennessee on that possession. they've gone to it so much more so this season. >> jim: inside, glory johnson. might have been blocked. no foul. we play on. >> mary: we talked about the matchup, but i think glory johnson against ogwumike inside, too. >> lisa: that's definitely going to be the "x" factor to watch, because she's a very good defend are but also a very strong offensive player. then you have tennessee's defensive stopper in glory johnson. that time she just got her shot blocked. it's going to be those two players matching up in the forward position. >> jim: inside maples pavilion on the campus of stanford

university. stanford is 8-0. they're number two in the nation against number three and unbeaten, the lady vols of tennessee. jeanette pohlen for stanford makes it a 6-4 game. tennessee hasn't missed. they've led the entire way. >> mary: stricklen really came in as a wing player. and it was the experiment last year to find a point, and she has found her love. she is having a great time at the point position. >> jim: jim watson, lisa leslie and mary murphy courtside. and a push away from the ball. ogwumike. she got shoved. she's twice been named pac-10 player of the year. she's having a breakout season. >> mary: she really is. you see her trying to get that post position. this is what gets johnson into so much early foul trouble. she just gets in and gets physical, an obvious foul. they need johnson on the floor for more minutes.

>> jim: down low, appel picks it up and deflected by tennessee, so stanford keeps it. >> lisa: that time you see appel being double-teamed. she'll have to make much better passes. she knows they're not going to let her stay isolated on that block. the tennessee defense will swarm her every time. >> mary: talking to jayne yesterday, she said she never knows what to expect. sometimes they double, sometimes triple, sometimes one-on-one coverage. >> jim: high-low. rosalyn gold-onwude, strong off the heels. touched it last. goes over to tennessee, the lady vols. recovery defense got a break. >> lisa: even though the play didn't finish the way they wanted, i thought it was a nice pass. jayne appel very smart, hitting her, going backdoor. >> jim: stanford running a lot of that in practice, trying to take advantage of tennessee. always playing the lead on defense. kelley cain against appel. lost the dribble. to stricklen. she double dribbled in the lane.

first of the game. >> mary: that backdoor cover opens up a lot of things, doesn't it? >> lisa: definitely. you'll see appel slashing high, going to relieve pressure. that time angie bjorklund steps in and gets a hand on the ball. >> jim: bjorklund definitely is the grit of this tennessee team. a junior and plays like an upperclassman. >> mary: a number of fans came down from spokane. that's a much shorter commute than going to knoxville. we've seen an improvement in the one and done. not a whole lot of second opportunities for tennessee at this point. >> lisa: both teams talked about this game as you're rebounding. if you can keep from going one and done, that's not going to give either team a big advantage. >> jim: drops the shoulder. stanford will get it when we come back. it's all about basketball on the farm.

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>> jim: right in the middle of campus here at stanford university. the school dates back to the 1890s. this was built as a tribute for the children of california. tennessee, 6-4, early on in this one. stanford never loses at maples pavilion. jayne appel hasn't lost here since she was a freshman. third longest winning streak in school history. that streak ended ironically enough by tennessee. >> mary: they just love her as an offensive player, especially beyond the arc. >> jim: transition basketball and glory johnson missed a gimme

inside. they're lucky to get it back. >> lisa: jayne appel was there to get a hand on that ball. again, you see who was going for the rebound. that's johnson again battling every time on every play. >> mary: got the sense in talking to her yesterday, she's so ready to play this game. just energized by the opportunity. >> jim: both teams coming off pretty good victories. tennessee, defending ncaa champion. louisville, who is rebuilding this year, and stanford was tested by duke wednesday night. angie bjorklund in the corner. >> mary: they're looking to go pick and roll. i like how j.j. got up and into her. >> lisa: i talked to angie bjorklund, and she said the thing that she needed to improve on is the dribbling. coming off the dribble and making shots. so you can see there, she lost the ball out of bounds. >> jim: stanford tries to get pedersen involved in the offense. she wears 14. called for the walk. appel gave it to her in a tough

spot. >> lisa: that wasn't ideal. what is she going to do with the ball once she gets it down there low? again, that's part of the triangle. just let them space up and look for their own shot. >> jim: stricklen spins at the top. into the game for tennessee. they tried to give her the ball. >> lisa: all her teammates talking about her, is she's such an energy player, always playing with her heart on every possession. some of them even said we can count on her. to have a sophomore and have all your teammates feeling they respect you based on her effort, seeing her on the floor really gets you fired up. >> jim: she's a much more polished player. she played on the under-19 championship team. won a gold medal back in july. she has a more relentless attitude that translates to the court. well off the mark. >> mary: running the point.

she's looking to push tempo. nothing early coming easy for stanford so far. >> jim: inside against brewer, and brewer is complaining that she hooked her with that right elbow. the foul going to go on number 33 of tennessee. >> lisa: she does a good job of moving. she fights a little bit at the top, and that could probably go either way. again, she's trying to establish herself low post. if you get those post players in fouls for tennessee, that might be an advantage for stanford down the stretch. >> mary: she drove her so far high to try to come up over the top, it's almost impossible. so energetic on both ends of the floor. >> jim: stanford, a chance to tie. lost a handle inside. jayne appel, trouble ball handling inside. maybe the pass was coming too low. you want that ball to hit you in the chest? >> lisa: it would be nice to either have it high or a nice bounce pass. when it's there in the middle, it's a little too low. >> jim: pohlen for three off the iron.

kelley cain inside. already hit that jumper once. strong this time. here comes pohlen again. >> mary: the point guard matchup, two converted point guards, and they're so important to a team's success. >> jim: stanford ran that backdoor again. goes off the fingertip. they're likely to keep the possession. shot clock, single digits. appel on the floor. >> lisa: what i love about this game right now, this has affected every possession, both teams battling, going so forward and trying. they're missing a lot because they're trying so hard. but i think both one of these teams settle down, you'll see them make more shots because they're just really excited about playing together. >> mary: and you get the sense they're trying to figure it out like what is going to work, and they haven't quite found the rhythm yet. >> jim: tara vanderveer, final

four in december, now they have number three tennessee and then uconn next week. so everybody a little tight here on the farm right now. >> lisa: yes, bi know pat probably screaming use your left hand because she could have had an and one. >> mary: a big person that can put the ball on the floor, she took one dribble and was at the rim. >> lisa: super strong. you can't underestimate her ability to attack the basket. that's something she talked about she likes to do, getting to the basket and getting an easy bucket. i think you'll see her continue to attack, especially tennessee player brewer picked up the foul. >> mary: interesting. five team fouls already on tennessee. there is not one foul they called on stanford yet. >> lisa: i can tell you from my experience, two things teams hate is fouls and when you miss free throws. those two things tara doesn't like very much. you know stanford does a very good job at the line as well. >> mary: you were like the peanut gallery yesterday at

practice. yelling out all the drills, you knew what was coming. all the players looked over at you and started chuckling. shooting problems in the early going. >> jim: there's bjorklund again. bjorklund has been hot and cold so far. she hits this one. now 9-4 on the triple. >> mary: she has a great release. >> jim: great elevation off the floor and squares up to the basket. good target down low. >> mary: look at that high-low you talked so much about, lisa. >> lisa: it's tough because the advantage they have over jayne appel, she's 6'6". you have two more inches that can help, especially when you're on defense. >> jim: coming around the screen and grabbed on to bjorklund. foul on j.j. hones. >> mary: she was trying to grab the ball and hoping she wasn't watching. >> jim: the referees today. pac-10 officiating crew. 12:33 to play in the first half.

jim watson, lisa leslie, mary murphy, at maples pavilion. kelley cain takes it one-handed. backs appel into the lane and scores. for the sophomore, that was a big movement. >> lisa: that was a nice job getting on the post, using her left. she likes that hook shot. again, jayne appel running the floor. she says back at you, big girl. >> mary: jayne appel runs every single time, and she is trying to meet cain at the foul line. >> jim: in transition. stricklen from outside. rattles in and out. j.j. hones with a boxout. remember, stanford emphasizing rebounding the last week and a half. gold-onwude. the bounce pass. the freshman from montana goes for the reverse layup. we told you at the top of this one it would be a battle of the bigs. jayne appellate one end and how jayne appellate one end and how about kelley cain at the ooooooo - basically, it's about symmetry. - ugh! i'm good.

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>> jim: 11:42 to play in the first half. number three, tennessee, 11-6, over number two, stanford. courtside, jim watson, lisa leslie and mary murphy. we continue to talk about them. what do you think so far? kelley cain, the sophomore, looking pretty good. >> lisa: really good. kelley cain, she's went to her right-hand hook twice, got it also on the baseline. every time she's scored, jayne appel made sure she got back on that block and scored on the other end. looks good. >> jim: mary, stanford's offense a little sluggish. they've kept an eye on appel. >> mary: stanford has seen a mix and match and they don't have a rhythm offensively, and that's really tennessee basketball defensively this year. keep you on your heels, don't let you get comfortable. >> jim: knocked away. j.j. hones. a one on three. she holds it up. helping barlow. she says that's our ball.

>> lisa: putting the pressure defensively on tennessee which they usually do. j.j. hones does a nice job of going over top. >> mary: she just jammed up and there was no ball to sweep, no space to squeeze everything in. they go in that space and a great decision by j.j. hones. >> jim: good pressure by tennessee on the inbounds. pedersen near midcourt. >> mary: in order to win they need to knock down threes. they're 0 for 4. the bigs can be effective inside. >> jim: there's pedersen coming off the hook. taking it to the basket and scores. and mary, i had to wonder during that time-out, tara vanderveer looked at pedersen and said, where are you? >> mary: she was really not all that is a key component of this team. >> jim: averaging 24 points a game. her first bucket. almost the midway point of the first half. here's bjorklund. triple threat. jab step. now dumps it to cain. inside-out. stricklen. 17-footer.

rebound by neka. good crossover by pohlen. every time stanford goes to the basket, they seem to lose the handle. tennessee, a little poke-check defense. >> mary: the score by pedersen, the converted four out to the three, showing a nice job of keeping the ball tight in the paint, and just right over the rim. >> jim: j. jnchs hoj. hones for. stanford being shut out outside the arc. >> mary: stanford runs a triangle. going at it down low. >> jim: jayne appel. kelley cain. that is her first foul. >> lisa: you can see with the bigs, they're really moving jayne appel up high which is

hard to defend also. kelley cain has to be smarter. there's no reason. in fact, appel's not even facing the basket. she's not a scoring threat. you don't want to wage fouls out there away from the basket. >> mary: would you just play off her a step or two and maybe give her the foul line jumper instead of trying to body up on her? >> lisa: you have to respect the fact that appel can't shoot that jumper. >> jim: stanford working the triangle in the corner. hones again. 0 for 6 from three. how about glory johnson getting high in the air to pull that one down? >> lisa: glory johnson is an amazing athlete. she's done so well. there you have kelley cain pressing her teammate underneath getting that rebound. >> mary: it's always a little scary when you see that. >> jim: a little attitude. she put that left elbow out. pedersen. going back to the basket. and here comes kayla pedersen. >> mary: bjorklund on a baseline drive, that's a guard versus a 6'4" converted post player.

kayla pedersen takes it off the pass and just goes. >> jim: number three, tennessee, number two, stanford at maples pavilion. jim watson, lisa leslie and mary murphy. knocked away. from glory johnson and a foul. >> mary: if you're going to foul, get your money's worth, huh? >> lisa: she has to be very careful here because they really need her on the floor. that's a good job by johnson, putting pressure on her, making her defend. because if you can sit her down, you really give yourself a good opportunity to have more scoring there on the block. >> mary: no doubt about it. she's so dynamic for this team on both ends. >> jim: second foul on neka. no movement there. now there is. now she makes the call. >> mary: i love the story about glory johnson, she's from

knoxville. there used to be reports whenever the coach would descend on knoxville, land at the airport, go to a restaurant, go to a game, all these reports, back to the basketball staff, where she was, what she was doing. here's a shout-out to you, gino. >> jim: hard to be moving around knoxville without being monitored, i'm sure. just under 9:15 to play in the first half. kelley cain. >> mary: that's a big 6'6" long arm getting a piece of it. >> lisa: i don't know about that one. i would have thought jayne appel would have been at the line. but, again, the battle has been great against the bigs. they're both working hard trying to get that perfect steal. >> jim: appel comes right back. all-time leading blocker in stanford history. that's going to be a walk. they called it a block. you thought it might have been a foul. what do you think? >> lisa: i think appel is doing

a nice job establishing herself. but when she goes in, that's definitely a foul with cain reaching across her body. she didn't complain and came up with a big block defensively. >> mary: now we're seeing tennessee with 1-2-2. she's trying to get a steal. >> jim: tennessee half-court trap. appel. the freshman. you could say that's the biggest basket of her career, but she's only been here a couple months. >> mary: from missoula, montana, high expectations. she's going to be a great one as well. >> jim: the head men's coach at the university of montana. >> lisa: look at this fastbreak. you see who's first, jayne appel down the floor. >> jim: for three on the kickout. and that is stanford transition basketball. and for the first time today, 7,000 back on their feet. >> lisa: jayne appel really caused that basket because she ran the floor and made the

guards stay in, and that opened the court for j.j. hones. >> mary: stanford will always try a three in transition. >> jim: shot from the corner won't go. appel battling for it. tennessee will keep it. >> mary: a look at the two bigs chasing after that loose ball. >> jim: stanford on an 11-2 run. and the cardinal have gone in front, 15-13.

>> jim: tennessee began the game 3 for 3 from the field. since then, 2 for 17. and that's leading to transition baskets for stanford. >> lisa: notice on the miss, jayne appel reacts to the miss. and she starts to sprint the floor. when she sprints the floor, that makes bjorklund stay in which really opened up the court for j.j. hones. one thing about the post player running rim to rim causes the defense to shrink, and that also will help contribute to stanford trying to get more three-point shots off. >> mary: you talked about cain trying to run with jayne appel, she wasn't even to half-court by the time appel was in the offensive zone. hey, you can't play dodge and fake when you've got a great shooter in three-point land. >> jim: you could almost call it a draw. cain, four points, four rebounds. jayne appel, four points, four rebounds. williams into the game for tennessee. williams, the freshman from clarksville, tennessee, and is a terrific player. they call her miko. well played by kelley cain.

six points now. >> mary: a soft spot for stanford, and you've got to get your elbows and arms up and secure that. kelley cain will crush you all day long with that. >> jim: appel operates 21 feet from the basket. the handoff to hones. to pohlen. in and out and stays out. appel. jayne appel going to the free-throw line. >> lisa: kelley cain did a nice job. let me just spotlight the pick and roll with the big girls are getting their offensive player open. what happened, jayne appel in a gray area, kelley cain able to get that ball and put it back up. keep an eye on the pick and roll for both of them and that's allowing them to get open which also allows you to get offensive rebounds. >> mary: you could see jayne appel turned and drifted to the ball. getting into the body of kelley cain. >> jim: one of the all-time

greats. number six in scoring. number three in rebounds and the school's all-time leading shot blocker. >> mary: she wants a national championship. >> jim: stricklen at the top. spani, the freshman. that wouldn't go. williams. blocked by appel. her second block of the day. the freshman goes to the basket. offensive. >> lisa: you kind of saw that happen. i know she's kicking herself. but, you know, again, you have the excitement of the game. this is the number two versus the number three. it's great to see these girls battling every single possession. you have to give the freshman time to make an error. >> mary: it's funny. yesterday at practice she was thinking she's a guard. tara was, like, you don't need that. >> jim: spani again. misses her second shot. by the way, it was spani, also a

freshman, who took the charge on tinkle. >> mary: you get the feeling jayne appel is starting to catch her breath here. >> jim: i think she's getting angry. here she is going to the basket. rolls off. glory johnson, backside board. >> mary: you were talking about lisa. >> lisa: there's that baseline cut that really gives jayne appel that opening that she needs to go middle. that's usually her sweet spot. >> jim: just under six minutes to play in the first half. stanford, number two, tennessee, number three. cain in the middle and appel met her there. third block for jayne appel. williams just lost the handle. under mild pressure. >> mary: we just don't often see at the college level on the women's side two post players of this size and this ability just battling it out one on one. one gets position, then once you get the ball, trying to find a way to score. >> lisa: mary, i'm loving this.

i want to play. watching these post players and the fact that they're so smart, they have really good footwork and using every possession. doan low appel got her body on it. posts it up and wants it. the other thing, they're both good passers. you really have to make sure on defense. >> jim: pohlen from the corner. >> mary: it's like christmas. you know it's going to happen. stanford's going to start knocking down threes. >> jim: it was just a matter of time before pedersen and pohlen got involved. >> mary: and it's the trigger pass. look at the pass from appel. the kickout when she gets some pinch on that, and you just park yourself. the great passing of jayne appel. kick corner. we've talked about jayne appel for so many years as the water polo player over across the hill about an hour from here. it's almost as if sometimes she's got eyes behind her back. >> lisa: the funny thing about jayne appel, she's coached by my

brother, elgin. so it's really cool to see her blossom and he really worked with her in the post. like you said, mary, her big thing is not about breaking records. she wants a national championship. you can see she's dedicated to that this season. >> she sat out about six months after minor surgery, couldn't play on the usa national team over the summer and has continued to have to round herself back into game shape. she looks great today. >> jim: tennessee has gone 3 for their last 23. stricklen. against pohlen. there's bjorklund. she hit a couple early but nothing in the last ten minutes plus. here comes pohlen. cross-court kick. j.j. hones. clearing out inside.

give way to pedersen with the left hand. >> mary: that left hand, she was so far under it. it was her only angle. react great reaction and read by kayla pedersen. >> lisa: again, i hate to harp on jayne appel, but that was all because she's patient and very unselfish. you could have tried to throw that right-hand hook, but instead she made the pass to her open teammates for an easy layup. >> jim: tennessee women's team on the west coast. the tennessee men's team is also on the west coast. they're in the locker room in los angeles getting set. tennessee and bruce pearl number nine in the nation against kevin o'neill, new head coach at usc. that is coming up next, barry tompkins as soon as we are finished here. jayne appel goes to the bench for stanford. >> mary: great minutes by jayne appel. >> jim: six points and seven rebounds. she already has four double-doubles this season in eight starts. stricklen.

on the shoulder and going strong. demanding space inside. >> lisa: i think tennessee's really going to have to calm down a little bit offensively. i thought that was a good move by stricklen. she made a nice move to the basket. >> jim: you'll see stanford move to her left. taken away. on the travel. >> lisa: i don't know. kayla pedersen, that would have counted overseas, but -- >> jim: stanford on an 18-6 run as the cardinal lead by five. ( thumping ) ( rhythmic clapping ) ( chanting ) ( shouting )

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>> jim: stanford, of course, is a special place. just walking across campus, that's a unique experience. this is part of stanford's museum of art. the cancer sculpture gardens. at halftime, we'll take a closer look at the stanford campus. with a tour coming up at halftime. kayla pedersen, slow to start. now warming up. and kayla pedersen and jayne appel, when they work together, they open up a lot of opportunity. jim watson, lisa leslie and mary murphy. 3:57 to play. in the first half. stanford, number two, undefeated. tennessee, number three, undefeated. 22-17, cardinal. >> mary: it's shocking to look up, tennessee has 17 points. >> jim: pohlen.

and controlled by jeanette pohlen. she's a house favorite. hones is thinking about a three. >> mary: looks like tennessee has two assists, and we're almost at halftime. >> jim: rosalyn gold-onwude, a senior from new york. >> mary: it was so funny yesterday at practice, ros was playing and had four straight turnovers and was all flustered. they were, like, wow, what's up with that girl? then she knocked down four threes and they're, like, she's not bad. >> lisa: a very good player. she's known more for her defense. and that's her focus. she did talk about making sure she knocked down her open shots when she got the opportunity. >> mary: what a great shot against jasmine thomas the other night. she just shut her down. >> jim: a little too soft. bounces off the iron.

stanford talked all about rebounding, how important it was. they beat duke but were outrebounded by the you about devils. i asked what their grade was. she said "f" for rebounding. and that's the difference so far at 25-17. misgold-onwude, the redshirt senior, gradual school, well beyond the men's line. good pace on that, never hesitated, didn't try to force anything. she doesn't get herself into trouble. great calmness on that shot. >> lisa: i really like her. she's looking to go into communications also. she's now working for her master's. she asked for advice. i said do some internships. go to local stations. she seems like she'll be looking to do great things in the future and probably take our job. >> jim: i saw her walking in yesterday with that smile she has always on her face.

i said how you doing? healthy. i said how's school? she said i'm having my best quarter ever. >> mary: my favorite line from her last year was, we're in counseling. >> jim: yeah, she's been around a long time. it will be strange when you come in here and you don't see rosalyn anymore. ros from the corner. this kids from new york know what i'm talking about, don't they? >> mary: spent time over the summer doing an internship in los angeles. she came into this season ready to roll. >> jim: biggest lead in the game for stanford. it's ten. tennessee on the ropes right now. glory johnson inside. between defenders and is fouled. >> lisa: let me ask you, mary, do you get the sense that tennessee is not sure where their next points are going to come from? usually they have such prolific scorers. you know, when you think back to the history. obviously candace parker.

right now because they're such a young team, you know, they have seven sophomores, it looks like they're really searching to see where their next basket is coming from. >> mary: they do not have any rhythm. their leading scorer is stricklen, then bjorklund. so your guards are your one and your two. so i was maybe expecting pat to come back with cain even when appel is on the floor, maybe try to take advantage and not have to bang away with big jayne appel. >> jim: remember what pat said earlier in the week, their problem is they've been inconsistent with their effort, turning it on and off, it's hurting them right now. under two minutes now to play. stanford has slowly taken control of this game. not a good entry pass. peders pedersen. 12 seconds on the shot clock. >> lisa: i'm sure they're trying to get tennessee to hang their hats on their defense is what

they're most known for. they've mixed it up man-to-man and went zone as well. >> mary: stanford has 28 points and they've done a very sold job. gold-onwude is going off. >> jim: gold-onwude with three straight baskets. 30-18, stanford. that is the biggest lead of the first half. bjorklund. good ball movement by the lady vols. strike len goistricklen going hn the lane. kayla pedersen takes the charge way off the basket. >> mary: that was a great move. i love the way she exploded to the basket. >> lisa: you see stricklen attacking the basket. again, she's under control. i don't know, you know, in women's college basketball, we don't really have that space where you can say this area is hard. she was so far under the basket, that was a great drive. >> jim: one minute to play in the first. pedersen. tough finish with the left hand.

rips it down. 5 pe appel got a piece of it. >> lisa: everything going stanford's way right now from them getting the ball inside, running the floor early, now knocking down threes and even coming up with jump ball possessions. right now stanford is executing their offense and playing good, solid defense. >> jim: stricklen, nice job on the inbounds. then it hit home. tennessee gets it back. coming up at the half, we told you the walking tour of the stanford campus, and it really is a remarkable place. we go inside the tennessee locker room. we'll let you listen to pat summitt who's won more games than any division i basketball coach in the history of the game. it's all coming up at halftime. glory johnson taking the team on her back right now. left it short. appel pulls it down. another rebound for jayne appel. she's on her way to a double-doub double-double. that's nine boards for appel to go with six points in the first half. >> mary: they've been able to

establish balanced scoring, inside-outside. that's what's lacking for tennessee so far in the first half. >> jim: appellate one end and the other. good defense by glory johnson. kept her feet set. tennessee could really use a bucket here and close out the first half. stricklen looked over her shoulder. at pat summitt. where do you go, lisa? maybe bjorklund. appel. her tenth rebound of the first half. >> lisa: i don't have an answer for you. neither do they because stanford is all over them offensively and defensively. >> jim: stanford closes out the half on a 26-14 run. and the difference, not all the big names but the senior, the redshirt senior, rosalyn gold-onwude. >> lisa: she told me yesterday she's going to stay a threat and make sure she knocks down her three-pointers. >> jim: pat summitt with mary murphy. >> mary: it's been a struggle

offensively. what needs to happen in the second to put points on the board? >> first, mary, we have no composure. we have no togetherness with our schemes on offense or defense. and, obviously, when you're not making shots, you've got to make stops. and stanford's had their way. they've had their way up and down the floor both ends. we've got to go in and try to figure something out. i'm not sure what it is. but hopefully we'll have a better game plan the second half. >> mary: good luck with that. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> jim: when you're not making shots, you've got to make stops. tennessee did neither in the last ten minutes. the vols, 7 of 32 from the field. stanford shot 40%. it's a 12-point difference. stanford, 30, tennessee, 18. number two over number three....

>> jim: 30-18. number two, stanford, over number three, tennessee. halftime inside maples pavilion where the cardinal have not lost

in three years. a beautiful day on the san francisco peninsula. a good time to stretch your legs with a walking tour of the stanford campus. ♪ >> welcome to stanford. i'm ali. i'll be your tour guide today. we've got a lot of ground to cover, so let's get going. i'm in white plaza, the center of campus. the rose that way, the student union's here as well. behind me is the most popular fountain on campus. when there's water in it. it's a great place to go fountain hopping and sunbathing, but i don't think i'll be jumping in today. i'm standing right now on the oval. it's the most famous patch of grass on campus, and it's called the oval for obvious reasons. it's a great oval of grass. perfect place to play soccer, ultimate frisbee, also wireless internet access. you can chill out on your laptop for as long as you want to. this is the mausoleum here at

stanford. our founder and even stanford sr. are both buried here as well as stanford jr., the namesake of our university. the most popular time is halloween. we have a party here. it's kind of spooky because the founders are buried here. and everyone on campus shows up because it's just the best place to have a halloween party. i'm in front of hoover tower right now. home to the herbert hoover institution on war revolution and peace founded in 1919 by herbert hoover. stanford's first student ever registered at campus. the tower is 285 feet tall. it's a great place to look around and see all of campus. and they've got some great archives in the library you should really check out. we are at the sculpture garden in the art center. the art center has the second largest collection of sculptures outside of the rodan museum in paris, france. my favorite is right behind me. it's the gates of hell. there's over 180 characters

including the thinker. it just shows how we have lots of sciences but also lots of art as well. we are in front of the red barn. it's one of the last remnants of stanford's days as the palo alto stock farm. stanford sr. was a big horse racer. the equestrian theme is still practiced here. it's the last evidence we have of why we call stanford the farm. well, that concludes our tour. i had a lot of fun. i hope you did, too, and i hope to see you around campus sometime. hail, stanford, hail! >> jim: hail, stanford, hail! "running with the pac," shows the pac-10 conference. check your local listings. fear the tree. and so far stanford much better than tennessee. 30-18. we talked about jayne appel, kayla pedersen, but what about kayla pedersen, but what about the wizard of

oh! blue! time! time out. i touched it. i touched the ball before it went out, coach. come on, alex, the ref did not call that! you gotta be kidding me, alex! it's the championship game! talk to him, coach. i touched, it's their ball. don't foul them when they inbound. team on 'three.' one, two, three. nice going, alex. sorry coach. alex! good call.

>> jim: stanford defending their home floor, 30-18, at the break. pat summitt moments ago inside the tennessee locker room. of course, she started by talking about defense. >> there's a glaring lack of commitment on the part of this basketball team to play defense. a glaring lack of commitment. do you all remember that? i'm going to take responsibility because we extended our defense. now we're going to get past four games, and we're going to hunker down and defend people. you're going to get in a groove. we're capable of doing that. are you capable of doing it? okay. fouls are pretty even. it didn't start out that way. but it's part of it. so now it's a matter of -- >> jim: pat summitt has won more than