OK, whatever holiday you celebrate this time of year -- or even if you don't celebrate one at all -- let's all cheer Stanford and Tennessee for such a great, great gift Saturday night.
What more can we ask for in December than this? A packed Maples Pavilion, two of the best players we'll ever see in the college game, two legendary coaches, some in-your-face 3-pointers, a big woman who played through fatigue, some gutsy freshmen and overtime.
The Cardinal prevailed 73-69 in OT, handing Tennessee its first loss this season and the first loss in this series since … well …
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Mechelle Voepel
espnW.comMechelle Voepel joined ESPN.com in 1996 and covers women's college hoops, the WNBA and additional collegiate sports for espnW.
Born in Los Angeles, she grew up 40 miles north of St. Louis and is a lifelong Cardinals fan still basking in amazement over their 2011 World Series title.
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