The LSU women’s basketball team is the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament after going 25-4 and 13-3 in the SEC. The Tigers earned a double-bye and will take on the Kentucky Wildcats in their first game. Kentucky beat Mississippi State on Thursday night to advance.
Here’s a full preview of LSU’s SEC Tournament opener against UK.
Players to watch
LSU
Khayla Pointer was an All-SEC First Team selection and leads the Tigers in scoring averaging 18.7 points per game. Pointer also averages 6.5 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game. The point guard has scored 20 plus points 14 times and has two triple-doubles this season.
With the Tigers’ second-leading scorer likely out for the SEC tournament, Faustine Aifuwa will need to step up. She is averaging 9.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Aifuwa will need to be a factor on both sides of the court, but she can control the paint with her 1.5 blocks per game.
Kentucky
When you talk about the Wildcats, it starts and stops with Rhyne Howard. She is expected to be a top pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft and is averaging 20.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. She can score from anywhere on the court, so LSU will need to pay close attention to her.
Dre’una Edwards is another player that the Tigers must watch out for. She is a solid inside presence for Kentucky and is scoring 17 points per game on 52.3% shooting from the field this season.
How to watch
- Date: Friday, Mar. 4th
- Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
- Time: 6:00 p.m. CT
- TV: SEC Network
- Radio: LSU Radio Network
- Live Stream: ESPN.com/watch
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