[autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] was her usual unstoppable self on Friday night as the No. 3-seeded LSU women’s basketball team breezed by No. 14-seeded Hawaii with a 73-50 win in the first round of the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball tournament.
Reese — a First Team All-American according to multiple publications —notched her 29th double-double of the season with a game-high 34 points and 15 rebounds, surpassing [autotag]Sylvia Fowles[/autotag]’ single-season school record in the process. With the win, the Tigers advance to face No. 6-seeded Michigan in the second round on Sunday.
This one was never really in doubt for LSU, which took a 13-point lead to the locker room and stretched it in the final two quarters. Reese was the primary contributor for LSU, though [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] also scored 10 points while adding six rebounds and five assists.
Coach Kim Mulkey has matched last season’s result. Now, she’ll try to exceed it and avoid another second-round loss to a Big Ten squad on Sunday.
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