Georgia gave the No. 4 LSU women’s basketball team one of its toughest contests in the regular season, but the Tigers wouldn’t allow a repeat of that performance in the SEC Tournament.
No. 2-seeded LSU (28-1) dominated the seven-seeded Bulldogs (21-11) in the quarterfinal round on Friday, winning 83-66 to advance to the semifinal round, where they will take on the winner of No. 3-seeded Tennessee and No. 14-seeded Kentucky.
The win — which came after a lengthy weather delay due to a leaky roof at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena — also constituted coach Kim Mulkey’s first in the SEC Tournament as the Tigers’ coach.
LSU controlled this game throughout. It led by 10 after the first quarter, and though it only took an 11-point advantage to the locker room, a dominant third quarter in which the Tigers shot 10 of 15 and outscored UGA 27-14 essentially put the game out of reach.
It was a relatively quiet game for [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag], who had 15 points but just six rebounds, marking only the second time this season she hasn’t recorded a double-double. In her stead, [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] had a huge game with a team-high 28 points.
SEC Freshman of the Year [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] scored 21 points.
It was an impressive performance for LSU, which shot 50% from the field as well as from behind the three-point line. The Tigers will hope that offensive prowess carries with them through the rest of the weekend in Greenville, South Carolina.
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